How Your Property Taxes Compare and Other Surprising Facts How Your Property Taxes Compare and Other Surprising Facts No matter where you call home, chances are you're paying property taxes to the city, the county, the school district, the state, or even all of these. Property taxes may be pervasive (and some would say invasive) but they're not all are alike. The property tax you pay can be a completely different amount than the tax your neighbor pays, thanks to property tax exemptions -- discounts given to a particular group, like seniors, people with disabilities, or veterans. The total property tax tab some homeowners pay would make you gasp, either because you can't believe how much they pay -- or how little. Take New Jersey. Homeowners there pay three and a half times more than the nation's $2,075 median property tax, and 13 times more than the typical Alabama homeowner.