Reason #443 why we will never own a house here

"Residents of New Jersey are forever complaining about their burdensome real estate taxes. Indeed, overall housing costs in the Trenton, N.J., metro are pushed higher by the $6,263 median annual property tax. That's $2,938 more than what homeowners pay in neighboring Allentown, Pa., and $4,336 more than the national average. But owners there may be compensating for areas where other taxes are low. Because of New Jersey's tax structure, local municipalities have limited control over what taxes they can impose, thus they reap most of their revenue from property tax.".....taken from today's Yahoo article found here