Great point - taxman always knows where you are living and how many sq ft to assess....tough to beat aerial photography. Agree with living simply, reducing costs/debt.
You could always set up a trust and have it pay the taxes out of the interest it earns. That takes “the man” knowing your details out of the equation.
My spread in the high desert is ~$35/year, about $0.055/acre and it covers stuff like getting to use the county dump.