In the 'burbs of Philly, a house worth $650,000 will cost $22k in property taxes.
yep, see 24. Sorry about that.
The problem with comparing taxes from state to state is that you are often comparing apples to oranges. I moved from Philadelphia down to Maryland 17 years ago. I was pleasantly surprised at how low my property taxes were in comparison to what I was used to in Philadelphia, but then I finished my first year and paid my Maryland state and county income taxes -- OUCH! The overall tax burden is somewhat higher in Maryland, but not hugely different. It is just that the Maryland tax burden is more heavily weighted toward income taxes, where in Pennsylvania it is more heavily weighted toward property taxes and those hugely annoying personal property taxes. Much as I hate to say anything good about Maryland in the area of taxes, its system is probably kinder to retirees, whose incomes tend to be significantly reduced, but whose property values may still be rising at a significant rate.
Ditto in Shaker Hgts, Ohio