I'm not sure how they would determine that, these graphs are aggregated data based on tax returns. If you are going to count property taxes figured into renters for Texas then you have to do the same in California. Either way, you if you are a tenant you aren't paying taxes, you are paying rent. If there was an exodus from Dallas, there would be some landlords willing to rent their units for less than what their taxes were if it meant not taking a 100% loss. It's not unusual for a landlord to take a paper loss because they are banking on appreciation. At the end of the day the free market decides the price of rent, not the landlords expenses.Also, if the Mother Jones article isn't accounting for the renter's contribution to property tax, that bolsters their argument, because Texas has higher property tax rates and lower-income people spend more of their income relative to middle/upper income brackets.
Beyond that I'm not making the case about what the lower to middle class pays. What I'm saying is that once you make the kind of money where you can afford to raise kids in a decent area, go on 1-2 vacations a year and maybe help with their college without living on spagettios, you will be taxed more for that privelege in California than you will in Texas.
Based on assessed value. That difference is wiped out if you pay double the price for the same house in California.A brief googling tells me Texas's property tax rate is more than double California's.
No thanks I'm goodLet me know if you need suggestions on where you want to move in Texas. Best surf options are Waco, SPI Nat'l Seashore and Corpus/Aransas in my view.