claim: new jersey has "the highest property taxes in the nation and not by a little. they are the highest property taxes in the nation, more than double the national average."
author: lou greenwald
evidence_1: rates in some areas are more than double the national average. the average  effective property tax rate in new jersey is 2.40%, compared with a national .... in  the garden state pay some of the highest property taxes in the country. ... don't  let the high property taxes scare you away from buying a home in new jersey.
evidence_2: out of that 100,000 young people, 30,000 of them are from new jersey, ... new  jersey has "the highest property taxes in the nation and not by a little. they are  the highest property taxes in the nation, more than double the national average.".
evidence_3: the average property tax bill for new jersey residents in 2015 was $8353 in  2015. ... in the nation, with only new hampshire, at 63%, relying more heavily on  property taxes. ... how new jersey compares to the national average ... the  average assessment is 1.89% of the property value, which is the highest in the  nation.
evidence_4: may 10, 2012 ... politifact new jersey found that the assemblyman's claim is on the money. ...  during an april 1 interview on njtv's "on the record" that the garden state has  "the highest property taxes in the nation and not by a little. they are the highest  property taxes in the nation, more than double the national average.
evidence_5: oct 28, 2012 ... in new york state, taxes paid per capita rose more than $200, while income per  ... and texas, which collect substantially less than the national average per capita . ... we also reviewed per capita income and property, income, excise and ...  pennsylvania's sales tax of 6% is tied for 16th highest in the country.