Lewis County Among Top in Nation in Property Tax Value

Our study aims to find the places in the United States where people are getting the most value for their property tax dollars. To do this, we looked at property taxes paid, school rankings and the change in property values throughout a five-year period.

First, we used the number of households, median home value and average property tax rate to calculate a per capita property tax amount that is collected for each county.

As a way to measure the quality of schools, we analyzed the math and reading/language arts proficiencies for every school district in the country. We created an average score f...