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fred_fotch OP t1_j1p76lj wrote

Reply to comment by cartersa87 in [OC] State by State Housing Price Growth since 1975 by fred_fotch

I think it's mostly geography rather than political affiliation. Red states like Utah, Arizona, Montana and Florida are above average. The South and Midwest are below average. Overall, Blue States are higher but I think it's driven by geography.

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kaizerdouken t1_j1q12tb wrote

Would be interesting to see change in property taxes between 1975 and today. Blue places tend to pay higher property taxes due to them wanting to give more to others in their communities while red places would rather pay nothing and ask to be left alone in peace, therefore generally pay less in property taxes. Property taxes affect prices as new owners need to adjust prices to compensate higher property taxes.

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fred_fotch OP t1_j1qe28c wrote

That would be tough because I don't think there is a good national property tax data set.

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kaizerdouken t1_j1t9wa9 wrote

Well, one can manually gather the information from 1975, put it on a table then compare it to the now.

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