Phoenix, Mesa rank among lowest U.S. property taxes

Two Valley cities enjoy some of the lowest property taxes in the United States.

According to the Phoenix Business Journal, Mesa and Phoenix homeowners pay the second- and fourth-lowest property taxes in the country, respectively.

Mesa residents pay about 0.5 percent of the median home price, or about $735 annually. Phoenix residents pay about 0.7 percent of the median home price, or $1,083.

The city with the lowest property value payment was Detroit, where residents pay about $547 annually, or 0.3 percent of the median home price.

Arizona residents pay an average of $1,356 in property taxes annually.

The city with the highest property tax was Oakland, Calif. with an average of $8,229 annually.

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