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Manhattan residents who itemize their federal tax returns pay an average $102,000 in state and local taxes – more than anywhere else. The second highest tax tabs, nearly $50,000, are in Marin County, the home of musicians and movie stars across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. Other enclaves with large bills for property,…
The brief’s key findings are: County governments play only a limited role in most states, but in a handful of states they are major public service providers. In these states, led by California, Maryland, and Virginia, counties employ lots of workers and provide pensions. County pension costs, which include contributions to plans they administer and…
