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5 states with the lowest median real estate taxes: 

West Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Alaska.

Tax rates are based on the county in which the house is located and the value of the house.

Pay them all or face losing your property in a delinquent property tax sale!

Each property tax authority (city, county, state, town and township)  has a different variety of fees, charges, special assessments, etc.   Best way to learn what property taxes have been paid previously on the particular real estate property is to go online and visit "county tax collector" and/or "county tax assessors office" and naming the county and the state.    In many cases you will get a list of options on how to first find the particular property and then where to find the assessed and paid taxes in current and  prior years.