AVERAGE ANNUAL GASOLINE TAXES PAID PER VEHICLE BY STATE – 2019

According to the Federal Highway Administration, the average fuel economy for all light vehicles on the road today is 22.3 miles per gallon (mpg) and the average annual miles driven is 11,484 miles. The Federal tax on gasoline is 18.4 cents per gallon, and each state has a gasoline tax, ranging from 8.95 cents in Alaska to 58.7 cents in Pennsylvania. Since taxes are charged on a per-gallon basis, someone with a more efficient vehicle will pay less in taxes over the course of a year. Based on average mpg and miles driven, a person owning a gasoline vehicle pays between $141 and $398 in fuel taxes each year, depending upon the state in which the fuel is purchased.

COMBINED STATE AND AVERAGE LOCAL SALES TAX RATES

5 STATES WITH HIGHEST COMBINED STATE AND AVERAGE LOCAL SALES TAX RATES
STATE	RATE %
Louisiana	10.02
Tennessee	9.46
Arkansas	9.41
Washington	9.18
Alabama	9.10

5 STATES WITH LOWEST COMBINED STATE AND AVERAGE LOCAL SALES TAX RATES
STATE	RATE
Alaska	1.76
Delaware	0.0
Montana	0.0
New Hampshire	0.0
Oregon	0.0

10 HIGHEST PROPERTY TAX BILLS FOR 2015 IN COOK COUNTY, IL

There are roughly 1.4 million residential properties in Cook County. In Chicago, the average bill rose 12.8%, to $3,663 (increase from 2015 to 2016).

10 HIGHEST PROPERTY TAX BILLS FOR 2015  IN COOK COUNTY, IL
OWNER	LOCATION	TAX ($)	INCREASE FROM 2014
Terry A. McKay	Sheridan Road, Winnetka	300,439	+2.2%
Dimitry Godin	Sheridan Road, Winnetka	294,012	+2.2%
Donald Wilson	Dickens Ave., Chicago	261,524*	+25.6%
Richard Parillo	Burling Street, Chicago	256,172	+10.4%
Muneer Satter	Sheridan Road, Winnetka	246,455	+23.1%
Lorrill A. Haynes**	Sheridan Road, Winnetka	246,035	+2.2%
Cameel Halim	Sheridan Road, Winnetka	245,640	+2.2%
Sinjay Shah	Wabash Ave.,*** Chicago	223,502	****
Byron Trott	Sheridan Road, Winnetka	222,016	+2.2%
Karen Citow	Lakewood Dr., Winnetka	219,265	-10%

*This was an increase of $53,277 from the prior year’s bill.

**Prior owner; new owner’s name does not appear in the county records.

***89^th floor penthouse at Trump International Hotel and Tower. Owner purchased the unit for $17 million at the end of 2014.

****In the prior year, the property was still owned by the Trump Tower developer and was considered vacant property.

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