The counties, cities and towns in the US raise most of their revenue by property taxes. The county I am in leverages property taxes on my house, my car and my business assets. Along with the bill for my car taxes the county sent this handy little breakdown of their budget and where the money is going and coming from.
It should be noted that the County budget is 1.4 Billion USD. This is larger than the budget for the Brisbane City Council which is approximately 1.2 Billion AUD. The counties in the United States are responsible for primary schools and high schools. This is their biggest expense and the building of local schools are the items that usually mean local property taxes will be increased.
