Question

Where do local governments get most of their tax revenues?

income tax
estate tax
property tax
sales tax

Answer 1

Meanwhile, housing-program transfers are about 40 percent of federal transfers to local governments. Local governments collected $509 billion from property taxes in 2017, or 30 percent of local government general revenue. This was localities’ largest single source of tax revenue.

Answer 2

Property Tax

Step-by-step explanation:

Property taxes are the largest own-source of revenue for counties, cities, townships, school districts, and special districts, which are specific-purpose units, such as water and sewer authorities. School districts rely quite heavily on property taxes, collecting $212 billion in 2017, which was 83 percent of their own-source general revenue. Because school districts receive substantial intergovernmental transfers, own-source revenue makes up less than half (about 45 percent) of their total general revenue.