I live in Scottsdale Arizona in a house worth about $450K. Not cheap but one that most middle class people can afford. My property taxes are around $2,500 a year. We moved here from Illinois 20 years ago from a house with a similar valuation but with no city services. The property taxes on it were around $12,000 a year the last time I looked! That was ONE of the reasons I mover out of Illinois.
The scary thing to me is I'm seeing a LOT more California plates on cars in my area. I don't mind people moving here as long as they leave bizarre beliefs such as those found in California behind!
Jim