There's more open space out that way. An increase in a home's assessment doesn't automatically translate into an equal increase in property taxes. In 2000, that cap was 3.2 percent. Because of that cap, it's home buyers who bear the burden of rising values. But it doesn't look like that will be the case any time soon.
Land continues to get more valuable.
Still, lower property taxes are an advantage to county residents, Rafferty said Free-lance writer Karen Bouffard contributed to this report.