1.5% to 3% of the market value of the single house (excluding townhouse or condo/apt.). However, your comment was wrong 而美国人纳税之后享有对住宅的永久的所有权, because even if you buy your house with cash in full, your house will still be auctioned off if you don't pay property tax each year. In this sense you can never completely own your house in the USA.
