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how expensive is the property tax in your area?

P: 11/19/2008 4:21:44 AM
Dancing Fire Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,218 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 4/3/2004	it is always harder to find a "mind clean" stone than a eye clean stone.
Posted: 11/19/2008 4:21:44 AM

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P: 11/19/2008 7:38:53 AM
Clairitek Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,828 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 7/21/2008	I pay a shade under $5K and my house is worth less than $200K. The school system here is supposed to be great. I don't have kids yet so I wouldn't know but I hope it truly is considering how much I'm paying for it right now! I pay more taxes than my parents do and their house is easily worth 3 times what mine is. Ah the joys of being a homeowner in PA. *----** C-tek
Posted: 11/19/2008 7:38:53 AM

P: 11/19/2008 7:44:08 AM
swedish bean Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,872 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 3/24/2008	My bf's condo is about $250,000 and is around $3400 in taxes. My parents is $375,000 and $4500. -which is going up, again, because of the school referendum that passed, but our community is in the top 25 places to raise kids. Blue ribbon schools.
Posted: 11/19/2008 7:44:08 AM

P: 11/19/2008 8:44:56 AM
strmrdr Ideal Rock Total Posts: 23,296 Last Post: 10/9/2009 Member Since: 11/1/2003	3330 on 100k 6660 on 200k Mean property tax bill is a hair under 3000 ........... Karl has joined the diamond trade and is now posting as Karl_K
Posted: 11/19/2008 8:44:56 AM

P: 11/19/2008 8:55:52 AM
Clairitek Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,828 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 7/21/2008	Date: 11/19/2008 8:44:56 AM Author: strmrdr 3330 on 100k 6660 on 200k Mean property tax bill is a hair under 3000 Holy moly! I thought I had it bad! I'll stop the self pity parade right now! *----** C-tek
Posted: 11/19/2008 8:55:52 AM

P: 11/19/2008 10:57:55 AM
isaku5 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,279 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 8/15/2005	Our property is worth ~$400,00, and taxes for 2008 were $4300. The taxes here reflect the fact the we have little in the way of industry. While the actual property would be worth much more in Toronto, our taxes would be much less.
Posted: 11/19/2008 10:57:55 AM

P: 11/19/2008 11:05:44 AM
Tacori E-ring Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,078 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 8/15/2005	Date: 11/19/2008 4:21:44 AM Author:Dancing Fire Less than yours
Posted: 11/19/2008 11:05:44 AM

P: 11/19/2008 11:16:06 AM
strmrdr Ideal Rock Total Posts: 23,296 Last Post: 10/9/2009 Member Since: 11/1/2003	Date: 11/19/2008 8:55:52 AM Author: Clairitek Date: 11/19/2008 8:44:56 AM Author: strmrdr 3330 on 100k 6660 on 200k Mean property tax bill is a hair under 3000 Holy moly! I thought I had it bad! I'll stop the self pity parade right now! yea, its 90% school tax the federal lawsuit raised it a ton and the schools still stink. Go 15 miles any direction and the taxes are about 1/2 that. ........... Karl has joined the diamond trade and is now posting as Karl_K
Posted: 11/19/2008 11:16:06 AM

P: 11/19/2008 11:33:35 AM
butterfly 17 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,162 Last Post: 11/10/2009 Member Since: 8/18/2005	The past two years it was $432 a year. I think it went up to around $1200 this year. My home is tax abated for the first 8 years, so my taxes will go up in increments every year. One of the perks of buying a new home in NY I guess. "Buy what you like to please yourself, not to impress anyone else." "Maybe I am just dense, or maybe it just doesn't matter." -MKM
Posted: 11/19/2008 11:33:35 AM

P: 11/19/2008 11:35:05 AM
Skippy123 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 19,814 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 11/24/2006	Date: 11/19/2008 8:44:56 AM Author: strmrdr 3330 on 100k 6660 on 200k Mean property tax bill is a hair under 3000 That is insane!!!! Are people moving out of that area? Skippy "The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible" Rich Devos
Posted: 11/19/2008 11:35:05 AM

P: 11/19/2008 11:37:11 AM
Dancing Fire Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,218 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 4/3/2004	Date: 11/19/2008 8:44:56 AM Author: strmrdr 3330 on 100k 6660 on 200k Mean property tax bill is a hair under 3000 wow ! strmrdr in our area most people pay about 1.2% of property value. it is always harder to find a "mind clean" stone than a eye clean stone.
Posted: 11/19/2008 11:37:11 AM

P: 11/19/2008 12:07:42 PM
Starset Princess Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,474 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 11/24/2004	8.8% in farmtown, Illinois
Posted: 11/19/2008 12:07:42 PM

P: 11/19/2008 12:24:07 PM
strmrdr Ideal Rock Total Posts: 23,296 Last Post: 10/9/2009 Member Since: 11/1/2003	Date: 11/19/2008 11:35:05 AM Author: Skippy123 Date: 11/19/2008 8:44:56 AM Author: strmrdr 3330 on 100k 6660 on 200k Mean property tax bill is a hair under 3000 That is insane!!!! Are people moving out of that area? yes and no but not really because of taxes mainly because of the lack of jobs and the bad schools. The lower cost of the houses offsets the tax a bit. Going to one of the lower tax areas a 100k house here would sell for around 125k there. ........... Karl has joined the diamond trade and is now posting as Karl_K
Posted: 11/19/2008 12:24:07 PM

P: 11/19/2008 1:23:32 PM
TravelingGal Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,306 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 12/29/2004	From propertyshark: Our property tax rate is 1.043273%. _______________________ Travel quote of the week: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain
Posted: 11/19/2008 1:23:32 PM

P: 11/19/2008 1:49:46 PM
Elmorton Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,744 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 7/6/2007	Mine is about what Tgal's is. We live in a bi-state area, and if we crossed the Mississippi into IL, we'd be paying about a grand more in property taxes for a house of the same value (schools, roads, etc being completely similar). However, income taxes are apparently higher on the IA side, so it supposedly evens out.
Posted: 11/19/2008 1:49:46 PM

P: 11/19/2008 1:52:33 PM
pennquaker09 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,484 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 11/2/2007	You guys probably wouldn't believe me if I told you how much the taxes were on our place. The taxes are expensive here because Tenafly has one of the top school systems in the state. On the downside, I'm even sure if I will be sending my kids to public school . . . Sephora is the mothership! - diamondfan Leasing any car is not a smart thing, but leasing a Mercedes is flat out stupid.
Posted: 11/19/2008 1:52:33 PM

P: 11/19/2008 2:30:46 PM
Haven Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,035 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 2/16/2007	$7,000 for a $350,000 home in the northern suburbs of Chicago. ********************************************************** "I'm sorry I ruined your lives and crammed eleven cookies into the VCR." - Buddy the Elf "Let your inner Liz Taylor out and rock it." - diamondfan
Posted: 11/19/2008 2:30:46 PM

P: 11/19/2008 2:39:31 PM
divergrrl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,136 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 12/9/2002	Dang, I thought I had it bad.... $4800 on assessed value of $375k (market value fluctuates between 500k and 600k -- we've been here a long time). My SILS house is $1500 on $250k in AZ. Divergrrl *************************** Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got.... :-P
Posted: 11/19/2008 2:39:31 PM

P: 11/19/2008 2:44:01 PM
MC Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,802 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 2/8/2003	Date: 11/19/2008 12:07:42 PM Author: Starset Princess 8.8% in farmtown, Illinois 8.8%??? Ours is 1%
Posted: 11/19/2008 2:44:01 PM

P: 11/19/2008 3:11:21 PM
Tacori E-ring Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,078 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 8/15/2005	My parents used to pay 12K in Ohio.
Posted: 11/19/2008 3:11:21 PM

P: 11/19/2008 3:12:35 PM
pixie1216 Rough Rock Total Posts: 58 Last Post: 10/12/2009 Member Since: 6/21/2008	wow! i'm jealous of all of you! we pay $12,500 per year, house value about 350,000. in this area 350,000 gets you a smaller, older home. most of that goes to the school system which isn't so great once you hit the higher grade levels. i am in Northeast nj. we are saving for private school for our son, or plan to move before he hits middleschool. it truly is sickening!
Posted: 11/19/2008 3:12:35 PM

P: 11/19/2008 3:31:44 PM
gwendolyn Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,544 Last Post: 11/12/2009 Member Since: 8/4/2007	About Ł1300/year on a rental property. Edit: Oh, sorry, that's council/local tax. Nevermind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UK Wedding: April ?th, 2010 US Reception: May 30th, 2010! Out of Context Theatre presents...ladypirate: "Gwen, you would make a terrible medieval catholic priest!" 'One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be family.' -Jonathan Safran Foer, 'Everything Is Illuminated'
Posted: 11/19/2008 3:31:44 PM

P: 11/19/2008 3:41:09 PM
WTNLVR Ideal Rock Total Posts: 623 Last Post: 1/9/2009 Member Since: 1/30/2005	Almost 9k on a 650k house with under 2 acres in Mass. Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles- it empties today of its strength.
Posted: 11/19/2008 3:41:09 PM

P: 11/19/2008 4:25:03 PM
Haven Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,035 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 2/16/2007	Date: 11/19/2008 3:12:35 PM Author: pixie1216 wow! i'm jealous of all of you! we pay $12,500 per year, house value about 350,000. in this area 350,000 gets you a smaller, older home. most of that goes to the school system which isn't so great once you hit the higher grade levels. i am in Northeast nj. we are saving for private school for our son, or plan to move before he hits middleschool. it truly is sickening! Holy cow! Are you in a developing area? When we were house hunting we found that the suburbs farther out from the city, which are still developing and growing, had much higher taxes than the older suburbs closer to the city which are already fully established and no longer building up. We loved a house valued at $350,000, but the taxes were nearly $11,000 so we walked away. We ended up closer to the city, and although our dollar didn't stretch nearly as far as it would have farther out, our taxes are much lower. The schools are much better in our area than in the higher tax areas, too. ********************************************************** "I'm sorry I ruined your lives and crammed eleven cookies into the VCR." - Buddy the Elf "Let your inner Liz Taylor out and rock it." - diamondfan
Posted: 11/19/2008 4:25:03 PM

P: 11/19/2008 4:37:54 PM
IslandDreams Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,011 Last Post: 12/3/2008 Member Since: 11/19/2004	I live in Indiana. Taxes on $160,000 house are around $1,200 but schools are lousy and I pay $3K more to send my son to a Blue Ribbon private school. So, I guess taxes are really $4,200 if I add in school. But considering I need to stay in the area for now, I love where I live and wouldn't trade it for the better school system areas of my county.
Posted: 11/19/2008 4:37:54 PM

P: 11/19/2008 4:48:45 PM
Starset Princess Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,474 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 11/24/2004	Date: 11/19/2008 2:44:01 PM Author: MC Date: 11/19/2008 12:07:42 PM Author: Starset Princess 8.8% in farmtown, Illinois 8.8%??? Ours is 1% Property Tax Rates Year 2005 Total Property Tax Rates Total Sales Tax Rate 6.25% City 1.9148% For Two Previous Years Utility Tax On County 1.1164% 2004 2003 Electricity 0.00% School 4.1681% 8.9918% 8.5726% Natural Gas 0.02% Other(s) 2.0064% Telephone 0.00% Total 9.2059% Water 0.00%
Posted: 11/19/2008 4:48:45 PM

P: 11/19/2008 5:25:22 PM
MustangGal Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,173 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 6/18/2004	We pay about $1,400 for our house that they claim is worth $185,000 in Phoenix AZ. They're selling for less than that now though Overall the schools in Phoenix suck, but I hear the ones for my neighborhood are pretty good.
Posted: 11/19/2008 5:25:22 PM

P: 11/19/2008 6:03:42 PM
pixie1216 Rough Rock Total Posts: 58 Last Post: 10/12/2009 Member Since: 6/21/2008	haven, we are in suburban essex county-i'm about 25-35 min. from manhattan ( no traffic!)i think essex county is famous for it's criminal property taxes!!
Posted: 11/19/2008 6:03:42 PM

P: 11/19/2008 6:46:50 PM
vespergirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,904 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 1/29/2007	We pay about $6000 per year.
Posted: 11/19/2008 6:46:50 PM

P: 11/19/2008 7:11:28 PM
Haven Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,035 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 2/16/2007	Date: 11/19/2008 4:48:45 PM Author: Starset Princess Date: 11/19/2008 2:44:01 PM Author: MC Date: 11/19/2008 12:07:42 PM Author: Starset Princess 8.8% in farmtown, Illinois 8.8%??? Ours is 1% Property Tax Rates Year 2005 Total Property Tax Rates Total Sales Tax Rate 6.25% City 1.9148% For Two Previous Years Utility Tax On County 1.1164% 2004 2003 Electricity 0.00% School 4.1681% 8.9918% 8.5726% Natural Gas 0.02% Other(s) 2.0064% Telephone 0.00% Total 9.2059% Water 0.00% Wait--so, for my $350,000 home I would have to pay $30,800 per year in taxes? That's insane. How do people afford to live there, and WHY would anyone buy a house somewhere with such high taxes? Am I missing something here???? ********************************************************** "I'm sorry I ruined your lives and crammed eleven cookies into the VCR." - Buddy the Elf "Let your inner Liz Taylor out and rock it." - diamondfan
Posted: 11/19/2008 7:11:28 PM

P: 11/19/2008 8:39:29 PM
MC Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,802 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 2/8/2003	Date: 11/19/2008 7:11:28 PM Author: Haven Date: 11/19/2008 4:48:45 PM Author: Starset Princess Date: 11/19/2008 2:44:01 PM Author: MC Date: 11/19/2008 12:07:42 PM Author: Starset Princess 8.8% in farmtown, Illinois 8.8%??? Ours is 1% Property Tax Rates Year 2005 Total Property Tax Rates Total Sales Tax Rate 6.25% City 1.9148% For Two Previous Years Utility Tax On County 1.1164% 2004 2003 Electricity 0.00% School 4.1681% 8.9918% 8.5726% Natural Gas 0.02% Other(s) 2.0064% Telephone 0.00% Total 9.2059% Water 0.00% Wait--so, for my $350,000 home I would have to pay $30,800 per year in taxes? That's insane. How do people afford to live there, and WHY would anyone buy a house somewhere with such high taxes? Am I missing something here???? No, I don't think you're missing anything. I'm not quite sure about those numbers either. lol
Posted: 11/19/2008 8:39:29 PM

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