A New York barn

[Anonymous Poster]

<font color=blue>...I checked my tax receipt. We pay $1015 per year in property taxes...</font color=blue>

Richie,

Just to be sure our math is the same... Property taxes to me also include school taxes as well {I didn't include any water/sewer bills}...

In other words, getting multiple bills in a one year time span, and add them up gives you a grand total of $1015. for everything...?

And while I'm at it, I made a minor $1000. math error for this side of the river for me... to add to my other totals... /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

....and that's with Veteran's benefits/discounts...! /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

 

[RichZ]

Yep, John $1015 for EVERYTHING, per year! And we don't have public water or sewers here in the country!
So, when do we start taking you and the girls farm hunting??/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Rich
"What a long strange trip it's been."

 

[Knight9]

That is amazing for taxes!!! The $3K we pay doesn't include garbage pickup (extra $10/month) and we too have to have our own services installed (sewer etc). I'd say you are in an excellent county!!!!

Kevin

 

[gerard]

11 acres, full value assessment of 190K for medium size house, indoor arena/barn and two car detached garage outside Syracuse NY and total taxes are about $6400 w/o garbage, sewers, cable tv, natural gas, or city water. School districts and the county are the main determining factor in tax rates in NY. Also if there's a large industrial base that picks up a lot of the taxes the residential taxes are usually a little lower. If not (as in my town), the residences shoulder the major share of the taxes. My sister just built a 4500 sq ft house for over $400K outside Atlanta and her total taxes are around $3000. NY definitely NOT a cheap place to live for the most part. (We also have about 7% state income tax that a lot of states DO NOT have). I won't be retiring here.

 

[DaveM]

Congratulations Rich! Your taxes actually sound reasonable... if you have decent roads and schools.

For what it's worth, Tioga county is VERY rural. The county seat is in the town of Owego which is the largest town... of 15,000(?)! We don't have public water, sewer or trash pickup either.

Take Care- Dave

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Richie,

Besides being /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif & speechless...

I know your wife and you are young and certainly don't qualify for Senior Citizens... and just about all rural properties in our area would be in that "price range" without any structures, outbuildings, barns, and residential homes on the property... which you have all of and then some...

Either your county is one of the best kept secrets around or a mistake was made on your New York State Assessment paperwork filed when you purchased the property...

Just remember the saying... "Loose lips sink ships..." in case someone did made a mistake... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[RichZ]

John, first thanks for the young comment! I'm quite sure I'm older than you, but I can keep a secret. If the guys knew how young you really are, they might be surprised!!/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gifJust kidding!/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
Our property taxes have been checked and rechecked. When we bought our place, our 10 acres were subdivided from the former owner's 100 acres. We had all kinds of problems having the taxes set up, so we had them checked and re-checked. Then when we got our first tax bill, naturally we thought they underestimated, and I had this vision of owing all kinds of back taxes when I'm older and greyer than I am now. So we had it checked again. Finally, our town supervisor is a friend of ours, Carl's (our local tractor supply shop owner, who you met) wife. So I had her check it, too. It's all correct!
So when are you moving out of that expensive Rensselaer County?

Rich
"What a long strange trip it's been."

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Now, we're told in Montgomery County, the taxes are suppose to get cheaper because of K-Mart's new regional distribution center... /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Robert...

That's absolutely fabulous... $$$ /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

 

[Bird]

<font color=blue>K-Mart's new regional distribution center</font color=blue>

We've got one of those, and if it makes taxes any cheaper, it's sure a well kept secret./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif