Property Taxes ... How Much are yours

[deerefan]

I live in a very rural, very poor area. I have some exemptions b/c my wife and I have a horse boarding business. I pay $280 for 27 acres with 2 barns and a 3 bed 2 bath brick home w/ about 1450 sq ft. I pay about $50 for a second property we bought next to us. It is 14 or so acres and has a 900 square foot cottage I built for my mother in law. I used to pay less, about $200/year but my taxes went up this year. Being a volunteer fireman, I am not complaining b/c a big chunk of those taxes are going towards new trucks and equipment for us.

 

[LBrown59]

At the local Junior High, one of the parents was so fed up with the the leaking Auditorium Roof he and a number of Dad's re-roofed over the weekend... The district was furious, threatened to sue each parent and media had a field day...

No good deed goes unpunished.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Mornin Guys,
Taxes are allways a sore subject with me !

My Ct home is a three bedroom saltbox colonial on 1 acre and my taxes are $7000 per year. That can be paid in two installments, Jan and July. Im a volunteer fireman in town and can receive a $1000 reduction on those taxes if I meet the points criteria to get the benefit, by attending the drills, meetings and fire calls through the year. I have been meeting the criteria for the past few years.

My Vt home is on 10 acres and actually quite small, about 900 sq ft. That bill is $2160 that can be paid in four installments. Sept 10th, Nov 10th, Mar 10th, May 10th, $540 each installment.

As others have said, whether your paying a seperate school tax bill or its included in your regular tax bill, the majority of the money goes to the schools !

The Ct taxes are getting a bit much to swallow, but as long as my wife is working, making an excellent income, we can afford to stay in this home !

 

[Podunkadunk]

I can tell you for certain that the NC lottery has effected me.

Now I can go into a gas station/convienence store and have ONE guy in front of me at the counter take up 10 minutes playing $1 games.

Yep, you got me on that one! I had totally forgot about the long lines in the jiffy (convenience) stores!

 

[LBrown59]

Yep, you got me on that one! I had totally forgot about the long lines in the jiffy (convenience) stores!

Now it's more like iffy stores.
Ya wonder if you will ever get out of there when you get behind a lottery junkie.

 

[DCJL]

About the only thing parents can do is sweep the grounds...

Painting, any sort of repair, landscaping are all off limits due to Liability issues...

At the local Junior High, one of the parents was so fed up with the the leaking Auditorium Roof he and a number of Dad's re-roofed over the weekend... The district was furious, threatened to sue each parent and media had a field day...

The end result, the roof is still there 6 years later and the principal thanked everyone involved, off the record of course.

Interesting as a friend of mine went out and bought paint with his own money and proceeded to paint the outdoor benches, picnic tables and bleachers. I'm sure those in charge knew his plans.... Luckily our little town is not over lawyered yet...

 

[ultrarunner]

Interesting as a friend of mine went out and bought paint with his own money and proceeded to paint the outdoor benches, picnic tables and bleachers. I'm sure those in charge knew his plans.... Luckily our little town is not over lawyered yet...

In reality, I think it was the School District Union Workers that objected

 

[DCJL]

In reality, I think it was the School District Union Workers that objected

That makes (sick) sense.

 

[tallyho8]

No, I think they objected because someone's brother-in-law lost an easy $100,000 job.

 

[irwin]

In 98 I lived on 3/4 acre lot, 1100 sq ft house I paid 1100. a year, the Mohegan indians made it big in town..lots of promises they'll help pay for schools, roads, etc...the casino went up and two years later my taxes doubled. Taxes then went up several hundred each year until I moved.

Now 30 miles away..more rural area..first year I paid 1200. for 6.79 acres 1500 sq ft house, large work shop, barn, pool, sheds.. the next year it doubled, last year well over 3000. even though the property value dropped 30K....it dropped another 20K since then.. can't wait to see what happens this year I mean my taxes must be lower ..right?