CT:
Sales tax: 6%
Income tax: 4.5%
Property tax: low
NY City:
Sales tax: 8.675%
Income tax (state + city) 11.3%
Property tax: low, but creeping up
Long Island, Westchester:
Sales tax: 8.5%
Income tax: 6.875%
Property tax: sky high!
Thanks for the comparisons. I pay property tax in CT. I don't dare to keep a slipper in a place there in case I die and my progeny have to give over the properties to pay the estate taxes.
It's too socialist for me.
Sales Tax : 8.25%
Income Tax: NONE
Property Tax: Too high