Property taxes in TX are fairly high, but the cost of property in TX is very low in most places. Tax rate is not Tax Dollars. You spend dollars not percents.
My property tax on a 3-bdroom brick home that is just under 3,000 sq. feet is under $2,000 per year. What is yours in CA?
“My property tax on a 3-bdroom brick home that is just under 3,000 sq. feet is under $2,000 per year. What is yours in CA?
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That’s a bargain.
I do not live in CA ... I live in PA. Allegheny County to be precise ... home of the Pittsburgh Steelers and some wannabe minor league baseball team :-)!
I live in a borough where property taxes are nearing 4% of the home’s assessed value. All in all, for a bit UNDER half your size and of similar build quality, I am paying about $3,700 a year. Neat, huh? Property taxes around here are mostly school taxes ... we pay borough (aka local) property taxes, a county property tax, and a school tax with the school tax is pretty much at the outrageous level. I call it the teacher union tax.
I do live in a nice neighborhood, but I estimate that will not be the case in about 15 years. I have this place paid off, so moving won’t be that difficult. I am looking at either Texas (Austin) or Florida (Keys) ... that all depends on how my work goes these next couple of years.
On top of that, we have a 3% state income tax and a 7% sales tax ... not to mention a 1% local tax.
PA, like any state in this union, could be an awesome place to live, work, and play, but its far from that right now!
Our house is 2500sqft and taxes here on a 3 bedroom house of that size on a half acre ( we are in Central CA) run about what yours do..maybe a little more.