[uswith6]

so, for those in Ct how much is the bi-annual registration on your vehicle?

[skytrekker]

Around $80.

[JViello]

Originally Posted by mewith3

so, for those in Ct how much is the bi-annual registration on your vehicle?

$84 I believe for registration - average family sedan will be about $400.00 per year in property taxes. Sometimes a little more depending on the town.

[karelise]

so just to clarify, the $84 average in registration ( which you said is bi-annual) - that is seperate from the $400 you estimated for a family sedan? so a two car family ( one Honda Civic, one Honda CVR in our case) would be upwards of 500-600 a year inpersonal property taxes PLUS bi-annual registration for both? Or are those costs one and the same?

thanks!

[Uconn97]

No, the costs are seperate. The registration fee is one thing - you pay that to the department of motor vehicles every two years. The taxes are paid to the town or city you live in, are paid yearly and the amount will depend on the value of the car and the mill rate for the town you are in. We pay about 1,000 per year for our two cars.

[karelise]

wow, that is pretty outrageous for two cars! We don't have any personal property tax in my state. That's a bit shocking to me.

[JViello]

Originally Posted by karelise

wow, that is pretty outrageous for two cars! We don't have any personal property tax in my state. That's a bit shocking to me.

Welcome to the fun of living in the highest tax burdened state in the nation. (Well we've been in the top 3 for over 10 years anyway)

Most people are shocked when they find that out. It is shocking. Just wait...wait till you see the rest of the nickle and dime fees you get hit with around here.

Unless you've been here boiling in the pot for your entire life then you think it's fine and "normal".

[acdc]

for folks living in CT and work in NYC - now that is a hit - NYC State + City Tax ~ 11%. Fed tax ~ 33%. Deductions for Social Security, medical dental etc - 6%. A whooping 50% gone at pay. Then comes the property taxes and mortgages interests and personal car taxes. At the end of the day you are essentially paying taxes similar to welfare countries etc without the perks that they have to offer.

[karelise]

JViello - any specifics about the nickel and dime fees you're talking about? We're in California where we can't afford to buy a house but we also don't have personal property tax. Our biggest con about whether or not to move to CT is the tax issue - it's adding at least $400 a month on a potential house payment on a basic $240k starter house ( not to mention oil heating bills )....

[Yankeerose00]

Regarding heating and oil, does anyone think that maybe electric heat is better? If we do make it to CT and we do end up getting a house built, I wonder if electric heat is better. It's what we have now. Just a thought.

Unless you've been here boiling in the pot for your entire life then you think it's fine and "normal".

My parents say this all the time. They said they never realized how badly they got bent over in NJ until they moved south. They hate the south, BUT you do see that it is possible to function without killing residents with taxes.