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12-29-2008, 12:00 PM
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Stafford: City property tax savings?
How much money is saved on city property taxes that Stafford doesn't charge, say, a $100,000 house? I didn't see the information on a quick look at their city website, so if anyone lives there or has an idea please pass the information on to the rest of us. For example, is the savings by not having to pay city property tax $500 a year or more or less?
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12-29-2008, 12:47 PM
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It is about $650 based on a $100,000 home.
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12-29-2008, 03:52 PM
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Thanks, Beto! I appreciate the information.
Nice little gift from Stafford, eh?
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12-29-2008, 06:54 PM
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I don't know the specific city rate, but I know the overall taxes in Stafford are lower and there are no business taxes at all. The total tax rate for a house depends on many factors, such as school district, MUD taxes, etc. We looked at an older house in Dove Country and the total rate all inclusive was 1.94%, which I thought was smokin'. 
We ended up in Sugar Land (the Dove Country house was bought out from under us), in an old neighborhood with a total rax rate of 2.4%. No MUD.
That being said, don't get too caught up in the "no MUD taxes" thing. I moved here from Spring, TX where my overall taxes were higher due to the MUD taxes. But after getting the higher CITY water bill with no MUD in Sugar Land, I'm finding that it all evens itself out. My water bill in Spring never, ever exceeded $25. In fact, it rarely exceeded $18-19/month. In Sugar Land it's over $60/month for a normal month, and that's without watering the lawn or anything. Just something to consider when looking at tax rates... On the other hand, the developers who are shafting people with these 3.5+ tax rates should be ashamed of themselves. Areas like Fresno are suffering high foreclosures and I have no doubt that part of it is hiding the high tax rates by paying the first year for them at closing and then when that second year's high mortgage comes in to compensate for the tax escrow... OOPSIE.!! IMO, a fair total rate is below 3%, so long as we continue to have no income tax and the sales tax stays fairly flat.
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12-29-2008, 10:38 PM
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you still pay school taxes in Stafford which is higher than both school and county of Houston proper.
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12-30-2008, 06:50 PM
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My, my, my....interesting.... Thanks, all!
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12-30-2008, 08:35 PM
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I read an article that said Stafford is one of the 10 BEST places in the US for retirees?
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