Property tax between Carmel and Zionsville (Fishers: 2010, house, schools)

[MapleZone]

Zionsville has much higher property tax than Carmel though both cities are similar in school quality and property values, as well as located next to each other. I have to pay $6000 for a $270k house in Zionsville. However, the same model built by the same builder with higher price at Carmel only carries a tax bill of $3500. So far there is no luck to get my property tax down. Anything else I can do?

[grmasterb]

At the risk of sounding like a smart-alec, move to Carmel. My understanding is that taxes are higher in Zionsville due to its zealous anti-development stance. There's not much of a commercial base to spread the burden of additional roads and schools over, so homeowners take the brunt of it. Carmel doesn't have that problem. Neither does Fishers.

[domergurl]

grmasterb is right. Zionsville doesn't have the commercial businesses that Carmel does. That's why your tax bill is higher.

[jcamber]

if it makes you feel any better, we pay above 3% here in DFW .

That's the one thing I will always miss about indy, how taxes were rather low AND you saw your money go somewhere.

[Mike Taylor]

You could wait until until 2010. Unless something changes by then, all property taxes will be capped at 1% of the assessed value if it is your homestead.