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a few things I noticed that were different:
- 6% sales tax on clothing, can go to 9.5% depending on county. No first $110 non-taxable like here.
- Excessive taxes on rental cars , especially if renting out of an airport.
- Water is expensive for homeowners
- Not toll free, especially around Orlando and Tampa. You get nickel and dimed to death.
- High $$ for speeding tickets, with additional "court costs" added. If you contest and lose, even higher court costs (for wasting their time )???
- Initial car registrations are ridiculously high
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a few things I noticed that were different:
- 6% sales tax on clothing, can go to 9.5% depending on county. No first $110 non-taxable like here.
- Excessive taxes on rental cars , especially if renting out of an airport.
- Water is expensive for homeowners
- Not toll free, especially around Orlando and Tampa. You get nickel and dimed to death.
- High $$ for speeding tickets, with additional "court costs" added. If you contest and lose, even higher court costs (for wasting their time )???
- Initial car registrations are ridiculously high
But yeah, it's much much cheaper in the long run.
I don’t think the peak is 9.5%, it’s 8.5% - in one county, Hillsborough. Most counties charge a total of 7% (state 6% + county 1% surcharge). So the majority of things are cheaper than LI. What’s expensive tax-wise are hotel stays. But NYC is even higher (14.5% hotel stay tax.)
Renting a car is far cheaper all-in than in NY.
Water is expensive compared to LI, but many communities use reclaimed water for irrigation.
If you never leave Nassau or Suffolk you have no tolls but those bridge and tunnel fees hurt.
Haven’t gotten speeding tickets in either NY nor FL, but I can see why they would be higher in FL.
Car registrations are more expensive in FL. I wouldn’t call it “ridiculously high”.
What's it about NY and the insane tolls? When I had to get to NJ to visit relatives it always cost me about $30 just for tolls. Recently they raised it.
When I drove 2K miles across the country I paid about $2 in tolls, total. It was at this bridge in Destin, Florida. I think.
I live in a relatively poor city in a poor state, and the roads are better. I don't pay tolls at all where I live now, yet crews are everywhere doing road work. They're also making improvements, such as creating roundabouts where traffic lights were. Had to get used to them, as roundabouts are not much of a thing in the NE.
No problem, it just balances the idea they have half the tax with a higher population. They have a lot of money coming in that isn't/wasn't earned in the state. A simple reason why they are less concerned with a state income tax. Sales and use taxes are much more beneficial than an income tax when tourism and retirement are cottage industries.
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