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Since people always ask about property taxes, and most people on here talk about how high they are, I thought I'd provide some links to accurate information. (Yeah, I just read another thread in which someone from NJ was told that NH has high property taxes, so I thought I would expand upon Nonesuch's useful comment about how varied the situation is from town to town.) Not only do tax rates vary widely by town, property values, as well as accuracy of assessments, vary widely. NH doesn't have across-the-board high property tax rates, and some towns which appear to have higher tax rates than other towns actually have lower effective tax rates. And of course, some towns with high property values have low tax rates, and some with low property values have high tax rates... tax bills can be the same for dramatically different properties. And then there are those towns with low property values, high tax rates, and even higher full value tax rates.... Also there is not always a relationship between a high tax rate and good municipal services.
From the NH Dept. of Revenue:
2013 Tax Rates by town (see Total Tax column, this is dollars per $1000 of assessed value):
Equalization Ratios and FULL VALUE Tax Rates (essentially effective tax rates - taking into consideration how accurate the assessments are compared to fair market value):
I can find anyplace in NH with cheap property taxes personally....in my searches, they are even high up in Littleton...
Define "cheap"?
Littleton's "full value" tax rate of $27.38 is above average for the state. If low property tax is what matters most, look at towns like Easton(FVTR=$10.71), Lincoln ($12.51), Holderness ($13.07), Lincoln ($12.51) etc.
When comparing with other states, how to account for the NH property tax & vehicle registration supplying upwards of 70% of the operating budget of most towns? In many other states, towns get a cut or kickback from traffic tickets, income tax, sales tax -- all of which come out of your pocket, but just aren't as "in your face" as your property tax bill.
I can find anyplace in NH with cheap property taxes personally....in my searches, they are even high up in Littleton...
Hint, look in towns that have a large amount of water frontage. High property assessment values (lakefront properties) line the town coffers and keep the overall equalized tax rate lower than towns that do not have a large amount of water frontage within their town boundaries. Given the fact that many of those towns also have a large land area, you can also find properties away from lakes that are more reasonably priced that have lower taxes. Towns to consider: Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro, Moultonboro, Wakefield, Alton, Meredith, Hebron, Bridgewater, Center Harbor, Freedom, Eaton, etc.
Yes Granite slater you are right I have found homes those area with property taxes hovering around 2k, 2.4k, 1.9k and etc..in those areas....but what about the cost of winter heating with everything being oil heat in those towns? Still might look like a second mortgage to heat your home...
Or if you have money now, invest in a ground-source heat pump
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Yes Granite slater you are right I have found homes those area with property taxes hovering around 2k, 2.4k, 1.9k and etc..in those areas....but what about the cost of winter heating with everything being oil heat in those towns?
Oil is cheaper than propane. Sure, NG is cheaper still, but there isn't much of NH outside of a few cities and large towns served by Natural Gas pipes to the home. Even where there are pipelines, doesn't mean all homes in all neighborhoods are hooked up.
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Still might look like a second mortgage to heat your home...
Wood.
Just 6 wooded acres supplies wood to heat a single home for as long as your chopping arm holds out. Or if you're not up to the labor, at least get a pellet stove and pre-buy your fuel each season.
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Or if you have money now, invest in a ground-source heat pump
