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A parent can send their kid to any school in the state.
The parent still pays the real estate tax to the school of the parents residence, but the state aid per pupil ( $5,000+ per year) follows the student to the school they attend.
A parent can send their kid to any school in the state.
The parent still pays the real estate tax to the school of the parents residence, but the state aid per pupil ( $5,000+ per year) follows the student to the school they attend.
In the 80's, when Governor Rudy Perpich first started it, I was solidly against it.
I have done a "180" since then and solidly support it now.
I wish all the schools in the US were like that... I bet it would create a LOT of unhappy teachers who can't teach worth crap but you can't transfer your student out either... I remember a family wanting to send their kids to a better school but the school wouldn't let them...
At least down here in Central Florida, it is very easy to tell when you're no longer in an incorporated area. Aside from all the little things changing, like street signs and road quality, everything suddenly looks dumpier.
At least down here in Central Florida, it is very easy to tell when you're no longer in an incorporated area. Aside from all the little things changing, like street signs and road quality, everything suddenly looks dumpier.
Is unincorporated towns , or areas for sale? Can I buy this?
If you are asking if you can buy property in unincorporated areas of a State, then yes. The property is just not within the legal boundaries of a city or town.
Consequently you may not have any city services (water, sewer, county sheriff; not city police, volunteer fire dept; not paid, etc etc).
Most states have unincorporated areas. One exception is Connecticut. No counties, its 169 towns cover the entire state.
That's why I favor unincorporated lands next to large cities... the only issue is they city might "annex" them and force them to be incorporated into the city and make everyone pay larger taxes... Also, I think I should mention that in most places, if you are not incorporated into the city, your kids won't be able to attend the public city schools, they will likely go to public county schools... If schools are important, you might want to check on that issue (there are waivers of course, but those are hard to come by)...
In Alaska the schools are operated by the borough, so it doesn't matter if you live inside the city limits or in the unincorporated areas. If you live in the unorganized borough the schools are operated by the state. There are also no property taxes in the unorganized borough.
Where I live in VA, living in an incorporated town means you will pay both county and town real estate taxes. That doesn't necessarily get you any more services either. The incorporated town nearest to me has their own volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, 3 person jail, Sheriff's Department, and their own town water and sewer service, but so does out county seat, which is unincorporated. The county seat also has the local courts, which serve that nearest incorporated town. It's a pretty wacky system for sure!
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