Property Tax issues (San Antonio, Anton: sales, insurance, how much)

[Paka]

Since this forum has discussed the issue of high property Tax time and time again...and everyone that came here from somewhere else always says they use to pay soooo much less in their old state, thought this story might be interesting to some.

Seems Texas is not the only one that is seeing property taxes skyrocket to abnormal levels.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071224/ap_on_bi_ge/taxed_out (broken link)

[The Man in SATX]

Yeah, mine has gone way up on my houses. The only way to fight it is to contest it each year.

[lovinSA]

San Antonio is still waaaay better than New Jersey. Then top it off with state income, for an overall savings...enjoy San Antonio!

[firstclassflyer]

Have to agree with that. Regrettably,spent many years in Jersey. Monmouth/Middlesex Counties. Taxes are ridiculous there.


This always puzzled me. NJ has Atlantic City casinos,multiple professional sports teams (Nets/Devils/Jets/Giants) (think tax base) many many miles of toll roads, lotteries, horse racing, many tolled bridges/tunnels into NY,PA and DE , collects a state income tax and collects fees to enter onto most beaches during the summer.
Still, property taxes are ridiculous ( I personally know people who pay circa 15K/year) ,auto insurance is out of this world, and there is a 6% sales tax (that is going to 7%)...talk about a rip off!!!!

[scubagolfr]

Everyone Is Always Complaining About High Taxes But I Cant Seem To Find A Site For Tax Revolts, I Certainly Would Like To Join. Or Would The Gove Come After Me For Trying?

[googie2525]

I just paid close to $7,000 this year - UGH!

[Berlin1980]

The problem is not high property taxes -- this will never change unless spending is brought under control. We can lower property taxes but simply run up debt. The real issue is the public school system and the Teachers Union propaganda that the school spending is related to outcomes. We have doubled spending (in real terms - after inflation) in the last 10 years with NO change in scores or achievment.

[gcncc]

Originally Posted by Paka

Since this forum has discussed the issue of high property Tax time and time again...and everyone that came here from somewhere else always says they use to pay soooo much less in their old state, thought this story might be interesting to some.

Seems Texas is not the only one that is seeing property taxes skyrocket to abnormal levels.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071224/ap_on_bi_ge/taxed_out (broken link)

good link, thanks

[deek102]

Originally Posted by googie2525

I just paid close to $7,000 this year - UGH!

Yeah that is mighty high but you also chose that house and that piece of property. It sucks but you could consider downsizing :-)

[TXRose]

Originally Posted by deek102

Yeah that is mighty high but you also chose that house and that piece of property. It sucks but you could consider downsizing :-)

Thank you for a bit of rational thought! Property taxes are not a secret - they are some of the most easy to find legal information about a house. Yes, property taxes in Texas are higher than elsewhere in the country, but people know what their were getting into when they bought the house. You can also easily find out how much your property value is expected to increase each year.

I recognize this is an assumption/generalization, but there's a lot of people that are in houses that are too big for what they need, and they could easily save a lot of money on taxes and other house-related expenses if they were more logical about their housing needs. Just because you can afford a $400k house doesn't mean you need it.