west harrison taxes cheap? (White Plains, Greenwich: real estate, insurance, houses)
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I've found some sub 1 million houses in west Harrison with pretty decent taxes ($15-20k). I'd say the taxes even beat similar priced houses in White Plains. How can that be? Is West Harrison "bad"? Or do they just have good taxes for "lower" priced homes? Or are White Plains taxes not as low as people make them out to be?
In general, how can towns with "better ranked" school districts and not nearly as much taxes coming in from businesses compete with White Plains Taxes? What other towns can compete with White Plains like this?
And yes, I've looked at the assessments and made sure they are properly assessed in both towns (Take assessment and divide by RaR).
White Plains actually has pretty reasonable property taxes. This is because White Plains has a large commercial base so those corporations level the tax burden off of the residents.
dont quote me on this but when we were looking at houses in purchase we noticed the same thing and were told the taxes were lower because of all the corporate headquarters like mastercard and pepsico.
I would not call $15,000 taxes cheap. They may be less than other Westchester towns but in comparison to nearby Greenwich, Connecticut they are insane. As an example, the $1 million home in Greenwich has taxes under $8,000. Jay
I would not call $15,000 taxes cheap. They may be less than other Westchester towns but in comparison to nearby Greenwich, Connecticut they are insane. As an example, the $1 million home in Greenwich has taxes under $8,000. Jay
I agree with you, however, with lower taxes, usually comes higher house values. That same $1MM house in Greenwich is probably half that or less if it was in West Harrison.
I agree with you, however, with lower taxes, usually comes higher house values. That same $1MM house in Greenwich is probably half that or less if it was in West Harrison.
True but lower taxes helps qualify you for a larger mortgage. I would rather invest my money in a more expensive home that would likely be returned to me when I sell. Taxes are just lost money. Jay
I would not call $15,000 taxes cheap. They may be less than other Westchester towns but in comparison to nearby Greenwich, Connecticut they are insane. As an example, the $1 million home in Greenwich has taxes under $8,000. Jay
you are comparing apples and oranges, see metro north travel times to NYC. I'd love to be proven wrong though. Criteria is $1 million home (turnkey), 8k taxes and < 45 minute metro north commute, great schools.
you are comparing apples and oranges, see metro north travel times to NYC. I'd love to be proven wrong though. Criteria is $1 million home (turnkey), 8k taxes and < 45 minute metro north commute, great schools.
That house is a pretty run-of-the-mill split, though pretty well-done (except for the asbestos shingles). My approximation is it around is 600k-800 in most Westchester towns with taxes around 15k-20k.
you are comparing apples and oranges, see metro north travel times to NYC. I'd love to be proven wrong though. Criteria is $1 million home (turnkey), 8k taxes and < 45 minute metro north commute, great schools.
I am not sure why you think I am comparing apples to oranges. Greenwich is a wonderful town with many beautiful areas. The schools are excellent and there are tons of things for families there. Greenwich has express trains that are 45 minutes to Grand Central.
Here is a home under $1 million with taxes that are less than $8,000 though it does have a $1,700 sewer assessment for the next 7 years. Looks pretty nice and move in ready to me.
I would not call $15,000 taxes cheap. They may be less than other Westchester towns but in comparison to nearby Greenwich, Connecticut they are insane. As an example, the $1 million home in Greenwich has taxes under $8,000. Jay
Yes, but it’s all relative and the mentioned tax rate in Westchester, especially Harrison, is very low and at a substantial discount compared to other equally as good areas in Westchester County.
Westchester County has the highest property taxes in the US and Rockland County is number two. Fairfield County In CT comes in at number seven so you can’t really compare Apple and oranges.
We have a larger, newer and much better home in Virginia than in NY and our real estate taxes are $11K less in Virginia and auto insurance is less than half.
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