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Old 10-21-2015, 07:04 PM
 
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Why is Austin's property tax so high. Twice as expensive as anywhere else I've lived?
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Old 10-21-2015, 07:20 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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The rate? Or the gross cost? Have you lived elsewhere in Texas?

Texas is high in general (rate and based on total market value).

Austin rate is not really that bad.

Austin values ARE high, which makes the gross tax bill high even though the rate is not high.
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Old 10-21-2015, 07:22 PM
 
Location: Texas
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also no state income tax, so must get the revenue from somewhere
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Old 10-21-2015, 07:48 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Travis county has the highest tax rate in the state.
Good news is that when you move out of Travis county your taxes will go down

PolitiFact: Travis County among tops in Texas in property... | www.mystatesman.com
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Old 10-21-2015, 09:31 PM
 
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It's high because:

AUSTIN ISD 1.202000%
CITY OF AUSTIN 0.458900%
TRAVIS COUNTY 0.456300%
TRAVIS COUNTY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT 0.126400%
AUSTIN COMM COLL DIST 0.100500%

Total Tax Rate: 2.344100%

Might be a little different everyone but city of Austin and Travis county needs money for all the bills...
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Old 10-21-2015, 09:51 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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You need to consider property taxes along with the other various taxes you're comparing it to.

Done previously but on a $100,000 income and a $500,000 house you still pay less in total taxes in Texas than you do in California. Jump up the income to $200,000 and you pay about half in Texas what you would pay in California. And keep in mind that in most places a $500,000 house in Texas is MUCH more of a house than you will find in comparable areas of California.

It's all relative....
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Old 10-22-2015, 07:00 AM
 
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It's high because:

AUSTIN ISD 1.202000%
CITY OF AUSTIN 0.458900%
TRAVIS COUNTY 0.456300%
TRAVIS COUNTY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT 0.126400%
AUSTIN COMM COLL DIST 0.100500%

Total Tax Rate: 2.344100%

Might be a little different everyone but city of Austin and Travis county needs money for all the bills...
Even though the two together don't even equal AISD.

It's high because AISD is high. Which needs a high rate because of Robin Hood.
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Old 10-22-2015, 07:34 AM
 
Location: Dallas
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Even though the two together don't even equal AISD.

It's high because AISD is high. Which needs a high rate because of Robin Hood.
Exactly. I live in Eanes district and I believe over half of my school taxes go elsewhere.
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Old 10-22-2015, 08:09 AM
 
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Why is Austin's property tax so high. Twice as expensive as anywhere else I've lived?
Where else have you lived? I've lived in several states, but my overall taxes are lower here than when I lived in southern Illinois and comparable to Pennsylvania. North Dakota was much cheaper when I lived there, but I didn't own a home and it was before the oil boom up there, so I have no idea what it is like now.
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Old 10-22-2015, 08:24 AM
 
Location: Foster, TX
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It's high because:

AUSTIN ISD 1.202000%
CITY OF AUSTIN 0.458900%
TRAVIS COUNTY 0.456300%
TRAVIS COUNTY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT 0.126400%
AUSTIN COMM COLL DIST 0.100500%

Total Tax Rate: 2.344100%


Might be a little different everyone but city of Austin and Travis county needs money for all the bills...
Lol 2.34% is high? There are new communities in the Houston area with tax rates approaching 4%.

I saw a sign for a new neighborhood that advertised "low 2.89% tax rate!"

Looks like we have a warped perception over here as to what is "normal".
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