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Old 02-28-2016, 08:21 AM
 
Location: Edmonds, WA
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True, but the difference are the lot sizes. Some of use will not consider anything less than an acre. Need elbow room from neighbors, room for a pool and room for the animals to roam.
That's true. I'd say then move to a crappy suburb and pay for private school with the money you save but even there the taxes are sky high. I guess there's no way to win.
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Old 02-29-2016, 05:24 PM
 
Location: West Seattle
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I don't think anyone thinks the property taxes are low in Texas. Property taxes are the main source of revenue there as they don't have an income tax and their sales taxes are lower. At this link there's a comparison of the average individual tax burden for each state, and Illinois is ranked the worst. Most lists have Illinois ranked top three for largest average tax burden. And there's serious talk of Illinois taxes going higher in the near future due to the pension hole.

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst...taxpayer/2416/
Man, can't I just wake up one of these days and have Illinois not suck anymore?
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