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Interesting, but if they adjusted to read property AND school taxes, I am betting that Nassau and Suffolk rank even higher on this list.
I'm pretty sure school taxes are included, look at the figures for Nassau and Suffolk. ~$8k for Nassau, ~$6k for Suffolk. I'm sure some people are gonna say "no way that's too low!", but think about it.....school taxes are usually at LEAST 60% of the overall tax bill. If that was added on top of the published numbers, it'd end up being close to $20k average for Nassau and $15k average for Suffolk. That's way too high.
Also, (nitpicking here) but this list is property tax as percentage of income. Going by the raw numbers, Nassau is #3 and Suffolk #10. Where the eff is Hunterdon County in New Jersey???? I've never even heard of that...
I'm pretty sure school taxes are included, look at the figures for Nassau and Suffolk. ~$8k for Nassau, ~$6k for Suffolk. I'm sure some people are gonna say "no way that's too low!", but think about it.....school taxes are usually at LEAST 60% of the overall tax bill. If that was added on top of the published numbers, it'd end up being close to $20k average for Nassau and $15k average for Suffolk. That's way too high.
Also, (nitpicking here) but this list is property tax as percentage of income. Going by the raw numbers, Nassau is #3 and Suffolk #10. Where the eff is Hunterdon County in New Jersey???? I've never even heard of that...
Western Jersey, north of Mercer County (which is where Trenton is located)
This list is horrible. It really drives home the point we've been making in the teacher thread.
To have more than 8% of your income go to local taxes is atrocious. However, for many, the problem is way worse than that. Let's take Plainview as an example. You are easily going to look at 10k there in taxes for a normal split. Let's assume the income is 80,000. That means 12.5% percent of all PRE-TAX income is going to our schools and cops.
If you actually look at the numbers as a percentage of net income, it is probably staggering. Something must be done soon.
This list is horrible. It really drives home the point we've been making in the teacher thread.
To have more than 8% of your income go to local taxes is atrocious. However, for many, the problem is way worse than that. Let's take Plainview as an example. You are easily going to look at 10k there in taxes for a normal split. Let's assume the income is 80,000. That means 12.5% percent of all PRE-TAX income is going to our schools and cops.
If you actually look at the numbers as a percentage of net income, it is probably staggering. Something must be done soon.
Someone is surviving in Plainview on 80K? Maybe if they inherited the house.
I lived in Plainview for 5 years. I knew plenty of families, and some single people, who were around or below that income bracket. They predominantly lived on the south side of Old Country Rd in the less desirable section (away from the Temples), but they still were raped hard on taxes. Also don't forget many people bought before the housing boom, so they were able to get in there on smaller incomes.
In the case of places like Plainview, most of the taxes are because of the school. Even though 10k seems high for taxes, if you have kids ( even just one kid), it is still cheaper than sending kids to private schools.
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