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Old 01-22-2016, 06:40 AM
 
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Shared school buildings is a good start for smaller towns, but I don't think it goes far enough. Most public school systems in the US are run at the county level which offers even more cost savings on the administrative side.
It's also easier to negotiate the union contract when you don't have an amateur school committee often stuffed full of people with a conflict of interest doing the negotiating. I roll my eyes when I see a teacher sitting on the school committee. Or somebody with a wife who is a teacher.
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Old 01-22-2016, 12:30 PM
 
Location: Behind You!
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Who doesn't love property taxes?

Maybe we should all move to Erving? RE taxes there went down over 20% this year. I don't think I've ever heard of Erving, MA. I'm going to have to Google map it.

Needham went up 3.76% Of course, that's an average and with all of the teardowns going on in town (at least 100 per year) that certainly affects the average.

Erving is 20x20' When I used to work in Western MA I'm pretty sure it was Erving that had only 13 streets or something in it.
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Old 01-22-2016, 12:57 PM
 
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Crazy what I pay in Westborough in a small condo for property taxes.
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Old 01-22-2016, 01:20 PM
 
Location: North of Boston
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It's also easier to negotiate the union contract when you don't have an amateur school committee often stuffed full of people with a conflict of interest doing the negotiating. I roll my eyes when I see a teacher sitting on the school committee. Or somebody with a wife who is a teacher.

What does that have to do with this thread: Average Taxes by Town?
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Old 01-22-2016, 02:56 PM
 
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My MIL, who's lived in her house for 40+ years, nearly keeled over when she saw how much her taxes went up. Granted, she has an exemption, but it's almost laughable given the amount of her tax this year. She's being forced to sell because she can't afford to stay there and she has no idea where she's going to move.
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Old 01-22-2016, 06:51 PM
 
Location: Needham, MA
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My MIL, who's lived in her house for 40+ years, nearly keeled over when she saw how much her taxes went up. Granted, she has an exemption, but it's almost laughable given the amount of her tax this year. She's being forced to sell because she can't afford to stay there and she has no idea where she's going to move.
Some towns have tax programs to assist the elderly (not sure how old your MIL is). If your MIL is older you might want to inquire about that at town/city hall.
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Old 01-25-2016, 10:49 AM
 
Location: 42°22'55.2"N 71°24'46.8"W
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Some towns have tax programs to assist the elderly (not sure how old your MIL is). If your MIL is older you might want to inquire about that at town/city hall.
Don't forget the MA circuit breaker credit. Many of our seniors who qualify for this tax credit don't even take it simply because they don't know about it.
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Old 01-27-2016, 05:11 AM
 
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Some towns have tax programs to assist the elderly (not sure how old your MIL is). If your MIL is older you might want to inquire about that at town/city hall.
She already has an abatement too. Both of them together, compared with the tax, is still laughable.
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