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Old 12-11-2010, 03:57 PM
 
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Oh, stop! Why ruin my fun?

Regardless, this is a comparison of state to state throughout the country, not one side of a state to another side of a state.
Personally, I've never felt a connection with eastern PA. It's a different world on the other side of the mountains. That cluster of cities around Philly (including Harrisburg) could skew PA's data and not reflect on Pittsburgh.
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Old 12-11-2010, 05:51 PM
 
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Wait you mean CA didn't make the list.....that's all you hear about these days is people wanting to get the hell out of California....

Eastern PA is hotly establishing itself as a bedroom community for NYC, as Jersey becomes more and more crowded and with sky rocketing prop taxes...PA is the next best thing.
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Old 12-11-2010, 06:25 PM
 
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Wait you mean CA didn't make the list.....that's all you hear about these days is people wanting to get the hell out of California....

Eastern PA is hotly establishing itself as a bedroom community for NYC, as Jersey becomes more and more crowded and with sky rocketing prop taxes...PA is the next best thing.
Whoa! Things must be bad if PA is considered to be a tax haven!
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Old 12-11-2010, 06:54 PM
 
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Compared to NY and NJ.......PA is breath of fresh air in Property Tax land...
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Old 12-11-2010, 06:57 PM
 
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I don't think people are fleeing Western Pa but I think we have what I prefer to call an "upward" migration. That is, due to the aging population here, we have a higher death rate than births.
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Old 12-11-2010, 07:16 PM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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Compared to NY and NJ.......PA is breath of fresh air in Property Tax land...
Yep. They are trying to fund a commuter rail line between Scranton and NYC due to the heavy volume of people moving to Northeastern Pennsylvania for "cheap".
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Old 12-11-2010, 09:17 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, USA
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I've got a median property tax rate map of states from 2005:

11.88 NY
14.69 PA
16.03 NJ

(per 1,000 of value)
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Old 12-11-2010, 09:29 PM
 
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I've got a median property tax rate map of states from 2005:

11.88 NY
14.69 PA
16.03 NJ

(per 1,000 of value)
But the property values are much higher in NY, which means people are paying more money in propert taxes.

You can get more house for less money in PA, which translates to more house for less taxes, regardless of a higher millage rate.
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Old 12-11-2010, 10:20 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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I don't think people are fleeing Western Pa but I think we have what I prefer to call an "upward" migration. That is, due to the aging population here, we have a higher death rate than births.
Let's hope they're going up! That is funny!
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Old 12-12-2010, 12:37 PM
 
Location: Philly
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ny and nj state income taxes are also higher. of course ny isnt the only reason people are moving to pa. the york area has seen an influx of maryland refugees. philly metro has always been slow growth and brings in international migration. marcellus shale is brining life to central pa. pas neighbors...nj, ny, and oh have been ranked among the worst places to do business. people in nyc often forget yheres more to the state than the city...many people.from upstate move to pa...i doubt theres as many moving north from pa.
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