Taxes cost more than mortgage monthly-worth it?

[NYCresident2014]

Originally Posted by twingles

If the budget fails they severely cut the programs that benefit kids. The budgets always pass. The very few that fail get “re-done” wink wink and put up for another vote. 99% of the the second budget passes.

Yeah I was in NJ one year where the school requested a budget with an 8% increase, the voters rejected it so it went to the town board where it was trimmed to a 7% increase and passed without a vote- not every town requires a vote on the second budget. It's nuts.

[astrocytoma]

personally I dont think so. but sometimes these high taxes come with good schools so its honestly up to you, and your situation.

[Brandon Hoffman]

Originally Posted by jerseygal4u

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Never heard of that before. But I am owner occupant

Does your state offer different tax rates to owner occupants vs non-owner occupants? I think most states do. Here if taxes on a property are much higher that others around it, it's usually the non-owner occupant rate.