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Old 06-22-2008, 06:08 PM
 
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CA seems to be the state most people claim to be the best overall in the nation. I'm wondering why a small town like Bulverde TX would cost the same as some fairly prime areas in CA. Bulverde and other towns surrounding northern/NW/NE must be way over priced. For example, in Bulverde a 1500 square foot home is 180,000 and a 1700 SF is 195,000, commonly. I'm guessing houses stay on the market for years in Bulverde. Is anyone expecting those prices to go down significantly in the future. Thanks. On the positive side, it's the only town I've seen near Sonterra Blvd SA that has lower taxes than SA, since it's in a different county. Can anyone point me to a different town in the Sonterra Blvd area that has lower house prices than Bulverde but lower property taxes than SA? I've checked out realtor.com and remax.com but no houses show up on the market for places like timberwood park.
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Old 06-22-2008, 06:19 PM
 
Location: San Antonio North
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Im not sure where I should start.

First who says California is the best? Then further Stockton? I don't often here mentioned with California.

Bulverde as the quality of life that people want. Minus the traffic it is great. It has the scenic hill country and amenities. Also in Bulverde most houses have at least 3/4 of an acre so you are paying for the land also. It is an upscale rural suburb. Let munch on that first.
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Old 06-22-2008, 07:43 PM
 
Location: SoCal-So Proud!
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Stockton? Yikes. Don't even begin to compare those....

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Old 06-22-2008, 09:40 PM
 
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Let's not EVEN talk about Stockton....Has anybody checked the foreclosure % in Stockton? At one time they were #1 in the nation...how do I know this? Oh, I used to live 30 miles north of there. Definitely not a place to compare with Bulverde...or any city in California.

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Old 06-22-2008, 09:41 PM
 
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And some substantive data on this...

Recordnet.com: Foreclosures, gas prices - we're No. 1 in all the wrong competitions
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Old 06-23-2008, 06:04 AM
 
Location: Charleston, SC
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Apples and oranges between the two cities. When house prices in Bulverde start comparing with those in Newport Beach you may have something to complain about...
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Old 06-23-2008, 09:29 AM
 
Location: Stone Oak
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Stockton was a place where people from the San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento used to try to move to to escape outrageous housing prices, but it was just too far. Its no longer desirable and together with the mortgage crisis that area has been left in disarray. If you want some prices from desirable areas in Northern California, do a search for your house configuration in San Jose, Fremont and San Francisco. You probably won't find anything starting near Bulverde's most expensive homes.
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Old 06-23-2008, 09:42 AM
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Can anyone point me to a different town in the Sonterra Blvd area that has lower house prices than Bulverde but lower property taxes than SA?
People have a misconception that the city government in SA is the entity that makes property taxes high, when most of the taxes go to the school districts, the community college district, the hospitals and the aquifer authority - none of which are entities controlled by the city government. Since the school district usually gets the largest local share of property taxes, the best way to avoid high taxes is to move to a school district that has a low tax rate. Apparently the Smithson Valley ISD falls into that category, if you're finding taxes much lower in Bulverde.

To avoid taxes, my advice would be to get a Mapsco map book for San Antonio and focus your search on the school district map.

BTW, commuting from the north to the Sonterra Blvd. area will be a traffic nightmare for the next 5 years, due to construction on 281. Are you sure that you value low taxes more than the time it will take you to commute?
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Old 06-23-2008, 09:54 AM
 
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Wasting one gallon of gas per day @ $4/gallon costs an extra $1040/year if you work 5 days/week and take no vacation. It definitely adds up, which is why as of today I am a carpooler
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Old 06-23-2008, 12:04 PM
 
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People have a misconception that the city government in SA is the entity that makes property taxes high, when most of the taxes go to the school districts, the community college district, the hospitals and the aquifer authority - none of which are entities controlled by the city government. Since the school district usually gets the largest local share of property taxes, the best way to avoid high taxes is to move to a school district that has a low tax rate. Apparently the Smithson Valley ISD falls into that category, if you're finding taxes much lower in Bulverde.

To avoid taxes, my advice would be to get a Mapsco map book for San Antonio and focus your search on the school district map.

BTW, commuting from the north to the Sonterra Blvd. area will be a traffic nightmare for the next 5 years, due to construction on 281. Are you sure that you value low taxes more than the time it will take you to commute?

Thanks for the info. If taxes in and around SA are for the most part based on school quality then I won't want to look for an area any worse than in the Smithson Valley ISD district, since I have a child, and since Bulverde already seems to have just average schools with greatschools.net ratings of gradeschool 7, middle school 7, and high school 8; if I remember correctly. Mapquest has Bulverde Hills subdivision in Bulverde at 15 minutes and 11 miles from where I would work on 607 E. Sonterra Blvd but I'm not sure if that figure considered the high traffic. Oak Village North in Bulverde is farther and is the only spot I've seen houses on the market for in Bulverde but I read a post on here about that area possibly being in a flood plain. I would have to check on that and if it's safe then I'd need to wait for house prices there to lower. On the other hand, the schools would be better if I found a place near Sonterra Blvd in SA about 5 minutes from work and it would be more affordable also if rd2007 is right about the commute cost being 1000 for an extra gallon of gas. Living here in Springfield IL is cheaper in comparison to northern SA and the surrounding towns. I think we'll get most of our state income tax back at the end of the year anyway, so that's not really a factor. The schools are good here but there's not a lot to do. We also have winters.
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