This isn't political .
I look at my Long Island Tax bill and it's $14,000 a year and I look at my Chenango County Property Tax bill and it's under $700 a year ( both school and county/local tax) taxes on a property that's 11 1/4 acres and has a small cabin. I could live there full time and send 3 kids to school and my taxes would be the same.The guy next door lives up there full time and pays no more than $1500 property tax on 5 acres and a larger building . I see homes in Norwich, NY worth $100,000 - Beautiful homes that would easily be $500,000 on Long Island - and the taxes are $1500 a year. A homeowner there could send 12 kids to school and their taxes would be exactly the same. Take a look at the homes in Norwich , NY - beautiful homes in a college type town without the college.
No way does $1500 pay for the schools /local/county Govt. up there . They heavily use the NY State Police up there who do real policing up there . Down here they're ticket writers.
There should be an alternative minimum property tax every full time homeowner should be forced to pay. Obviously those benefiting with low taxes will never support that , the Courts would have to get involved. People are getting discriminated against based on where they live .
I look at my Long Island Tax bill and it's $14,000 a year and I look at my Chenango County Property Tax bill and it's under $700 a year ( both school and county/local tax) taxes on a property that's 11 1/4 acres and has a small cabin. I could live there full time and send 3 kids to school and my taxes would be the same.The guy next door lives up there full time and pays no more than $1500 property tax on 5 acres and a larger building . I see homes in Norwich, NY worth $100,000 - Beautiful homes that would easily be $500,000 on Long Island - and the taxes are $1500 a year. A homeowner there could send 12 kids to school and their taxes would be exactly the same. Take a look at the homes in Norwich , NY - beautiful homes in a college type town without the college.
No way does $1500 pay for the schools /local/county Govt. up there . They heavily use the NY State Police up there who do real policing up there . Down here they're ticket writers.
There should be an alternative minimum property tax every full time homeowner should be forced to pay. Obviously those benefiting with low taxes will never support that , the Courts would have to get involved. People are getting discriminated against based on where they live .
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