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I think we paid a average of about 140 on our home and lands annually, another 60 or so for the two vehicles also annually. That's about it. The property tax was eligible to be frozen for life at 140 due to handicaps and veteran status.

If I have to recall the memories of my parents weeping on the jewel of a home they bought for nothing that is now assessed at half a million or god only knows what else... all I can do is encourage them to come out here to the south. Where common sense says if you don't have anything much, you don't pay much.

 

The average property tax in my town is over $10k. The town with the highest property tax average in NJ is over $30k. Our governor is taking taxpayer's money to provide illegal aliens with a college education and file lawsuit after lawsuit against our elected officials in the federal government. This is in addition to all the other money-grabs we already have to grin and bear in this state. I've been a renter all my life and have been planning on buying my first home in ~2020. This is a very hard pill to swallow.

 

We sold our home to pay the student loans off a few years ago. We are just basic renters now.

Home ownership is VERY GOOD if you can get it swung for the fences. (Hows that for grammar?) I encourage you to try it.

It's a shame that here in America your entire life and happiness is subject to ontime and never late payment of more taxes on said property.

 

Thanks for the input. I'm financially secure, the thing I struggle with is willingly bending over and taking it when life outside of this state can be so much better. I love my company and would not consider leaving here so it's been a difficult thing for me to accept.

I used to work yellow iron auctions and traveled across the country for years. I spent a lot of time in the south and the thing I noticed immediately was how much better the quality of life seemed.