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Old 01-31-2017, 06:46 PM   #81
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I moved to NY State straight out of school because ever since I was wee lad I wanted to have a place on one of the Finger Lakes. I worked a long time to get it, now I have it. I ain't leaving to save a few dollars in taxes.

January, February, and March I may want to be somewhere else, however.
A slice of heaven.

I spent a few(too few) summers there growing up. Some of my family still live there 10 months of a year. Property has been passed down a couple of generations.

There's nothing like listening to the lake as you nap!
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Old 01-31-2017, 08:32 PM   #82
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Arkansas folks.

This state keeps it head down and does not get noticed. Very smart of them.
welllll...we do get noticed here and there, for all the wrong reasons.

(But, thank you for noticing.)

There is much beauty here and plenty of folks choose this state to retire. It appears to be a pretty good deal.

DH would love to retire to MA and I am tempted, but (cheaper) AR makes more sense to us right now.
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Old 01-31-2017, 08:52 PM   #83
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Here's an article with a map showing average sales tax by state, if anybody cares. Yes, our Louisiana sales tax is high, but our property tax is pretty low. Guess they'll get us one way or another.
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Old 01-31-2017, 09:35 PM   #84
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Here's an article with a map showing average sales tax by state, if anybody cares. Yes, our Louisiana sales tax is high, but our property tax is pretty low. Guess they'll get us one way or another.
You can shop online and by car, but it's hard not to have a home.
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Old 01-31-2017, 10:20 PM   #85
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Looks like all states surrounding California are gaining lots of people...
IDK - In the midst of winter it was 80 and sunny in much of S California today, and DH and I had dinner out on a balcony overlooking the ocean. So there's that.
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Here's an article with a map showing average sales tax by state, if anybody cares. Yes, our Louisiana sales tax is high, but our property tax is pretty low. Guess they'll get us one way or another.
Yes, but frugal LBYMs probably benefit from states with low property tax. Since you aren't buying a lot, a higher sales tax doesn't hit as hard.

Lake county IL has really high property tax and it hurt my parents, even with the senior exemption. Really, really high. But in their favor, IL had no tax on pensions. At least for now.
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We learned averages lie. Going from MO(low col) to CO(higher col) our costs are lower. The biggest change, saving over 5k annually on property taxes.
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Our property taxes are really low. We pay 600/year on a home worth 300k. It has to do with the age of the home. Ours was built in 1950. So if we bought a new home worth the same amount we would pay around 2k/year.
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