Only $1k/year in property taxes? I found this really hard to believe, then looked it up to find that Boston has one of the lowest property tax rates in the nation at an average of .49%. Consider yourself lucky I suppose, most of us are paying quite a bit more yearly. If the home you own is in fact a condo, I guess this makes more sense.
Yeah, MA and most towns in MA have made the choice to have higher income taxes and more business taxes and more sales tax than to have high property tax. Putting it all together, the COLA here is just as bad as LA, it just comes out of different types of spending and income cuts.
I actually think part of what drives our property rates so high is that the tax rate is so low. Instead of paying a chunk to taxes, you just have a much bigger mortgage and suddenly it’s a wash.
Only $1k/year in property taxes? I found this really hard to believe, then looked it up to find that Boston has one of the lowest property tax rates in the nation at an average of .49%. Consider yourself lucky I suppose, most of us are paying quite a bit more yearly. If the home you own is in fact a condo, I guess this makes more sense.
Yeah, MA and most towns in MA have made the choice to have higher income taxes and more business taxes and more sales tax than to have high property tax. Putting it all together, the COLA here is just as bad as LA, it just comes out of different types of spending and income cuts.
I actually think part of what drives our property rates so high is that the tax rate is so low. Instead of paying a chunk to taxes, you just have a much bigger mortgage and suddenly it’s a wash.