Moving from MD to VA; Vehicle Property Tax, any other "hidden costs"?

[Anonymous]

I'm currently planning to rent an apartment in Alexandria in the next few months. I just found out that there's an annual property tax for vehicles which I had no idea about. Are there any other similar costs or taxes I should be aware of? I have transferring license/registration/title on my list of things to do when I finally move, anything else I may be missing?

[Anonymous]

Annual vehicle safety and emissions inspections? Not sure if MD has that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Annual vehicle safety and emissions inspections? Not sure if MD has that.

Emissions yes

[Anonymous]

MD emissions is every two years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MD emissions is every two years.

So is VA, emission is every 2 years. It is only the safety inspection in VA that is annual.

[Anonymous]

Some cities charge an additional sales tax for dining

[Anonymous]

you will save a ton coming from MD to VA. you won't be paying county income tax of 3.5% or more which could be easily $3500 on $100K income. VA has cheaper taxes than MD.

[Anonymous]

There have been calculations on this. Unless you are wealthy, it’s basically break even. If you are wealthy you save a good bit in Virginia. Maryland doesn’t have the personal property tax but they have 3.2% county income tax.

[Anonymous]

We earn a lot but have only one car that is worth next to nothing. We definitely come out ahead in VA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There have been calculations on this. Unless you are wealthy, it’s basically break even. If you are wealthy you save a good bit in Virginia. Maryland doesn’t have the personal property tax but they have 3.2% county income tax.

What do you mean by wealthy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There have been calculations on this. Unless you are wealthy, it’s basically break even. If you are wealthy you save a good bit in Virginia. Maryland doesn’t have the personal property tax but they have 3.2% county income tax.

What do you mean by wealthy?

Pretty much anyone married under 200k income with kids and several cars not a big difference.

Under 60k, married and own two cars better off in MD. As VA state top rates kicks in at a very very low income limit and car tax. Plus MoCo is a nanny state with high taxes as they have bloated services. Lower income folks use those services.

VA a slam dunk on DCOM where we have all 500k a year folks. Unless you are like guy in Potomac with a Ferrari collection. He is rich but VA car tax would kill him

[Anonymous]

With 200K salary on 3.5% additional county income tax is atleast $7K and I am sure no one pays that much in car tax in VA. People realize it more and continue to move to VA as you can see the influx of people and businesses in NoVA.

MD continue to lose fortune 500 companies from their counties and there is a reason for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With 200K salary on 3.5% additional county income tax is atleast $7K and I am sure no one pays that much in car tax in VA. People realize it more and continue to move to VA as you can see the influx of people and businesses in NoVA.

MD continue to lose fortune 500 companies from their counties and there is a reason for that.

The employee pays the tax. I live in MoCo and have had a job in VA. I applied lots of times. So if I lived on VACATION would be driving to MoCo everyday and that’s a headache. 90 percent of neighbors work in MoCo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:you will save a ton coming from MD to VA. you won't be paying county income tax of 3.5% or more which could be easily $3500 on $100K income. VA has cheaper taxes than MD.

+1, and for more/higher quality public services.

[Anonymous]

When we moved I couldn't believe that the county didn't pick up our trash. Each household has to hire a company to do this. Several different companies come down the street, different days, and empty the trash cans. It's such a nuisance. And expensive. And really, shouldn't this be a county operation? What is govt for if it's not for this type of service?