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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]How much are the property taxes where you're from in Boston? [/b]I would bet they are higher than MCPS. I have lived in the Chicago suburbs and Pittsburgh suburbs and MoCo taxes are much less. I moved from an $800,000 house in MoCo where the taxes were just under $8,000. An $800,000 in my Pittsburgh suburb would have taxes well over $25,000. So I don't think MoCo homeowners pay a ton in taxes and even a slight increase could make a difference.[/quote]

So true.  I'm from NY state, and the taxes there are staggeringly high.  Around here, property taxes are such an afterthought- where I grew up, they could double your mortgage payment on a modest house and really affect your buying power.

I'm also a teacher at a W School, and in my opinion, class size is the biggest factor in determining success of the class.  I currently have four classes with 33-34 students.  I can barely fit through the aisles. [/quote]

Boston-area towns do not have income tax, so the tax works out to be about the same.  We pay a lot of income tax in MoCo, in addition to property tax.[/quote]

Saying you pay a lot is relative.  I lived in NJ and my taxes on a $400K home were $5K more than I pay now and I live in a house estimated $750K[/quote]

I am originally from CA.  We paid way more in income and sales tax than in MoCo.  Sure, the property taxes are capped, but when most homes in good school districts are 1mil+, that's about $11K in property taxes, not to mention the "donation" of about $750 to $1000 per child per year you are expected to pay to the school districts to pay for extras like art, music.[/quote]

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