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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, if there are a lot of 1.3 million dollar houses going up, then they needn't raise the tax rate........[/quote]

I think you found the solution, make a bunch of 1.3 million houses.[/quote]

Still won't be enough.  NOVA residents who care about schools need to face the fact that taxes need to rise.  Can't imagine most people wouldn't be happy to pay a minimal increase if it means continued high quality schools vs. their deterioration.[/quote]

Well think about it, your typical 1.3 million dollar family has probably 4 people and pay a higher amount of taxes based on the value of their assessment.[/quote]

Even a $1.3 million house will not pay enough in property taxes to cover the two children that will attend FCPS from that house.[/quote]

Can you explain what the cost per child is for FCPS? Because the tax on a 1.3 million house is

Real Estate (base rate)	 $100/Assessed Value	 x $1.090

$14,170[/quote]

Average cost per student for this year is $13,472.      http://www.fcps.edu/about/index.shtml

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I would also add that it is slightly more than half of the property tax that goes to the schools, the rest goes to provide other county services.  So, the $1.3 million property tax would not even cover one child.  New builds tend to be purchased by families with school aged or near school aged children.

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Vienna's population in 1980 was 15,469. In 2010 it was 15,687. Around 25% of the population is school age. There is no way an extra 50 children out of that number are causing Fairfax County school budgets to get out of control. The housing price increases alone easily pay for those children and many more. But lets focus on those 50 children instead of the 100 additional children in Sleepy Hollow Elementary area living in one apartment complex illegally in terms of breaking lease contracts on total number of families allowed and US immigration rules.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna,_Virginia
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