ya but i bet your house is at least twice / three times the size of mine

 

You guys need to move to westport. Town folk HATE taxes and never vote to approve the purchase of anything. The fire department still uses horse drawn pumpers and the cops ride horses

Anyway, my tax for the year was around $1400 last year. I have almost 2 acres in the woods that was appraised at $250k. For reference, my friend down the street has a $400k home and only paid a little upwards of $2k IIRC.

 

Jeff, you're doing well in Westport. In our little small town, we pay around $2200.00 in taxes for our large piece of property and our huge house.

 

The darn Police Dept always wants new high tech gadgets such as new cruisers, tazers (that would only be used on me ) and fancy radios. I say give them pre-paid cell phones and the fire dept is asking for new fire trucks and don't get me started on schools - i don't use them BUT go to the town meetings and always vote NO on overrides (I think I

 

If my crack house deal goes though, I'll pay ~$2200.00 a year as well.

 

plan on more Erick - once you buy the place they will re-appraise it for MORE than it was before... always happens

 

I thought the bank appraisal and the town tax estimate were different entities.

 

yes they are - but the town will come in after you bought the house and reassess the "full and fair cash value

 

I can't wait. Just more reasons why my no food budget diet will be successful.

 

I was dicussing this with a co-worker this morning who just bought a home is westport as well.... 1acre lot total sale price $340k. His yearly tax will be $1600. Remember though, westport has no trash pickup.