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• altuck Posts: 1,647 Captain

  September 2022 #2

  But but but desantis.

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• Big Battery Posts: 23,109 AG

  September 2022 #3

  New Hampshire and Texas have the two highest property taxes in the country.  Not sure how that factors into the equation of economic and fiscal freedom.  California ranks lower than North Carolina and Florida so the numbers must be averages because I know that isnt accurate.  There are a lot of loopholes in property taxes.  CA has Prop 13.

  
  

  Property tax has big bearing on retirement.
  

  
  

  Does FL have any property tax loop holes?  Like age or primary home type of tax curtains?
  

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• joelunchbucket Posts: 2,679 Captain

  September 2022 #4

  Yes

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• 1outlaw Posts: 1,877 Captain

  September 2022 #5

  Big Battery said:

  New Hampshire and Texas have the two highest property taxes in the country.  Not sure how that factors into the equation of economic and fiscal freedom.  California ranks lower than North Carolina and Florida so the numbers must be averages because I know that isnt accurate.  There are a lot of loopholes in property taxes.  CA has Prop 13.

  
  

  Property tax has big bearing on retirement.
  

  
  

  Does FL have any property tax loop holes?  Like age or primary home type of tax curtains?
  

  Homestead exemption.

  Jason :USA

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• cadman Posts: 43,702 AG

  September 2022 #6

  Battery,
  
  According to your link, it is the taxes collected as a percent of fair market value, so it includes all exemptions you would get. The question would be, how do they arrive at fair market value? Most property appraisers state offices undervalue property compared to the actual sales price. They use a group value of some kind. Then you have Save our Homes in Florida plus homestead and other exemptions, so the value taxed may only be 1% of the home's actual retail market value, Same could be true for California, the actual market value could be higher than appraised and then after exemptions the percent to value would be low. Also due to higher home values in California, the taxes on a  3/2 2000 sqft house may be higher, but as a percent of the value it would be lower, 
  
  Clicking on a state in the OP link gives details on how they arrive at their listing. Interesting ranking system. 

  Former Mini Mart Magnate

  I am just here for my amusement. 

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• Tarponator Posts: 20,032 AG

  September 2022 edited September 2022 #7

  About the author:
  
  "William Ruger is Vice President for Research and Policy at the Charles Koch Institute"
  
  Lemmings will be lemmings.

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• BallaCoiPersici Posts: 8,384 Admiral

  September 2022 #8

  altuck said:

  But but but desantis.

  What great guy, you’re lucky…

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• altuck Posts: 1,647 Captain

  September 2022 #9

  Tarponator said:

  About the author:
  
  "William Ruger is Vice President for Research and Policy at the Charles Koch Institute"
  
  Lemmings will be lemmings.

  So, nothing to argue with the data, just denigrate the source.
  Not untypical

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• Tarponator Posts: 20,032 AG

  September 2022 edited September 2022 #10

  I wasn't denigrating the source.  I was quoting the source and denigrating people like you and the OP who believe such arbitrary nonsense.
  
  

  You know, denigration not unlike your first post in the thread.

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• dave44 Posts: 18,975 AG

  September 2022 edited September 2022 #11

  altuck said:

  Tarponator said:

  About the author:
  
  "William Ruger is Vice President for Research and Policy at the Charles Koch Institute"
  
  Lemmings will be lemmings.

  So, nothing to argue with the data, just denigrate the source.
  Not untypical

     He is a political ideologue and can’t see beyond his indoctrination.
  
     The way I hear it, the Koch institute funds middle of the road and leftist republicans. As a matter of fact, I believe the group is getting behind a nut that just lost her primary in Wyoming.
    As far as the “information “ in the article, I haven’t had a chance to look at it. I do think every single graph, tally, statistic and article these days are so opinionated it’s hard to dig through them for the nugget of truth.
   ( That may, or may not be, included in it). 😆 

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• cadman Posts: 43,702 AG

  September 2022 edited September 2022 #12

  Cato institute is a Libertarian think tank and any of their studies will reflect that view. Aren't all polls about how good or bad a place is all arbitrary? They will reflect the values of the institute that made the list.
  
  Willaim Ruger holds positions at several organizations. 
  
  

  Former Mini Mart Magnate

  I am just here for my amusement. 

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• Mister-Jr Posts: 30,022 AG

  September 2022 #13

  I don't know what economic and fiscal freedom means.

  Vote for the other candidate

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• tag Posts: 9,790 Admiral

  September 2022 #14

  Tarponator said:

  I wasn't denigrating the source.  I was quoting the source and denigrating people like you and the OP who believe such arbitrary nonsense.
  
  

  You know, denigration not unlike your first post in the thread.

  Why is it so hard for you to accept that Florida is a good place to live?

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• conchydong Posts: 14,457 AG

  September 2022 #15

  tag said:

  Tarponator said:

  I wasn't denigrating the source.  I was quoting the source and denigrating people like you and the OP who believe such arbitrary nonsense.
  
  

  You know, denigration not unlike your first post in the thread.

  Why is it so hard for you to accept that Florida is a good place to live?

  Because he just wants to be anti to most of us on the forum. If we said Florida was bad, he would argue that it was good. Just take his opinion for what it's worth. 

  “Everyone behaves badly--given the chance.”
  ― Ernest Hemingway

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• Turner River Terror Posts: 11,936 AG

  September 2022 #16

  This is usually when I tell the Wife... Yes Honey and go in the other room..

  Killin and Grillin :grin

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• ferris1248 Posts: 25,895 Moderator

  September 2022 edited September 2022 #17

  Turner River Terror said:

  This is usually when I tell the Wife... Yes Honey and go in the other room..

  And how does that go?  Honestly.

  
  

  "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole of the law. The rest is commentary."
  
  Rabbi Hillel (c20 BCE)

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• Tarponator Posts: 20,032 AG

  September 2022 edited September 2022 #18

  tag said:

  Tarponator said:

  I wasn't denigrating the source.  I was quoting the source and denigrating people like you and the OP who believe such arbitrary nonsense.
  
  

  You know, denigration not unlike your first post in the thread.

  Why is it so hard for you to accept that Florida is a good place to live?

  Florida is a great place to live.
  
  But not because a former nominee for the ambassador to Afghanistan says so.

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• tag Posts: 9,790 Admiral

  September 2022 #19

  Tarponator said:

  tag said:

  Tarponator said:

  I wasn't denigrating the source.  I was quoting the source and denigrating people like you and the OP who believe such arbitrary nonsense.
  
  

  You know, denigration not unlike your first post in the thread.

  Why is it so hard for you to accept that Florida is a good place to live?

  Florida is a great place to live.
  
  But not because a former nominee for the ambassador to Afghanistan says so.

  Okay, I heard some Antifa goons and socialist agitators also said Florida is a great place to live. Is that better?

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• Big Battery Posts: 23,109 AG

  September 2022 edited September 2022 #20

  cadman said:

  Battery,
  
  According to your link, it is the taxes collected as a percent of fair market value, so it includes all exemptions you would get. The question would be, how do they arrive at fair market value? Most property appraisers state offices undervalue property compared to the actual sales price. They use a group value of some kind. Then you have Save our Homes in Florida plus homestead and other exemptions, so the value taxed may only be 1% of the home's actual retail market value, Same could be true for California, the actual market value could be higher than appraised and then after exemptions the percent to value would be low. Also due to higher home values in California, the taxes on a  3/2 2000 sqft house may be higher, but as a percent of the value it would be lower, 
  
  Clicking on a state in the OP link gives details on how they arrive at their listing. Interesting ranking system. 

  THere is a huge disparity in property tax rates in california. Each government can have a different rate... then prop 13 kicks in which allows you to carry forward your property assessment to new property and limits property valuations increases to 2% per year unless it is a new purchase and you dont have a prop13 carry forward. So in a given neighborhood you could have very very large disparities in property taxes paid. Then on new tracts they had this special assessment of 3 to 4% per year that circumvented prop 13 and property rates and wasnt tax deductible. These were called Mello-Roos Bonds. Sort of like a HOA fee but just in a regular development used to pay for new infrastructure.
  
  i found that site because i didnt completely agree with the op. I wondered how property tax plays in, in reference to fiscal freedom. If you are going to retire, doesnt property tax play a bigger role than income tax?  Tennessee has high property and sales tax...completely contrary to retirement goals.

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• Tony Roma Posts: 4,209 Captain

  September 2022 #21

  #1!!! Do we get a trophy?

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• cadman Posts: 43,702 AG

  September 2022 #22

  Big Battery said:

  cadman said:

  Battery,
  
  According to your link, it is the taxes collected as a percent of fair market value, so it includes all exemptions you would get. The question would be, how do they arrive at fair market value? Most property appraisers state offices undervalue property compared to the actual sales price. They use a group value of some kind. Then you have Save our Homes in Florida plus homestead and other exemptions, so the value taxed may only be 1% of the home's actual retail market value, Same could be true for California, the actual market value could be higher than appraised and then after exemptions the percent to value would be low. Also due to higher home values in California, the taxes on a  3/2 2000 sqft house may be higher, but as a percent of the value it would be lower, 
  
  Clicking on a state in the OP link gives details on how they arrive at their listing. Interesting ranking system. 

  THere is a huge disparity in property tax rates in california. Each government can have a different rate... then prop 13 kicks in which allows you to carry forward your property assessment to new property and limits property valuations increases to 2% per year unless it is a new purchase and you dont have a prop13 carry forward. So in a given neighborhood you could have very very large disparities in property taxes paid. Then on new tracts they had this special assessment of 3 to 4% per year that circumvented prop 13 and property rates and wasnt tax deductible. These were called Mello-Roos Bonds. Sort of like a HOA fee but just in a regular development used to pay for new infrastructure.
  
  i found that site because i didnt completely agree with the op. I wondered how property tax plays in, in reference to fiscal freedom. If you are going to retire, doesnt property tax play a bigger role than income tax?  Tennessee has high property and sales tax...completely contrary to retirement goals.

  Save our homes in Florida is similar to prop 13. 
  
  Yes taxes can vary by property here depending on exemptions you qualify for. It can also vary by county. 
  
  As I said it also claims to use market value, which can be significantly higher than accessed value. 
  
  I think all they do is total the property tax revenue and the market value of properties and get a number.
  
  I think a better way would have been millage rate and average home value.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Former Mini Mart Magnate

  I am just here for my amusement. 

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• lilwoody Posts: 1,712 Captain

  September 2022 edited September 2022 #23

  Big Battery said:

  New Hampshire and Texas have the two highest property taxes in the country.  Not sure how that factors into the equation of economic and fiscal freedom.  California ranks lower than North Carolina and Florida so the numbers must be averages because I know that isnt accurate.  There are a lot of loopholes in property taxes.  CA has Prop 13.

  
  

  Property tax has big bearing on retirement.
  

  
  

  Does FL have any property tax loop holes?  Like age or primary home type of tax curtains?
  

  Basically the longer you stay in your house in Florida, the more you save in property taxes. The proposed taxes on our house we bought in 92 are 700$ per year. A identical house across the street that the folks bought 2 years ago are 3 grand.
  On the other hand. Our cabin in NC is market value 100k less than our house in Florida but the taxes are twice as much as here. They are still half what the same value new purchased home would be in Florida.

  "Those who will trade freedom for security will have neither".

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• Big Battery Posts: 23,109 AG

  September 2022 edited September 2022 #24

  lilwoody said:

  Big Battery said:

  New Hampshire and Texas have the two highest property taxes in the country.  Not sure how that factors into the equation of economic and fiscal freedom.  California ranks lower than North Carolina and Florida so the numbers must be averages because I know that isnt accurate.  There are a lot of loopholes in property taxes.  CA has Prop 13.

  
  

  Property tax has big bearing on retirement.
  

  
  

  Does FL have any property tax loop holes?  Like age or primary home type of tax curtains?
  

  Basically the longer you stay in your house in Florida, the more you save in property taxes. The proposed taxes on our house we bought in 92 are 700$ per year. A identical house across the street that the folks bought 2 years ago are 3 grand.
  On the other hand. Our cabin in NC is market value 100k less than our house in Florida but the taxes are twice as much as here. They are still half what the same value new purchased home would be in Florida.

  
  

  So they dont reevaluate property values periodically? Is that how the longer owned homes have lower rates?

  
  

  What if you move? Does the game start all over again?

  
  

  I think the Prop 13 method is very unfair as the burden for prop taxes will shift heavier and heavier onto the young people.... sort of another baby boomer idea to pass responsibility for paying taxes onto the next generation.
  

  
  

  Property taxes in NC are more equitable and because they are distributed, they are lower for everyone. I dont know the frequency the re-evaluation is done on values.  Our rate in Hendersonville is [I think] around 1.0 of assessed value, which is close to market value. That is divided between the county at .6 and the city at .4 or something like that.

  
  

  I think to help old people would be to do a "homestead" type of break, where if you are older than a certain age (70?), it is your primary home, and you have lived in it for over 5 years, then you can deduct $100k from the assessed value.  Something along those lines.

  
  

  We do have a lot of people that move here from Florida or they have a second home here. Half the license plates in the summer are FL plates.  Still a lot of northerners too.  So the taxes must not be that bad. Plus the ************** lowered the income tax by a huge amount.
  

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• cadman Posts: 43,702 AG

  September 2022 edited September 2022 #25

  In Florida, the property is re-evaluated every year. But Save Our Homes caps the increase in value to 3%. So the longer you live the larger your SOS is. If you move to a new homestead, you are allowed to transfer some or all of the SOS to your new home. So you could have a house worth $400,000, accessed at $300,000, and be taxed at a $150,000 value. Then your $25,0000 or $50,000 homestead exemption is deducted, and over 65 or a widow or widower gets another $500 off for each. 
  
  In Florida, the tax burden is shifted to tourism and new residents to the state. 

  Former Mini Mart Magnate

  I am just here for my amusement. 

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• dave44 Posts: 18,975 AG

  September 2022 #26

  I have a love hate relationship with property taxes. Texas doesn’t tax residents on their income- good. But many of the population centers are big government whackos that always need money, so they all get to set their rate over the state rate, like gas taxes, bad.
  
      The best thing about property taxes is it gets the lower brackets to pitch in too, they tax the snot out of apartment complexes and home rentals, so the rent reflects that.
  
     Again, it makes the business or controlling entity the tax collector, but the masses don’t see the invisible hand of government reaching into their pockets.
  
  
  
  
  

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• ferris1248 Posts: 25,895 Moderator

  September 2022 #27

  And to those who have a second home in Florida with a primary residence out of state.
  
  
  

  
  

  "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole of the law. The rest is commentary."
  
  Rabbi Hillel (c20 BCE)

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• dave44 Posts: 18,975 AG

  September 2022 #28

  ferris1248 said:

  And to those who have a second home in Florida with a primary residence out of state.
  
  
  

  True, but that happens everywhere? But some states make that hurt more than others. 🥲

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• cadman Posts: 43,702 AG

  September 2022 #29

  Take the house I live in. Market value about $200,000. The county says it is worth $150,000. The assessed value is $78,000 due to $72,000 in Save our Home value, The transfer value of SOS is $67,000 to a new home. Then there is a $50,000 in homestead and pays taxes on $28,000. 
  
  
  
  
  

  Former Mini Mart Magnate

  I am just here for my amusement. 

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• Big Battery Posts: 23,109 AG

  September 2022 #30

  cadman said:

  In Florida, the property is re-evaluated every year. But Save Our Homes caps the increase in value to 3%. So the longer you live the larger your SOS is. If you move to a new homestead, you are allowed to transfer some or all of the SOS to your new home. So you could have a house worth $400,000, accessed at $300,000, and be taxed at a $150,000 value. Then your $25,0000 or $50,000 homestead exemption is deducted, and over 65 or a widow or widower gets another $500 off for each. 
  
  In Florida, the tax burden is shifted to tourism and new residents to the state. 

  
  Or young buyers.. the kids of long time residents who are buying their first homes.
  

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• tag Posts: 9,790 Admiral

  September 2022 #31

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