Jim in Anchorage Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 Ok I got a tax bill today on rental property [4 units Not commercial] appraised by the city at $280,000. They want $4200 on it it. I pay $100 a month for water and sewer, $100 a month for trash pickup. So what am I paying $4200 for? The only service I get from the city is they plow the road 3x a year. Oh and send someone else's brat to school. Yes I am plenty ticked off.
Jim in Anchorage Posted May 18, 2010 Author Posted May 18, 2010 Addendum. They raised the Mill rate because property values went down
KD in CA Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 As you pointed out, it is easy to manipulate because the assessment is very arbitrary and they also have the option to move the mill rate. What you are getting is generally schools, police/fire and hwgh dept services (plow and repave). And of course funding the local gov't; which can actually be a functioning and frugal entity when you see it in action on a small town basis. I pay between 1% - 1.25% of my home value.
Fezmid Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 My yearly property tax is roughly 2% of what our home is appraised at. A complete ripoff, if you ask me. Like you said, I think a big portion of that goes to education...
eSJayDee Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 I pay over $4200 (I'm guessing close to $4500) for School & Property on a house assessed at $185k. No garbage - it's privately contracted, no sewer - septic; my water bill is less than $100/yr. I ♥ NY.
Jim in Anchorage Posted May 18, 2010 Author Posted May 18, 2010 I pay over $4200 (I'm guessing close to $4500) for School & Property on a house assessed at $185k. No garbage - it's privately contracted, no sewer - septic; my water bill is less than $100/yr.I ♥ NY. Sounds like I am being ripped of on my water/sewer bill. For the the first time in my life I am going to make a stink at a Anchorage Assembly meeting.
sullim4 Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 My distribution (townhome appraised at $302k). My big takeaway - libraries ain't free: Distribution Information Dollars Percent * State $671.20 20.9% Local School $846.96 26.3% County $388.07 12.1% City $732.88 22.8% Road $0.00 0.0% Port $65.22 2.0% Ferry $1.05 0.0% Fire $0.00 0.0% Hospital $138.84 4.3% Flood $31.75 1.0% Library $146.55 4.6% EMS $90.60 2.8% Other $0.00 0.0% Fees & Charges $102.76 3.2%
Jim in Anchorage Posted May 18, 2010 Author Posted May 18, 2010 My distribution (townhome appraised at $302k). My big takeaway - libraries ain't free: Distribution Information Dollars Percent * State $671.20 20.9% Local School $846.96 26.3% County $388.07 12.1% City $732.88 22.8% Road $0.00 0.0% Port $65.22 2.0% Ferry $1.05 0.0% Fire $0.00 0.0% Hospital $138.84 4.3% Flood $31.75 1.0% Library $146.55 4.6% EMS $90.60 2.8% Other $0.00 0.0% Fees & Charges $102.76 3.2% I wish I could get a break down like that. But of course Mayors worthless relatives on city payroll would top the chart.
PromoTheRobot Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 So true. You think you are getting ripped off but you also get oil royalties that the rest of us don't get. Here in NH, there is no sales or income taxes so you get hosed on property taxes and fees like car registrations. I don't know my rate but our house is valued at $300K and I pay just over $6K a year. Registering a new car is about $500. Oh, since NH is a big tourism state they do charge 8% on hotels and restaurant meals too. PTR
Jim in Anchorage Posted May 18, 2010 Author Posted May 18, 2010 So true. You think you are getting ripped off but you also get oil royalties that the rest of us don't get. Here in NH, there is no sales or income taxes so you get hosed on property taxes and fees like car registrations. I don't know my rate but our house is valued at $300K and I pay just over $6K a year. Registering a new car is about $500. Oh, since NH is a big tourism state they do charge 8% on hotels and restaurant meals too. PTR Maybe thats because NH has no oil? What a statement. I pay property tax's to the municipally of Anchorage- the state [who get's the oil royalties] has nothing to do with it. And yes I am ticked off.
stuckincincy Posted May 18, 2010 Posted May 18, 2010 Maybe thats because NH has no oil? What a statement. I pay property tax's to the municipally of Anchorage- the state [who get's the oil royalties] has nothing to do with it. And yes I am ticked off. Why are you ticked off? The purpose of your post was to rub things into other folk's faces. You have no corn. We in OH do, but we don't get welfare corn checks.
Jim in Anchorage Posted May 18, 2010 Author Posted May 18, 2010 Why are you ticked off? The purpose of your post was to rub things into other folk's faces. You have no corn. We in OH do, but we don't get welfare corn checks. Ah here come the idiots who call the Alaska permanent fund welfare. I expected nozzle nuts to be the first. I am not going to explain it to you, do some research on your own.
MarkyMannn Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 Ok I got a tax bill today on rental property [4 units Not commercial] appraised by the city at $280,000. They want $4200 on it it. I pay $100 a month for water and sewer, $100 a month for trash pickup. So what am I paying $4200 for? The only service I get from the city is they plow the road 3x a year. Oh and send someone else's brat to school. Yes I am plenty ticked off. Geezus, don't any of you guys live in Erie County? My house is worth about $110,000, assessed at $48,000, and I pay taxes of $3600 per year. They are BLEEDING us. Your comment about services, I agree. Plowing and garbage, I have never needed the cops so it is a waste to me.
Fezmid Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 I have never needed the cops so it is a waste to me. If criminals knew there were no cops in your area, you'd probably be singing a different tune...
Chef Jim Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 Here in CA it's 1% of assessed value(minimum). And what do we get for it? Well in SF we get this.
stuckincincy Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 Ah here come the idiots who call the Alaska permanent fund welfare. I expected nozzle nuts to be the first. I am not going to explain it to you, do some research on your own. Where are my corn chex?
Chef Jim Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 Where are my corn chex? In Arkansas they should get rice chex. (No I didn't know Arkansas was the biggest rice producer in the US, I had to look it up.)
Astrojanitor Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 In Arkansas they should get rice chex. (No I didn't know Arkansas was the biggest rice producer in the US, I had to look it up.) In Oklahoma we should have gotten meth chex.
stuckincincy Posted May 19, 2010 Posted May 19, 2010 In Arkansas they should get rice chex. (No I didn't know Arkansas was the biggest rice producer in the US, I had to look it up.) No pork for Alaska. Most of our corn crop is feed for hogs. As well as a fair portion used for the ethanol fuel scam.
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