All the Charlotte people that got rapped by inflated property tax in last 3 years

[Kevin Greene]

$4k?

Wow.

That's called "getting off easy" in Austin.

#yorkshiremenskit

[pstall]

The other cause for angst in Charlotte is the methodology in apprasials. So random and iffy.

If a board raises taxes on themselves via their own property going up the mine or scrums is one thing. These cat brazenly lied to do whatever.

Ask for forgiveness not for for permission. The govt and corporate way.

[MadHatter]

Lived in McHenry County Illinois....city called Crystal Lake (suburb of Chicago) in 2008.

I had a $700k house and my property taxes were just under $18k per year.

Most expensive tax county in Chicagoland....but the schools were some of the best in the country.

[Doyle]

This conversation reminds me of the Brian Reagan bit:

"Oh yeah, Thats nothin!"

[chknwing]

YOU GOT "RAPPED"

[MadHatter]

This conversation reminds me of the Brian Reagan bit:

"Oh yeah, Thats nothin!"

Not really.

More that it shows that Charlotte's property taxes are actually pretty low compared to other places in the country.

If you have not lived elsewhere, you don't understand that.

Just like I used to bitch about rush hour traffic in Charlotte. That is until I had to drive in rush hour traffic in Chicago. Now, Charlotte traffic looks like just a little back up.....not real traffic.

[frash.exe]

You guys should own property in New Jersey

[Niner National]

Not really.

More that it shows that Charlotte's property taxes are actually pretty low compared to other places in the country.

If you have not lived elsewhere, you don't understand that.

Just like I used to bitch about rush hour traffic in Charlotte. That is until I had to drive in rush hour traffic in Chicago. Now, Charlotte traffic looks like just a little back up.....not real traffic.

Yep. After living in DC, I've decided Charlotte traffic is nothing. 485 in South Charlotte is the only area where traffic compares to being as bad as in DC, but you only have to suffer through it for 2-3 miles instead of 15-20.

As far as taxes go, I don't mind what I pay. My market value and assessed value are pretty close to one another, so no surprises from the tax man for me.

Total taxes in Charlotte are like 1.3%. I'll gladly pay the extra few hundred a year to live in the heart of Charlotte than bum-fug Union, Cabarrus, York, or Gaston county and suffer through traffic every day...and drive 20 miles any time I want to go out to eat at a restaurant that isn't on the corner of every street in suburban America.