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dherrmann t1_ixwyy3g wrote

It varies by township and school district. I think I pay 1.5% in West Pikeland Twp. That’s pretty standard. Half goes to the township and half to the school district here.

I also pay a lot in school property taxes. Again - typical.

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dherrmann t1_ixwz54a wrote

I’d pick the best place for your life. These taxes shouldn’t influence your decision.

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elefantsblue t1_ixx1qkr wrote

I’m looking for the lowest taxes in the state as well. I’m sick of having my money stolen from me every week so they can give corporate subsidies giant fossil fuel companies.

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SwissyVictory t1_ixxllli wrote

If you're looking at the lowest tax in the state you're looking at the difference in local taxes.

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Except maybe Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, nobody is giving your tax dollars to corporate subsidies or giant fossil fuel companies. Its going to schools, and the other things in your community.

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elefantsblue t1_ixxn2uu wrote

I can’t change how much I pay the state, but I can control how much I pay to the inept local governments.

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SwissyVictory t1_ixxxrfn wrote

You can change what state you live in equally as easily as picking the lowest local taxes. Some of the bordering states are probally closer too.

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0OOOOOOOOO0 t1_ixx3am1 wrote

My family left PA and we’re saving $1K per month in taxes. We still visit but a lot of our favorite places didn’t survive covid.

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elefantsblue t1_ixx3gip wrote

Where’d you move to?

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0OOOOOOOOO0 t1_ixx3mw1 wrote

Florida

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dherrmann t1_ixx68w8 wrote

Good Luck

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0OOOOOOOOO0 t1_ixx6h16 wrote

Thanks, it’s pretty hot sometimes but I can go North for those months. You certainly see some interesting folks around.

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Quicklyquigly t1_ixxkwrb wrote

But don’t you just pay more in home insurance?

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0OOOOOOOOO0 t1_ixykns3 wrote

Home insurance is $1496 annually

Not sure what it runs in PA because I was renting there

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your_late t1_ixxh1bx wrote

That 0.5 percent savings on cost of living though

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twohoundtown t1_ixxtezk wrote

Oh, and you no longer have state income tax either! I miss FL taxes.

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dherrmann t1_ixx67jl wrote

The local tax pays for local police and other township stuff.

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elefantsblue t1_ixxbk7j wrote

Sorry, I should have also said I was uncomfortable with it going to the overpaid gunslingers masquerading as public service too.

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dherrmann t1_ixwz1cn wrote

Whatever you do, stay out of Philadelphia. They have a 5% income tax

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avo_cado t1_ixx2slq wrote

Yes, if the wage tax scares you, please stay out

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dherrmann t1_ixx64bn wrote

Don’t agree. I moved here from Oregon and the concept of local income tax was completely foreign to me. It was a big concern back then, mostly because of the unknown

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixxailz wrote

PA has all these stupid nuisance taxes.

The further you move from Philly, the lower the EIT. And the lower the property taxes for schools/muni/county.

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dherrmann t1_ixxde8o wrote

And often, poorer public schools and low quality municipal services

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waffle-pie t1_ixxh9fi wrote

As a Philly resident, our public schools and municipal services have some improving to do.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixxdwxg wrote

Not true, actually. It's not all trailers and outhouses out here.

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Super_C_Complex t1_ixya6dm wrote

No but you certainly do not find the same level of services further out.

Though there are counties that have somewhat decent services but those are often paid for by a democratic city in the center being leeched off of by the suburban and rural drains

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixywcuz wrote

So what?

We also have less traffic and fewer sewer smells. Less crime, too.

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Super_C_Complex t1_ixyye8q wrote

So fun fact. I have dealt with PSP quite a bit in rural areas.

They're real bad at their job.

I can think of multiple murders they labeled as accidents to avoid reporting them. Multiple.

Rural pa is statically more dangerous than Philly you just don't know it.

And traffic? Who the fuck cares. Just give me a mass transit system

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixz03s3 wrote

>They're real bad at they're job.

And you are real bad at basic English.

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Super_C_Complex t1_ixz0nly wrote

Balls.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixz3bmx wrote

>I can think of multiple murders they labeled as accidents to avoid reporting them. Multiple.

Ratshit.

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Super_C_Complex t1_ixzpm9q wrote

I can think of 3 instances where people were murdered and the police let it go as an accident because they knew they were involved in drugs and see it as no loss

That's 3 in one year in a county of less than 50k.

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dherrmann t1_ixyyeut wrote

Absolutely understand. I was thinking about my high schools day up near Buffalo, NY. I went to a Catholic HS, and we had one calc teacher, one chemistry teacher, one AP English teacher, etc.

The local school district had about 5 of each, and a student could pick the teacher that worked best for them.

That's all I meant - better choice in a larger district.

And I get the benefits - I live in Chester County in an area that was semi-rural, but the McMansions have taken over (almost zero regional planning). I spend more time driving west and NW to Lancaster and Berks counties than I spend driving toward Philly! (But Philly does have world-class medical facilities and doctors)

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixz0y2q wrote

PennMedicine has its tentacles all the way into the western suburbs of Harrisburg. And some of the largest high schools in PA are in... central PA. I believe Reading HS has long been the largest and McCaskey is at #3 or 4. McMansions are out this way, too. Some even built by Toll Bros. Please take back your townhome cluster jobs; they suck.

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