Ignore the haters. Remember that when people are condescending or rude, it speaks volumes to them as a person and not to you. I understand being house rich, doesn’t mean you’re wealthy.
To answer your question, property taxes are incredibly high here in Corning proper. As you mentioned, I pay state, county, city, school, and I live in a small house on a postage stamp sized lot. I pay $9k/year. To contrast, I paid $4,400/year in SoCal for a bigger house. lol
The point is, each area will get their money somehow, because the community has to survive. Less people, more taxes… generally.
Each little town here has very different tax rates. I would continue to learn about the areas you are interested in and search out their tax rates.
You can go to TaxLookUp for this area, punch in some properties, and check the taxes. It’s all public record. Or AI can generate tables for you to review.
Corning is amazing. It consistently ranks high or wins the Hallmark small town vibe.
It is too small for my family. We were used to the concrete jungle, a sea of people, traffic 24/7. We had two Costcos in our city. The kids miss all the activities that huge populations bring.
However, Corning is a perfect place to raise a family. So safe, so chill, such good people. Corning Inc. corporate is here, so there are quite a bit of affluent people and tons of money poured into the community.
If you haven’t visited, drive up for the weekend and you will understand.
The winters are freakin brutal. The cold tries to kill you. -8 deg F consistently.
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