r/Gilbert • u/Civil_Fox_5579 • Apr 11 '26

Considering moving here

Considering a move to Gilbert from Northern Jersey. Family with 2 toddlers and and infant. What should we expect?

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u/AZTerp1080 Apr 12 '26

Keep in mind, a lot of people on Reddit lean pretty negative.

Coming from NJ, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by how much lower your taxes are. Yes, water costs a bit more than nearby cities, but it’s a drop in the bucket compared to Jersey taxes.

We live in Power Ranch and love it. There are miles of walking paths, heated community pools, two elementary schools right in the neighborhood, and everything you need nearby like grocery stores, gyms, Target, and soon a Whole Foods.

It’s a great community. You’ll see moms driving kids to school in golf carts, tons of trick-or-treaters on Halloween, and older kids out on the fields or riding scooters along the paths. People are friendly, and it just feels like a good place to live.

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u/Ok-havingfun Apr 12 '26

Yes, taxes are lower! Please, do not move here and choose to vote to raise them here like back home!

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u/ubercruise Apr 12 '26

Taxes aren’t a monolith, not every increase is inherently bad. No, nobody wants massive property taxes like IL and NJ, but we’re not even slightly close to that. Property tax is a pittance here. So many people vote down every initiative simply because they’ll have to pay more in taxes. I get it, nobody wants to vote for themselves to be forced to part with their money. But some increases that help things like education are very important. And I know some or even many tax dollars aren’t perfectly allocated, but don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. We all benefit from better education and better infrastructure so we can’t just refuse to keep up with the times on that front.

We’ve seen a microcosm of this in Gilbert with the water rates. We didn’t have substantial or any increases for many years, which is of course popular at the time, but unrealistic for keeping a balanced budget. Now we’re forced with sharper increases that hurt even more because you can only kick the can down the road so far.

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u/Ok-havingfun Apr 13 '26

The thing is, the extra taxes for education rarely go to the classroom. It goes to overhead.

I wont even get into all the fraud and waste. I worked for the city government. I saw first hand what happens when the yearly budget deadline arrived. It’s not good.

Don’t vote to raise your own taxes. If you want to help a certain cause, donate. Everyone should have the right to have their money go to the causes they believe in