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Old 10-18-2012, 06:57 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by jazzman View Post
Could be worse... The tax rates in the "vacation" communities are about 1/2 of what the rest of the state pays. Of course the houses are worth more, but that's real $$$ you get to keep if you ever sell.

My prior lakehouse in Hillsboro NH was about 2.5% of it's value per year in taxes. Here, closer to 1.25%.
True but the average vacation home owner gets very little in the way of services for his/her tax payments. As a result, tax rates should be low!
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