Some pretty good posts here about taxes. It's important to note that increasing property values do not increase taxes. ( unless your property increases in value faster than the average value increase). Votes increase taxes. At town meetings you vote to increase your property tax. For other taxes, the candidate you vote for controls the increase in taxes. Keep this in mind.
Also my experience is that assessments are always behind actual property values. Most of the time your property is worth more than it is assessed. I say most of the time because I think we are headed into a phase where home values will be decreasing. Does anyone think that will cause property taxes to decrease?
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