I did not see anything in the article as to the value of the homes in the area.
Ban the teacher’s union and watch property taxes drop like a stone
The Poconos have been largely destroyed by New Yorkers buying up the properties. Monroe is one of the worst. They actually have major drug dealing gang problems in beautiful pristine gated lake communities. The democrat infection spreads anywhere and everywhere. These bastards leave the mess they voted for and make it in formerly conservative areas.
$3000-$4000?! Ha! Come to NJ and see what real property tax tyranny tastes like!
Well, of course they are worst in Pennsylvania. There are no Pocono property taxes in Michigan. :-)
(I love ambiguous headlines).
The average total property tax bill in Monroe County is between $3,000 and $4,000.
I would give my first born (Sorry Nick) to have those property taxes. That has to be the cheapest amount of property taxes I have ever seen. Arnold Maryland it is lucky if you can somehow get below 8 thousand. You are doing good if that happens.
They were able to move out before the slump in housing prices. But can you imagine what happened to those like them after the housing slump?
My mother, who lives in Virginia, is in her upper 80s gets no property tax breaks and pays over $9000 a year. When Dad died, his pension was greatly reduced and she can barely afford to live in her place now.
High property taxes are hurting our Senior Citizens.