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Question for those around the York, PA area
Hello! ?I am an Upstate NY Nestie who is considering moving closer to my family in MD. ?DH and I were looking around the York, PA area and were curious what the taxes in that area are for home ownership and which areas are good to live in. ?Any info about the York area would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks so much!?
Re: Question for those around the York, PA area
Hey! I live in York, near the city, and ILs live in Hanover, which is part of southwest York County. It really depends on the area for your taxes. There are some areas that are pretty high and then some that are decent. My area is pretty good (although I can't remember off the top of my head what they are). My real estate agent told us to stay away from Northeastern SD because they have higher taxes. I live in York Suburban School District and it is a very good district, as is Eastern York, Spring Grove, Dallastown, South Western, and Red Lion. My mom teaches in Dover and wouldn't let us grow up in that district, although home prices there are pretty decent. Pretty much anything York Suburban and below is close to MD. GL! Let me know if you have any questions. There really are some great areas to live in York county! Here is a map with the SDs:
I live it West York SD, and my taxes are pretty low, compared to other areas. My in-laws live in York Suburban SD and the homes are more expensive and the taxes are higher there.
You definitely want to stay out of York City SD, because the taxes are outrageous! For a home the same price, the taxes were almost double what we currently pay when we were looking 4 year years ago. I'm sure it's only gotten worse...
Good luck with your home search. I have lived in this area all of my life and couldn't imagine living anywhere else.
Hi! I was married in Upstate NY but live here. We live in the Northeastern School district, which is north of York City. Here is a link to the tax rates for each district. To figure out the tax rate you multiply the millage by the assessed value of the home, you can find that here. So if a house is appraised (edit - I intended to say assessed not appraised, you find the assessed value on the county website) at $100,000 and the millage is 22.44 the the taxes would be $2,244. Taxes may seem lower in one school district but that could be made up by a more expensive base price for a house in a different district. I have been told that people are willing to pay more for homes in Suburban and Central because they are good school districts, but since you pay more for a home you will pay more in taxes.
Have fun house hunting! You can search by district at Morgan Collin's website.
Taxes down here will be a lot LESS for a comparably priced home than they are in Western NY. I still don't believe my MIL's tax bill it is insane!
Cancer sucks.
One clarification to the great resources Mahantango provided: property taxes in PA are based on home assessments, not home appraisals.
For example, our home is appraised at over $200G, but it is assessed by the municipality (township) for about $116G. Therefore, our taxes are based on the lower number.
Just an FYI, since basing a tax estimate on an appraised value will likely result in a pretty high over-estimate.
We can walk to a Walmart, the library, two grocery stores, the post office, a diner, a coffee shop, and a few other neat things. I love it here. We have an Amish Market up the street too!
Where in MD does your family live?