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Experts pointed to property taxes as one key advantage Indiana has over Illinois. He cited the example of a home valued at $205,000. In 2018, that homeowner would have paid $4,700 in Illinois property taxes, while its Indiana property taxes would have been $1,700, or 62% less.
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
homes appreciate in other states where the taxes are affordable. Home owners and renters in Illinois exist only to fund the state.
I WISH I would pay $4,700 in tax’s on a $205K home. Here in Rockford that home would pay $8,400. I pay $7,000 on a $172K value.
Ouch, and I thought 229k value at 7300 was bad. It’s bad everywhere for everybody in this state and Springfield doesn’t give a sh-t.
Illinois does not know how to be run properly. It is always tax/ tax/ tax.
Illinois citizens–leave-leave-leave.
Is it really worth being in Illinois?