Not all the Northeast is like this Rob. I pay $2830 a year in property taxes, possibly a little less. The bill I just got is an estimate, to be trued up in January, and they estimate high as they start collecting.
True, it's a NJ thing, (not sure where you live, Yppej), and I don't pay anywhere near 32k. As I said, I'm lucky to pay under 10k, but I don't pay much under 10k.
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