" But if as a retiree I have low income, then higher Real estate taxes/0 state income taxes really is not a godo deal for me."(Iris Lily)

This is what I have been pondering the last few days. How do folks stay in their home on a fixed income with the kind of property taxes you see in Burlington and in Chicagoland area, where we used to live?
Although some places give you exemptions from parts of the taxes if you are over 65--as in NY state, where you did not pay the school tax if you were over 65, which helped a lot.

But aren't you better off in a state with higher income tax and lower property taxes upon retirement, or am I missing something?