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Chicago residents pay Illinois property taxes, which are quite high. I also didn’t claim it took 3 hours, I said the total time commuting was about 3 hours. In
by weberc2 8y ago
Chicago residents pay Illinois property taxes, which are quite high. I also didn’t claim it took 3 hours, I said the total time commuting was about 3 hours. In other words, about 1.5 hours each way.
- cozzyd 8y agoRacine and Kenosha Counties appears to have a higher average property tax than e.g. Cook County and nearly equal to neighboring Lake County in Illinois. Of course, that's not the whole picture, as properties are more expensive in nicer areas.
- dredmorbius 8y agoThose high Illinois property taxes are a stealth blessing in keeping property values low, and affordable.
- weberc2 8y agoProperty values in Chicago are anything but low; I don't think high property taxes are doing much to drive them down either.
- dredmorbius 8y agoRelative to what? It's the 3rd largest city in the US. How do land prices compare to NYC, LA, Houston, or SF (ranked 13th).
- weberc2 8y agoRelative to the surrounding area, clearly. No one commutes daily to downtown Chicago from NYC/LA/SF/etc.