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You should probably read the sources you post. Right from #1: "For instance, despite being listed as number 12 compared to Texas' 40th spot, the average Califor
by mdorazio 3y ago
You should probably read the sources you post. Right from #1: "For instance, despite being listed as number 12 compared to Texas' 40th spot, the average Californian paid $9,612 in taxes compared to the average Texan's $8,006. Even more dramatically, despite being only three spots below Texas, New Jersey residents paid $12,652."
It's also not relevant to the commenters on this site. People who move to TX from CA tend to be young, high-income, childless, and less likely to own a home. If some combination of those applies to you, the 0% income tax and lower sales tax massively lower your burden.
- LapsangGuzzler 3y agoTrue, although landlords absolutely pass the cost of property taxes onto renters when they can and this was certainly true in Austin.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> True, although landlords absolutely pass the cost of property taxes onto renters when they can “When they can” is essentially always: if landlords can’t pass costs on to renters, they aren’t going to be landlords for long.
- mdorazio 3y agoDowntown Austin average rent is around $2,200 now [1]. Average in SF is, what, close to $3,500 now? Landlords everywhere pass along property taxes to renters, but even so, Texas renting is still cheaper than CA by a good margin. [1] https://housingworksaustin.org/2022-city-council-district-by-district-and-community-at-a-glance-analysis/ https://housingworksaustin.org/2022-city-council-district-by...