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> New residents want the new residences. Who loses? The actual property owners, who see their local tax dollars stretched thin by the growth If we're talking a
by mullingitover 3y ago
> New residents want the new residences. Who loses? The actual property owners, who see their local tax dollars stretched thin by the growth
If we're talking about California, good news: the new homeowners will pay far more in taxes than the entrenched property owners under the Prop 13 system. Also, the single family residences are more of a burden on finances in terms of infrastructure maintenance costs than high-density residences.
- RhysU 3y agoTrue, but I am not talking about California. It's its own beast. Well-managed towns of single family homes are not an infrastructure burden. Sure, they're not as per capita efficient but recall people move to such towns, and pay taxes accordingly, in part for the density decrease.