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Mahatma Gandhi
Several States don't have income taxes. Tennessee has a slightly higher Sales Tax, but no income tax. The Sales tax is less than the Sales Tax plus Income Tax in places such as New Jersey, and the Real Estate taxes are very different also. Tennessee doesn't have the snow situation, roads don't develop potholes at the rate NJ does, etc.
One-size-fits-all doesn't work in this situation. While some cities 'subsidize' rural areas, not all do.
FYI: my small town/county does have it's own treatment plant for the local water. County residents do not currently have an option for city water. It's been going rounds that the City wants to collect the (equal to city) taxes for a minimum of 5 years BEFORE installing water lines in County areas, with an additional fee of $2500 for access to the water line demarked 5' into the property line. Any additional piping is on the homeowner. Sewer lines, if ever available, will be the same as water lines.
I'll stick with my well and septic.
Infrastructure costs fluctuate based on a
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