4 x the taxes === what for upstate - Police Forums & Law Enforcement Forums @ Officer.com

mark7777 · 01-05-2006, 12:30 PM

There was a really good article in todays editorial in the democrat and chronicle about a young couple that has moved to Raleigh NC. They own a home in Holley Springs NC

would you ever move back to NY???

NO we love NY but we pay 4 x less in property taxes here then we would back there.

EMTFirefighter · 01-05-2006, 01:38 PM

I love NY, too. But with any luck I'll be getting hired as a cop in SC. No vehicle inspections, no front plates, no sales tax, no state income tax... I could go on all day.

VACOP1 · 01-06-2006, 05:48 PM

Yup agree with it all. I would move back to the Charlotte area in a heart beat.
The reason I left was because my wife did not like it there

Washingtonian · 01-06-2006, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by EMTFirefighter

I love NY, too. But with any luck I'll be getting hired as a cop in SC. No vehicle inspections, no front plates, no sales tax, no state income tax... I could go on all day.

I'm pretty sure SC has a state income tax & sales tax, you may want to look into that. Although it probably is a lot less than NY's.

mark7777 · 01-07-2006, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by EMTFirefighter

I love NY, too. But with any luck I'll be getting hired as a cop in SC. No vehicle inspections, no front plates, no sales tax, no state income tax... I could go on all day.

not to mention walking in t shirt and shorts in feb

my sister has a home thats like a walk to the beach down in georgetown and it is great. when you get down there ask the locals about the real beach not the commercial beach it is a awesome place.

they do have sales tax but its not NY's.

sadly NY state does not get it with their if NYC is ok everything will be fine albany attitude. The rest of upstate is like this those that can leave are by the truckloads.

Cary NC is another place that is just awesome. one of the best places in the carolinas in my opinion.

EMTFirefighter · 01-07-2006, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Washingtonian

I'm pretty sure SC has a state income tax & sales tax, you may want to look into that. Although it probably is a lot less than NY's.

You're right, I just checked the rates. It's 5%.

EMTFirefighter · 01-07-2006, 01:42 PM

(Edited for stupidity.)

BlueDevil · 01-07-2006, 04:48 PM

CARY, NC--Congested Area of Relocated Yankess (myself included)
property tax in Wake County NC (Raleigh, Cary) averages around .70 cents per $100 dollar of valuation. Thats $2000 per year on $200,000 dollar house.

EMTFirefighter · 01-08-2006, 12:56 PM

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CARY, NC--Congested Area of Relocated Yankess (myself included)
property tax in Wake County NC (Raleigh, Cary) averages around .70 cents per $100 dollar of valuation. Thats $2000 per year on $200,000 dollar house.

Jesus, these people need to hurry up and finish my damn background check. The more I read stuff like this, the more I hate NY.

mark7777 · 01-08-2006, 04:13 PM

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Jesus, these people need to hurry up and finish my damn background check. The more I read stuff like this, the more I hate NY.

there are many former nYers who work for depts in the carolinas so you will not be alone.

heck the durham pd has alot of former nyers working for them so many that durham even adopted Rochester pds serving with P.r.i.d.e. slogan.

EMTFirefighter · 01-08-2006, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mark7777

there are many former nYers who work for depts in the carolinas so you will not be alone.

heck the durham pd has alot of former nyers working for them so many that durham even adopted Rochester pds serving with P.r.i.d.e. slogan.

There's a good amount of NYers in this department and there were 4 of us at the written/physical agility testing, one lived in my neighborhood! I've heard from a cop there that this city's fire department is like 90% ex-residents of NY/NJ. That's crazy.

BlueDevil · 01-08-2006, 09:55 PM

you wont miss the taxes---but you will miss Wegmans

EMTFirefighter · 01-08-2006, 11:12 PM

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you wont miss the taxes---but you will miss Wegmans

I've been missing Wegmans since March.

Closest Wegmans to me is in Syracuse I think.

mark7777 · 01-09-2006, 10:33 AM

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you wont miss the taxes---but you will miss Wegmans

yea but a supermarket even wegmans is not enough to keep people from leaving ny
plus if your in the raleigh area then haris teeters are probably the closest to a small wegmans.

they even offered wegmans a buyout offer not to long ago as has Krogers. Wegmans will be building more stores in Virginia and is looking for real estate in the raleigh area and other east coast markets may take them forever because at 4 stores a year expansion they are hardly a walgreens or wal mart which can open hundreds of new stores in a year.

mark7777 · 01-09-2006, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by EMTFirefighter

There's a good amount of NYers in this department and there were 4 of us at the written/physical agility testing, one lived in my neighborhood! I've heard from a cop there that this city's fire department is like 90% ex-residents of NY/NJ. That's crazy.

yes thats common and there are so many ex rochester people in raleigh its becoming the rochester of the south lol