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Old 08-25-2008, 07:47 PM   #21
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Re: FCI Berlin

The property tax is 31%
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Old 08-25-2008, 10:32 PM   #22
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Re: FCI Berlin

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The property tax is 31%
Where in the heck did you come up with that figure?

There's no property tax in the country that high; 31% would mean a $100,000 home would have taxes of $31,000 a year.

The tax rate in Berlin for 2007 was $27.89 per $1,000 valuation. The median home price is $119,000, so the average property tax bill is just over $3,300. That sounds high, but it is the only tax you pay. There is no state, county, or local sales or income tax.

(Okay, there is a meals & rooms tax of 8%, but that mostly affects tourists.)

Berlin, New Hampshire (NH) - Sperling's BestPlaces

Compared to the rest of the country, Berlin (zip 03570)'s cost of living is 14.41% Lower than the U.S. average.

Berlin (zip 03570) public schools spend $5,583 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 16 students per teacher in Berlin (zip 03570).


Personally, I plan to live in Lancaster, but Berlin is okay too.
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Re: FCI Berlin

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Where in the heck did you come up with that figure?
City of Berlin, NH - Berlin's Tax Rate

Meant to say something else, didn't mean percentage-wise. It's actually 30.07 per $1,000. I think that's the highest in NH.

It's true that you don't pay state income taxes...yet. There are people working hard to change that in NH. You do pay a county tax, though; it's not much up in Berlin, at least.

I've also been told Berlin won't be receiving the Boston salary table; they'll be receiving the "Rest of the USA" rate. Bogus.

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Berlin, New Hampshire, way up in the northern part of the state. It's pronounced different, with emphasis on the first syllable. Just think "B-R-R-R-R-R-R-R!-lin" and you'll have it right for both the pronunciation and the weather forecast.

Berlin, New Hampshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And with a picture like this, how could one NOT want to go there???? If we don't get Berlin, then by dang it's west (but NOT Cali) or south...
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Re: FCI Berlin

I'm not seeing much in the way of real estate, though. Most of the decent looking houses are well over $100,000 approaching $200,000. Maybe I'm spoiled living in the 'land that time forget Pennsylvania', but around here you can still buy a real nice house for $100-120,000. Any good links to real estate sites there?

Regardless, I'm not going to Berlin as a Bureau employee. I going to open up a no-frills hotel for thug families, a nice hotel for Bureau staff, and I'm going to start a tow-truck business to pull all of the visitors out of the snow banks and to jump start their vehicles because none of the idiots will think to have an engine block heater. Ah....my goal in life is to make money from visitors. I guess I worked too many quarters in the visiting room!!
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I am staying in Pa........ I will ride my bike up there and visit on my way to the Laconia Bike rally...........
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City of Berlin, NH - Berlin's Tax Rate

Meant to say something else, didn't mean percentage-wise. It's actually 30.07 per $1,000. I think that's the highest in NH.
The rate changes every year; I used the rate for 2007, and you found the current rate for 2008.

Remember, though: tax rate alone doesn't mean anything until you apply it to the valuation. You can live in Town A and pay exactly the same amount of property tax as you would in Town B, even though Town A has a rate of $20 and Town B has a rate of $30. The difference in rate reflects that Town B has cheaper property values.


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It's true that you don't pay state income taxes...yet. There are people working hard to change that in NH. You do pay a county tax, though; it's not much up in Berlin, at least.
The county tax is just part of the property tax. County government is very small in NH, and doesn't have the authority found in county government in the western states.

As for the income tax, you're right: there are people actively trying to create one, and they've been busy spending out the wazoo in order to create a budget crisis to prove the "need" for an income tax. I've got friends working to stop them, though.

Most of those clamoring for more taxes and spending were elected in 2006 by straight-ticket voting in a wave of anti-Bush sentiment. I don't expect most of them will be returned to office this November.


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I've also been told Berlin won't be receiving the Boston salary table; they'll be receiving the "Rest of the USA" rate. Bogus.
Bogus? Cost of living there is 14% below the national average. The Ayer cost of living is 12% above the national average; damn skippy Devens should get the Boston rate! But Berlin? It would be a nice bonus, but unjustified, about like giving Texarkana the Houston or Dallas rate.

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I'm not seeing much in the way of real estate, though. Most of the decent looking houses are well over $100,000 approaching $200,000. Maybe I'm spoiled living in the 'land that time forget Pennsylvania', but around here you can still buy a real nice house for $100-120,000. Any good links to real estate sites there?
For Berlin/Gorham/Milan:
Gallus & Green Realtors
Coloumbe Real Estate
Liz LePera Real Estate

For Lancaster/Jefferson/Northumberland:
Dotte Scott Real Estate
Peter Powell Real Estate

For just about anywhere:
Northern New England Real Estate Network
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Sallyport had an update with some pics dated 8/26. Here's the only decent pic that shows anything.
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Thats built just like our joint here at McCreary. Is it going to be a Pen? I dont think I want to go unless its a Pen.
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