4. HawaiiÂ
If this is not one of the nicest places, then I don’t know where else it could be! Hawaii is another tax-friendly state where the median property tax rate is $281 per $100,000 of assessed home value. This could be heaven for retirees. It also exempts Social Security benefits.
Good to know: If you have other sources of income, Hawaii will tax that income at rates up to 11%.
A downside here is that property values are pretty high, and sales taxes are pretty low in this state. Another thing to keep in mind is that the purchase of clothing and groceries is taxed.
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You need to swap out Alabama for Virginia. Virginia taxes literally everything ata a high rate. I pay almost much personal property tax for my 4 year old truck as I do for my house.
I can’t quite understand your comment, but I think that you are saying that the taxes in Va are high & I agree! I get so upset every time I have to pay taxes on my vehicle every year!!!
I live in New York. Why do you have pay taxes on your vehicle?
I’m in Jersey. No taxes on clothes but there is on food!!! WTF!
What about Texas? Sure, property taxes are a little high; however, if you are a 100% disabled vet you pay 0 property tax on your primary residence. There is no state income tax, they don’t tax military retired pay or your vehicle when you register it every year like some states. TX is also one of the most veteran-friendly states with many discounts for vets. Also some of the best laws for gun owners.
James
THE U.S. GOVERMENT TAXES NEARLY ALL OF MY SOCIAL SECURITY AND THAT IS A CRIME AND A SHME! ITSBLOODMONEY. HOW DARE THEY!! I HATE PAYING TAXES ON SOCIAL SECURITY!!!
Yes agree my opinion, in general all our income tax rates state or federal are too high especially capitol gains tax. California is ridicoulous on capitol gains and state income taxation.
well you can blame the brain dead Bill Clinton for that as hes the one that signed it into law tax on a persons social security the obra act was passed and the scumbag AL GORE was the deciding vote and of course he passed it to tax our social security
Talk with Senator Bernie Sanders as well as a couple of House Members. They agree with you.
I find Delaware FAR more affordable than Connecticut.
Yes, and the beaches are a lot more welcoming! Not a lot of bikinis on the sound! 😉
I wish we didn’t have to pay property tax after 65 in Alabama. We are 82 and yes we are paying property tax. It’s not near as high as most states but it’s misinformation that we don’t pay property tax after 65.
IF you can afford a house in Colorado!!! We had to move out of Colorado because we are not millionaires!
Florida is a low tax state. We don’t have income tax. We have four main V.A. hospitals and dozens of V.A. out clinics not to menschen Military Basses. A veteran with 100% disability gets a free auto tag free hunting and fishing license. free entrance to state & Federal parks. No taxes on your house except fire, school and trash pickup. And the sun, bugs, rain, sunburns, tans, and the tourist crowds are also free. lol (please do not feed our gators, they are already friendly.)
Thanks for the Military info. I’m 60 percent disabled now. Voice recognition. Not far from Tennessee
Love the gators,didn’t see any until I went the gator farm.
Same mistake here, I lived in NYC for 25 years and my taxes were very low comparing to where I moved to Connecticut. I am amazed how expensive is CT, they tax you on everything that moves, inclusive a simple cheap ONE-motorcycle trailer that has a license plate…We cannot wait to get out of CT in the next for years or so, thus, we are also looking to be able to live a better life after retirement, and we are even thinking of going OVERSEAS…sad to have to leave the USA because of this nonsense taxation. I HOPE WE will find a better State where we can retire…4 years to find that out.
Florida is looking to eliminate OWNER OCCUPIED PROPERTY TAX AND REPLACING IT WITH A SALES TAX. Much fairer.
Don’t move to Illinois to avoid taxes. State has been controlled by democrats for at least the last 20 years or more. Everything is taxed, dead or alive, moving or not moving, eatable or not eatable and the state wants more. Any retail sale is charge some kind of tax.
Please be careful moving to Idaho. We have a lot of retirees coming here, and not only do we have a severe doctor shortage, if you ever have to use public money, Medicaid program you already paid into through income tax, they have asset forfeiture and will auction off your house when you pass away. It’s cruel along with the high property tax and sales and food taxes.