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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Retired Educator" data-source="post: 198016" data-attributes="member: 3373">Was curious so I went and checked my tax statements. Have a house in town and a lake home. Taxes on both went down as far as total tax. Values stayed the same and mill levies were virtually identical to the past. Will pay a little more because 12% that the state paid isn no longer being picked up by the state but no increase overall. If I have to blame anyone I can blame the state but I knew that payment wasn't going to continue forever. Own land in 2 counties, not because there are lots of acres but because the land borders both counties. Taxes did not go up in either county, nor did the valuation. And again, my bill is slightly more because of the 12% deal with the state.Total increase for me wouldn't pay the bill if I were to spend the weekend in Fargo with my wife to watch the Bison move on to the National Championship in Frisco. The counties schools, and city where I live have not been steadily increasing the taxes in leaps and bounds. Quite honestly the federal income tax takes a bigger bite than the other taxes. One solution might be to pay property taxes monthly, like most of your other payments. Total is the same but you don't get that big bill all at once. Kind of like "would you buy that boat if your payment was annual in January?" Monthly it's not so bad as most people are paid either monthly or more likely twice a month.</blockquote>