tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671777.post4305178612778185028..comments2023-10-21T05:31:04.705-05:00Comments on Merle Widmer's PEORIA WATCH: Property Taxes in PeoriaMerle Widmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788275198834985986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671777.post-68012390978925274012008-04-28T07:36:00.000-05:002008-04-28T07:36:00.000-05:00adamb: I'd gladly sell my house for what it was as...adamb: I'd gladly sell my house for what it was assessed for!Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953435368705942387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671777.post-91990370045260545342007-09-12T15:41:00.000-05:002007-09-12T15:41:00.000-05:00Property taxes are lower and sales taxes are lower...Property taxes are lower and sales taxes are lower in Clayton than in Peoria. Must mean Peoria offers a lot more amenities than Clayton?<BR/><BR/>There are a lot of amenities in this "close in" suburb of St. Louis. Major league Baseball, hockey and football, free museums, Six Flags, large Civic Center, huge parks and playgrounds, a larger river, shops far superior to Peoria,just to name a few.<BR/><BR/>Hmmmmm.Merle Widmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267875223386924271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671777.post-34861417116500874482007-09-11T23:25:00.000-05:002007-09-11T23:25:00.000-05:00What would really be interesting is a law that ran...What would really be interesting is a law that randomly picks a few houses in each neighborhood and forces the city to buy those houses at the assessed value and the owners to sell them. One time, totally unexpectedly. <BR/><BR/>Or, I wonder what would happen if everyone who appealed also had to accept a cash offer at the assessed value if it were offered by the city? Might be revealing.<BR/><BR/>Improvements aren't the only reason assessments should be raised. An alternative explanation is that they were too low before.<BR/><BR/>It's obvious that renters pay property taxes as much as anybody.<BR/><BR/>Finally, I'll just note that Clayton advertises itself as assessing properties well under market value:<BR/>http://www.ci.clayton.mo.us/FileSystem/Page586/booklet%201%205%2006.pdf<BR/>My favorite part:<BR/><BR/><I>Assessed Real Estate Valuation: $627,880,120<BR/>Estimated Actual Value: $2,659,109,727<BR/>Sales Tax Rate: 7.325%</I>AdamBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14625655604759074752noreply@blogger.com