camping around Aiken County, SC
Hello, On our return trip home this April, the wife and I are thinking about looking around in Aiken County for a possible permanent relocation. Can anyone recommend a campground that would b...
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Second Chance wrote:
On another note, one of the reasons we left Aiken County was the taxes. Housing and other costs are reasonable, but property and vehicle taxes will eat your lunch. Check out Kiplinger's tax map and info for retirees.
Rob
Interesting, In looking at several states with supposedly lower taxes than SC, for example, Louisiana, which is listed as deep blue on the map, has slightly lower property taxes, but higher sales taxes and they tax food. All the other taxes are similar within a point or two. So, which golden state has much better taxes for home owners? I'm curious, a good number of my buyers move to SC because of our tax structure.
In reading more closely the folks at Kiplingers has their thumb lighter on the scale for states that give preference to high wage earners. They don't seem to be overly concerned about the day to day taxes on foods and clothing. Kind of odd since it is a map for retirees and I suppose the retirees Kiplingers is interested in are more of the higher income bracket than I was.
If you use Kiplingers, take note of the details, they do not emphasize sales and other regressive taxes we all pay and take a bigger chunk out of a fixed income pocket.
