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beaux-tie t1_itin65k wrote

Reply to comment by Feralhousewife930 in Why are houses in Holden and the Wachusett area so cheap? by [deleted]

Simply not true in terms of residential tax for the towns being discussed — just a quick glance, but Rutland (15.79/1000), Paxton (18.98/1000), Holden (16.56/1000), Princeton (15.68/1000), and even sterling (15.25/1000) have higher residential tax rates than Worcester (15.21/1000).

Commercial taxes are another matter entirely, and there Worcester definitely has these towns beat. If Worcester didn’t have a dual tax rate, I imagine the residential tax would be higher than this to make up the difference.

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[deleted] OP t1_itioxl1 wrote

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beaux-tie t1_itipbpl wrote

I don’t dispute this. I do dispute saying that taxes are higher in Worcester than the communities being discussed by OP, which they simply aren’t, at least in terms of residential properties

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