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mrcvs
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# Posted: 10 Mar 2012 08:42am
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Yes, back to the topic. I used to pay over $3,000 a year in taxes, but due to land re-classification, my taxes dropped to less than $100 a year. Yahoooooo! Of course, it's just raw land. I'd like to build a cabin some day on it, but some of the threads about cabins, break-ins, and vandalism--well, this discourages me.
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 10 Mar 2012 11:35am
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Quoting: Bevis That's his opinnion... Take a deep breath and relax.
Bevis, it is clear that it is his opinion and he is entitled to it...I could care less. What is insulting is the way he said it- implying that those of us who have children are senseless.
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 10 Mar 2012 01:26pm
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At best it was a poor choice of wording....
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dabones
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# Posted: 27 Mar 2012 10:24pm
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I have 2 5acre parcels in NY Southern Tier. I'm just less than $380 for a year.. when combining both tax groups..
No services on road at all. it is a paved rd and gets plowed in winter.
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Malamute
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# Posted: 27 Mar 2012 11:29pm
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10 acres with cabin and a couple outbuildings is about $300/yr for me.
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mollym
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# Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:35pm
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We have 5 wooded acres with a 12 x 20 "storage shed" in Michigan. A small cabin no power. We pay about $500 a year in taxes but our property value went up recently by $7000.00 so there may be an increase.
We have no kids by choice but I have no problem paying taxes to help educate the children in the community in which I live. But, unfairly high taxes can cause a great deal of frustration! The taxes in our college town year round home are very high because the university is tax exempt! And they keep buying land and taking it off the tax rolls.
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BlaineHill
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2012 06:08pm
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I live on a .25 acre city lot where I pay $6,000 a year in property taxes. I think a large part of this is used to send my neighbors kids to school. The rest is used to support an obese local government. By contrast, I pay $400 a year in taxes for my 72 acre recreational property on a blacktop road with electric and county water available.
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TomChum
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2012 11:11pm - Edited by: TomChum
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115 ac. valued @ 60k (!), improvements 35k (mostly a pole barn) in the 1 acre. The remaining is agricultural / timber production tax rate.
total tax = $800/yr
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Rascal
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# Posted: 5 May 2012 08:13am
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I agree with mcvs. I too do not have kids. I think the school system here in Alberta is a joke. Seems they are off more than in school. I like kids. Like the idea of education for them but i don't want to pay for it or the school buses. My rant.
I the little town I live in I pay about 2,500 a year! Only some of the streets in town are paved, bylaws about noise and wandering pets are not enforced. Just silly.
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MikeOnBike
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# Posted: 5 May 2012 04:37pm
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We pay about $9 a year for our 80 acres. I think we are classified as agricultural land. Previously this was used for grazing.
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 5 May 2012 10:33pm - Edited by: toyota_mdt_tech
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Quoting: jgiffi I am looking into the agricultural option. Does anyone know if there is a minimum yield you must produce in NY to qualify?
There may be. In my state, you must have 20 acres. You can round, so absolute minimum is 19.50 acres. I'm barely over with 20.25. I am classified at a timber farmer, supplying wood fiber to the community. I was also told I didnt have to have a harvest plan, as they realized old growth is also beneficial to the community. $32 for all my acreage a year, that includes county, schools, roads, library. There is other classifications usually, ie pastureland, produce. But if you have it classified as agricultural, you had better be using it for that. If not, you are considered evading taxes and my state will come down on you. Some just list it as pasture land, but you had better have some horses, cows etc, even if you run an add for free pastureland, just have something in there. Then can tell if its not being used as that, ie tall grass etc.
I did have to hire a professional forester to do a forest management plan. I suppose i could of done it myself, but didnt know what was expected. It was only $350 and I think its good for 10 yrs. Then I need to renew it.
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Aqua
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# Posted: 5 May 2012 10:41pm
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Property tax is 1-1.2% of appraised value in most areas here, so $100-120/yr per $10K value. Or $1000-$1200 for $100K land and structures. There are some poorer areas that are less.
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 6 May 2012 10:27pm
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70 bucks a year for each acre and a quarter.
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Rob_O
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# Posted: 6 May 2012 11:56pm
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Quoting: toyota_mdt_tech I did have to hire a professional forester to do a forest management plan.
Interesting. I'm also a "tree farmer" and the gubment sent out a guy to do my management plan at no charge. Haven't applied for my USDA farm number yet but I've been certified by the American Tree Farm System
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 7 May 2012 10:49am
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Mt tax exemption for being a forester is a state issue, not federal. I didnt know about a USDA farm number, but I'm leartning as I go. I have the copy of the original, I can just re submit it. Nothing changed except the addition of my structure. If not for the timber farmer status, I know my taxes would be about $1600 a year for the land alone vs $32
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Rob O
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# Posted: 7 May 2012 02:51pm
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The gubment will send a federal forwster to your place at no charge. He will make suggestions about clearing overly dense growth or replanting, make a survey of the predominant trees and write up a management plan. He also signed me up for the tree farm system. I will link it when I get home, typing on my phone
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Rob_O
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# Posted: 7 May 2012 08:40pm
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toyota_mdt_tech
Ok, I was wrong. The foresters are state guys, the feds just fund the programs.
First, Read this page, it's the page for my state and breaks the programs available here down pretty well
I believe this link is the correct page for your state. Looks like the programs are a little different but you still get the same free support
You only need the farm number if you want to get into the paying programs, they don't pay much so I didn't bother. The management plan and all the other stuff are still free for the asking
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 8 May 2012 09:20am
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Rob, thanks for the info, free is always nice. 
I had 60 days from the time I bought to have my management plan to the assessor or I'd of lost the tax break. I'll look into this next go around.
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jgiffi
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# Posted: 9 May 2012 07:34am
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Thanks for the suggestions, unfortunately in NYS you need to have 50 acres to be able to qualify for any of the programs it looks like but I am going to contact the forester in my area and see if they can assist at all.
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ozarkhunter
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# Posted: 13 May 2012 03:55pm
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i pay 85.oo dollars a year in sharp county ar for 25 acres and my cabin
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MileHighSwede
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# Posted: 3 Jun 2012 04:12pm
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I'm feeling very fortunate that my 61 acres in the mountains of Colorado are only costing me $17.20/year.
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ozarkhunter
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# Posted: 12 Jun 2012 10:47pm
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i pay 87 dollars a year im in north arkansas and my cabin and 25 acres appraised at 68000 last year
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luther
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# Posted: 13 Jun 2012 12:24pm
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Seems as if this thread has gone off in another direction... Anyway I pay $78.00 a year for 8 acres (zoned as recreational) in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. I have a 20x20 foot cabin with power, but no water or septic.
Cheers
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 14 Jun 2012 08:16pm
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We pay ~$12 per year for 37 acres, zoned agricultural  in Colorado
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TheCabinCalls
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# Posted: 15 Jun 2012 09:24am
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1/2 acre empty lakefront lot: $415 per year
1/2 acre lakefront with small cabin: $1200-$1800 per year
lakefront lot in MN family used to own. empty lot: $2300
They are taking advantage of the boomers coming into town with their moneys.
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OpsY
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# Posted: 23 Jun 2012 10:14pm
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20 Acres in Quebec paying nearly 200 a year altho i could have government refund for ''Forestry use'' if I paid a once in a ten year 300$ fee
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hattie
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# Posted: 23 Jun 2012 11:34pm
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$915 per year, but part of our property is commercial so they gouge you for that.
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Sustainusfarm
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# Posted: 25 Jun 2012 08:53am
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$1100/yr 7 acres central Wisconsin....5 acres is plantation pine...I wonder if I could get a tax reduction for the plantation part?? Hmmmm
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Woodthrush
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# Posted: 27 Mar 2013 04:23pm
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I am lucky. $240 a year, 5 acres in the woods. The county appraised the cabin at $0 and I beg to differ, but it's nice come tax time.
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shooter mcgavin
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# Posted: 27 Mar 2013 06:08pm
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$6200 a year for a 1000 s.f. house and a 50x125 lot just outside of Chicago.
Plus, since 2006, home value in my town has dropped 41%.
Bet some of you don't feel so bad now!
In a couple years my wife and i are buying a small cabin in Michigan. A couple years later, were moving there permantely.
Ill either sell it or roast marshmallows over this house!
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