今天我做了个调查, 发现一个有趣的事情. 都说Forsyth
County 的Property
Tax Rate 要低于别的County,
但其中的原因我开始并不清楚.
原来Forsyth
County 只有一个City: Cumming City. 你想知道Fulton County 有多少个City吗? 我的天啊! 14
Cities (Alpharetta City, Atlanta City,
Chattahoochee Hill Country City, College Park City, East Point City, Fairburn
City, Hapeville City, Johns Creek City, Milton City, Mountain Park City,
Palmetto City, Roswell City, Sandy Springs City, Union City)
Gwinnett County 也有12 Cities之多(Berkeley
Lake City, Buford City, Dacula City, Duluth City, Grayson City, Lawrenceville
City, Lilburn City, Norcross City, Rest Haven City, Snellville City, Sugar Hill
City, Suwanee City) https://etax.dor.ga.gov/PTD/county/search.aspx http://www.dca.state.ga.us/development/research/publications/Active_City_List.pdf
我们知道, 我们的Property Tax 有 2/3 是付给
Schools, Hospitals 等, 其余的付给政府部门, 一个City 有一个Police
Department, 一个Fire Department, 一个City or County Court, 一个City
Mayor 和一批行政机关工作人员.
我想我不需要举证太多,
你就明白越多的管理部门,
你的Property
Tax Rate 就越高.
这就是为什么Forsyth
County 比其它County的Property
Tax Rate 要低的原因之一了.
还有你可以住在Forsyth County 边缘地区, 但你的 Mailing address 可以是Alpharetta, Suwanee, Duluth, Cumming,
and Gainesville. 像我们家就住在 McGinnis Ferry Rd以北一点, 属于Forsyth
County ,在Alpharetta
和Cumming
交界带,
但我们家的邮政编码却是Alpharetta,
GA 30005.
既然2/3的Property Tax 是付给 Schools的, Forsyth
County 认为,
超过65
岁的房主理论上家中就没有小孩在上学,可以减免掉这一部分的Property
Tax. 所以超过65
岁的Homeowners
可以申请Double
Homestead Exemption (双宅基地豁免), 即$8,000 x 2 = $16,000. 举个例子来说, 我们公司的Dan
Lind, 65 岁以前,
他付Property
Tax 是$3,000
多,过了65 岁, 他现在只付$780.
我不能写的太多,
如你有兴趣,
你可以查下面的网页. http://www.qpublic.net/ga/forsyth/homestead.html
另外Forsyth County 是一个新兴发展的County , 在June
21, 2010 曾经被评为全美Top
10 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties 排名6. Forsyth
County, Ga. (Atlanta), 77.4 percent. http://gpar.org/news/details/-Top-10-Fastest-Growing-U.S.-Counties-/
Source: CNNMoney.com, Les Christie (06/16/2010)
现在的Forsyth County 依然发展强劲, 两个知名的Lambert
and South Forsyth High Schools 在Georgia 的461 所High
Schools SAT scores (2012) 排名是16. Lambert High School (Forsyth):
1609 和17. South Forsyth High School (Forsyth): 1606 http://www.city-data.com/forum/atlanta/1696771-top-metro-atlanta-high-schools-sat.html
总之, Forsyth County是一个很有发展潜力的County, Property Tax低, 65 岁以后还可以Double
Homestead Exemption (双宅基地豁免), 有很好High
Schools 等.
这下你对Forsyth
County ( 尤其是South
Forsyth County) 有一个直观的了解了吧? (笑)
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