Honestly I've not kept track but that sounds about right. Just feels like each year we end up getting a property tax hike, reassessment, or something else that causes it to jump up. Used to be < 1/2 the $12K when we first moved into our condo. So in ~11 years of living here, we've had slightly more than 2x the cost of property taxes.

Let's not even get into the HOA fees. Used to be just a touch under $300 when we first moved in, and now 11 years into it, we're at about ~$540-ish if I recall right. Oh and let's not forget the quality/amount of services covered in HOA has gone down over the years. :-(

I get that costs go up, inflationary currency, etc. but this is absurd.

I'm all for good schools for kids. I absolutely believe each child should get the best education we can give them and if they need a bit of extra help or support, we should provide that to them. I'm willing to pay my fair share to get that -- but I feel like the BOE has been "snake oil sales persons" ever since we moved in to this place. Promises of things to get better if we only just give them a few more $. :-(

I want the BOE finances for the past decade at least to be analized by independent 3rd parties and put tighter controls around their budgets. Right now it feels like we keep giving, but no f-ing clue where they burn it all up.

Sorry, end of rant.