I looked at a house in Wallaceville in 1986 and was like "I'm buying it" and then I saw the property taxes and said "fug no" lol

Yes

Mississippi did not eliminate the state income tax. It gradually goes to 3%, and then “goes to 0% by 2037 if the state meets growth criteria and there is money left that isn’t spent in the state budget”.
I’m paraphrasing of course.

My takeaway is that it’s going to 3% and won’t go any lower. I’ll take it, though. Better than 5%

I think TX property tax is about 1.5% of value. So a $200,000 house would be $3k/year there. But zero income tax. And significant wildlife property tax exemptions if you live on ‘managed’ property. I’d still take the no income tax on every dime earned in a lifetime.

^^This^^. I’ve lived in a state where they had no income taxes. They rape you in other areas. I remember dad bought a Cadillac back in 1990. When he went to get the tag for it, it was over $4k.

Good luck finding a $200,000 house in Texas in a neighborhood you would feel safe in. Before we moved here, my wife had a total of 6 neck surgeries. This led her having to medically retire at age 50. We lost 40% of our income. In Alabama, my tax liability would decrease. In Texas, my property taxes continued to increase.

It will be made up, you know they aren’t letting all that money go.