How to Money · Friday, October 30, 2026
Joel and Matt discuss a rising wave of political attention and ballot measures regarding property taxes, with states like Louisiana, Florida, Ohio, and Kansas considering relief bills. They also highlight state programs in places like Colorado, Texas, Pennsylvania, and New York that allow senior citizens to lower their property taxes by volunteering in the community.
“Some states saying we're going to try to eliminate property taxes, others to increase homestead exemption... Louisiana might reduce property taxes. I think Florida is working on this. And there are even Ohio and Kansas are also considering big property tax relief bills.”
“gosh, I think it's Colorado, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, where some of the States that have programs like this... you can offset more than $1,000 off of your property tax in a lot of cases.”