Since 2002, the concern for reducing taxes has risen to the top tier of priorities for the residents of Orange County. It now yields an average score of 8.0 out of a high score of 10 from people living in Orange County. This is an increase from the average rating of 7.4 it received in 2002.
Five years ago, Orange County residents considered taxes to be an important priority but did not perceive it as one of the most pressing issue areas confronting the county. Today reducing taxes ranks second compared with only tenth in 2002.
Anxiety over taxes has greatly increased in Orange County over the course of the past five years. At that time, 37% of county residents found it to be a top priority worthy of the highest rating of 10. Now, exactly half of county residents rate it as a priority with a top score of 10.
Orange County residents are not alone. The public’s attention to the tax burden has heightened dramatically across the Mid-Hudson Valley.
