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‘I just can’t do it anymore’: This struggling Nebraska mom is in tears after a property tax spike — the mortgage eats up 50% of her income after her home valuation nearly doubled

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Connie Vogt's son Frank started a Go Fund Me that has so far raised $ 32,345 out of a $ 60,000 goal.

She said the new mortgage payments are almost $700 more a month and take up 50% of her income.

The median sale price of a home in the U.S. was $ 412,300 in Q2 2024 , up 30% from Q2 2020 .

New Jersey had the highest effective property tax rate of any state at 2.23% .

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