I would love to downsize from my family sized house to a smaller house. It’s my dream that will probably not happen. Why? Property taxes.

I live just outside of Austin. If I sold and downgraded I would double+ my property taxes. Currently I pay taxes on 1/2 the appraised value of my house and I can, hopefully, manage that well into retirement even with the 10% annual increase. If I sell and buy a new house, even if smaller, it will likely cost close to what I can sell my current house for and then my taxes will instantly double and guarantee I will not be able to afford to stay in my house until property taxes make it too expensive if the home insurance doesn’t whack me first.