2015 Tax Rate Set
Posted on: October 30, 2015 - 2:24pm
The tax rate has been set for 2015. The tax rate will be reduced by$0.95 per thousand. This will result in reduction on the tax bill of a house assessed at $200,000 of $190.
The 2014 tax rate was $33.78, the 2015 rate is $32.83 resulting in a reduction of 2.8%. The breakdown of the tax rate is as follows:
| 2014 | 2015 | Change | % Change | |
| Town | $11.66 | $11.31 | -$0.35 | 3% |
| School | $19.09 | $18.51 | -$0.58 | 2.7% |
| County | $3.03 | $3.01 | -$0.02 | .6% |
| TOTAL | $33.78 | $32.83 | -$0.95 | 2.8% |
Tax bills will be mailed to property owners in the next couple of weeks.