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A property tax (or millage tax) as defined by Wikipedia is a levy on property that the owner is required to pay. The tax is levied by the governing authority of the jurisdiction in which the property is located; it may be paid to a national government, a state, a county/geographical region, or a municipality. Multiple jurisdictions may tax the same property.
The property tax rate is often expressed as a per mil (amount of tax per thousand currency units of property value), which is also known as a millage rate or mill (which is also one-thousandth of a currency unit). To calculate the property tax, the authority will multiply the assessed value of the property by the mill rate and then divide by 1,000.
| Mill Levy Broken Down In Each City And Entity | ||||
| Taxing Entity | Hesston | North Newton | Halstead | Newton |
| City Mill Levy | 32.426 | 52.454 | 69.892 | 66.753 |
| Library Mill Levy | 5.997 | 0.000 | 5.004 | 5.608 |
| School District Mill Levy | 66.464 | 53.231 | 51.796 | 53.231 |
| Recreation Commission Mill Levy | 13.351 | 8.901 | 0.000 | 8.901 |
| Harvey County Mill Levy | 43.593 | 43.593 | 43.593 | 43.593 |
| State of Kansas Mill Levy | 1.500 | 1.500 | 1.500 | 1.500 |
| Total Mill Levy | 163.331 | 159.679 | 171.785 | 179.586 |
| Residential Tax Calculation Based On A Home Valued at $200,000.00 | ||||
| Example | Hesston | North Newton | Halstead | Newton |
| Value of Home | $200,000.00 | $200,000.00 | $200,000.00 | $200,000.00 |
| Residential Assessment % | x 11.5% | x 11.5% | x 11.5% | x 11.5% |
| Assessed Valuation | $23,000.00 | $23,000.00 | $23,000.00 | $23,000.00 |
| x | x | x | x | |
| Mill Levy | 163.331 | 159.679 | 171.785 | 179.586 |
| divide by | divide by | divide by | divide by | |
| 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | |
| = | = | = | = | |
| Yearly Property Tax | $3,757.00 | $3,673.00 | $3,951.00 | $4,130.00 |
| The math above: Value of Home (x) Assessment 11.5% (=) Assessed Valuation (x) Mill Levy (div) 1,000 (=) Yearly Property Tax | ||||
| Residential Tax Owed Based On A Home Valued At $200,000.00 | ||||
| Breakdown by Entity | Hesston | North Newton | Halstead | Newton |
| City | $746.00 | $1,206.00 | $1,608.00 | $1,535.00 |
| Library | $138.00 | $0.00 | $115.00 | $129.00 |
| School District | $1,529.00 | $1,224.00 | $1,191.00 | $1,224.00 |
| Recreation Commission | $307.00 | $205.00 | $0.00 | $205.00 |
| Harvey County | $1,003.00 | $1,003.00 | $1,003.00 | $1,003.00 |
| State of Kansas | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Yearly Property Tax | $3,757.00 | $3,673.00 | $3,951.00 | $4,130.00 |
Harvey County resources
- County Tax Levy information & history can be found at https://www.harveycounty.com/departments/clerk/tax-leviesunits.html
- County tax unit map https://www.harveycounty.com/departments/col-180-administration/geographic-information-system-gis.html
Harvey County Tax Levy information & history as well as other counties information can also be found at ks.gov https://admin.ks.gov/offices/accounts-reports/local-government/municipal-services/county-tax-levy-sheets.
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