Real Estate Taxes
The Mifflin County School Board set property taxes for Mifflin County District residents at 30.9436 mills for 2012-13. A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of a property's assessed value. Irregular property reassessments have become a serious issue in the commonwealth as it creates a significant disparity in taxation within a community and across a region. Property taxes, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, apply only to real estate - land and buildings. The property tax is not levied on cars, business inventory, or other personal property. Certain types of property are exempt from property taxes including: places of worship, places of burial, private social clubs, charitable and educational institutions and government property. Additionally, service related, disabled US military veterans may seek an exemption from paying property taxes. On the local level, Pennsylvania district revenues are dominated by two main sources: 1) Property tax collections, which account for the vast majority (between 75-85%) of local revenues; and 2) Act 511 tax collections, which are around 15% of revenues for school districts.
- 2011-12 - 28.7636 mills
- 2010-11 - 26.2300 mills.
- 2009-10 - 25.2000 mills.
- 2008-09 - 25.2000 mills.
- 2007-08 - 25.2000 mills.
- 2006-07 - 23.0000 mills.
- 2005-06 - 20.0000 mills.
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