PROPERTY TAX CLASS RATES
FOR TAXES PAYABLE IN 1998



Prior

Law

Payable 1998

Current

Law

Payable 1998

Target

Class

Rate

Residential homestead:

    Less than $72,000

    $72,000 - $75,000

    More than $75,000



1.0

2.0

2.0



1.0

1.0

1.85



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Residential non-homestead:

  Single unit:

    Less than $75,000

    More than $75,000

  2 or 3 units (& undeveloped land)



2.3

2.3

<2.3




1.9

2.1

2.1



1.25

1.85

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Apartments:

    Regular

    Subsidized (Title II)*

    Subsidized (FmHA)*



3.4

2.3

2.0



2.9

2.0

1.9



2.5

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Agricultural land & buildings:

      Homestead < $115,000

      Homestead > $115,000,

           < 320 acres

      Homestead > $115,000,

            > 320 acres

      Non-homestead



0.45

1.0



1.5



1.5



0.4

0.9



1.4



1.4



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Noncommercial seasonal recreational (cabins):

    Less than $72,000

    $72,000 - $75,000

    More than $75,000



1.5

2.5

2.5



1.4

1.4

2.5



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Commercial seasonal recreational:

    Homestead resorts (1c)

    Seasonal resorts (4c)



1.0

2.3



1.0

2.1



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Disabled homestead

0.45

0.45

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Commercial/Industrial:

    Less than $100,000

    $100,000 - $150,000

    More than $150,000



3.0

4.6

4.6



2.7

2.7

4.0



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3.5

Public utility:

    Land and buildings

    Attached machinery

    Public utility personal property



4.6

4.6

4.6



4.0

4.0

4.0



3.5

3.5

3.5

* Properties qualifying for new low-income housing will receive a class rate of 1.0 percent beginning with taxes payable in 1999.

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