What is a millage rate on a property tax bill?

Millage is the local tax rate written as mills. One mill is a dollar of tax on every thousand dollars of the value being taxed. Several local bodies can stack mills on the same home, and the stacked total is what produces the yearly bill.

How do you convert mills to a percent tax rate?

One mill is one-tenth of one percent. Ten mills equal one percent. Twenty mills equal two percent, which is twenty dollars of tax on each thousand dollars of the value being taxed. That conversion is definitional, not a local quirk.

Does a property tax appeal change millage?

No. Millage is set by local budgets and applies across a taxing district. A property tax appeal is a request to change the value the mills multiply. The rate stays put; the printed value is the side that can move.

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A millage rate is the local tax rate, written as mills, that turns a value on the roll into a yearly bill. One mill is a dollar of tax on every thousand dollars of the value the county is allowed to tax. Cities, schools, and special districts stack their mills on the same parcel.

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How many dollars is one mill of property tax?

The IAAO glossary treats a mill as one-thousandth of one dollar. Twenty mills is the same idea as two percent: twenty dollars of tax on each thousand dollars of the value being taxed. A home with $300,000 of taxable value at twenty mills produces a $6,000 bill. Change the mills and every house in the district moves together. Change one house's value and only that bill moves.

Can a property tax appeal change the millage rate?

No. Millage is a budget number set by elected bodies. A property tax appeal is aimed at the value underneath those mills. The property tax glossary and the assessed value page keep those two sides apart. There are no upfront costs with Fair Appeal, and FairAppeal handles the entire appeal on your behalf when a filing goes forward.