The proposed city real estate tax rate, contextualized

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The proposed city real estate tax rate, contextualized
By Scott Rogers • April 26, 2016 Filed In: assessments, government, taxes
The real estate tax rate in the City of Harrisonburg might increase to $0.80 per $100 of assessed value per the City's proposed 2016-17 budget. As shown above, this would be a 36% increase in the tax rate over a five year period. The context that might be missed by just looking at this increase includes.... The proposed $0.80 rate is what is required to balance the budget. That might end up being lower depending on a variety of funding decisions that City Council might make. One of the main reasons for this increase is because two new schools are being built in the City of Harrisonburg. Bluestone Elementary School and Elon Rhodes Early Learning Center -- both of which will be built over the next year to open in Fall 2017. The population of Harrisonburg keeps on growin -- at a pace of approximately 1,000 people per year. Providing services to an ever increasing population is increasingly expensive. Real estate revenue could go up without increasing the tax rate -- if lots of new houses were being built (brand new tax revenue) or if home values increase (higher tax revenue). In the past year, the MLS only shows 25 new home sales in the City of Harrisonburg -- and the median sales price of a single family home in the City has only increased 1.2% over the past year. Interested in knowing more? Read today's article in the Daily News Record (City Eyes Tax Hike In Budget Proposal) or attend the public hearing on the budget this evening at the City Council meeting at 7PM in City Hall Council Chambers. Receive updates from HarrisonburgHousingToday.com via e-mail: Enter your e-mail address: Recent Articles: Thoughts and Questions on Short Term Rentals in the City of Harrisonburg Rockingham County Considers Creating Lake Shenandoah Stormwater Control Authority Summer Has Not Started, But For Real Estate, Summer Is Nearly Over First Three Short Term Rentals Approved in Harrisonburg City Home Buyers Have Fewer and Fewer Choices (at any given time) Local Home Sales Stable, Prices Rising in First Five Months of 2019 Crunching the Numbers on Both Selling AND Buying a House Is All Showing Feedback Really About Price? Summer Home Buyers Will Love These Low Mortgage Interest Rates March thru May Contracts Strong, Again, in 2019
Have any questions? Contact Scott Rogers at 540-578-0102 or scott@funkhousergroup.com
Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through Jun 19, 2019 (unless otherwise noted).
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