Millage Rates (Property Tax Rates)

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To figure the amount of taxes for a home, locate the municipality in the first column and the corresponding school district.  Once you have the municipality and school district, move across to the "Total Homestead" column (if you intent to occupy the home as your primary residence).  This number is the total millage rate at which your property will be taxed.  "Non-Homestead" is for a home you do not intend to use as primary residence.  The "Total" millage rates are the total amount of property taxes you will pay for the year, however, you will receive two tax bills each year (summer taxes + winter taxes = total).

To figure out the taxes for a home you already own, multiply the millage rate by your home's taxable value (multiply the millage rate by thousands of taxable value, so if taxable value is $145,000, multiply millage rate by 145).  

To figure out the taxes on a home you may purchase, divide the estimated purchase price of the home by 2 (This may be close to the new taxable value of the home after you purchase and it is reassessed).  Take the number of thousands from that answer and multiply by the millage rate.  For example, $150,000 purchase price divided by 2 = $75,000.  Take 75 (number of thousands) and multiply 75 x's 28.7644 (Total Homestead for Ada Township/Forest Hills Schools) to arrive at $2157 as the annual property taxes.  E-mail me if you have further questions.  Additional information can be found at the end of these tables.