I can't speak for his but I know mine went up because of the increase in property value. However my taxes are almost identical to last year simply because my subdivision decreased the amount we were paying into our account (because we were putting in too much previously). There is more than one thing that can affect the overall tax.
Yeah, I just get pissed because I live in city limits with no HOA but my taxes went through the roof. I feel like city residents get taxed way more--we have to pay for the city infrastructure that the whole county uses.
Valuation's increased. County budget did not increase to the same degree. Ravalli County is fiscally conservative, which results in some of the lowest residential tax rates in the state, and why so many people from overtaxed locations are interested in moving here. It's not rocket science.
I suppose the key piece of information I was not clear about in my complaint is that I too live in Ravalli County. So the fact that my taxes went up a ton and yours only went up a little is what's confusing me.
yeah, which for someone making a teacher's salary, with which I was really hoping to be able to unclench my frugal sphincter once I pay off the house, does not bode well
What town?
I hope you write thanks-yous to the rest of the cities in the state that paid for your rebate.
Sounds like you are part of that "county budget" BHR is talking about.
Comparative rankings are notoriously inaccurate. Having knowledge of both states, I would say they are pretty equal as long as the kid doesn't need any special help in cognitive areas. In MT, you are SOL in that area without a lot of $$$.Teacher salaries are notoriously low in Montana. Yet public schools rank higher here than most states, including Washington.
States With the Best & Worst School Systems in 2024
States With the Best & Worst School Systems in 2024wallethub.com
I would be okay keeping the State mil rate at 95, and using the windfall to give Montana teachers a raise.
Hamilton
Be interesting to compare your 22 and 23 tax statements to see where the big increases are coming from.
I need to dig it out. But I'm pretty sure it's all from the drastically higher valuation of my house, which again, makes me wonder how you managed to avoid that. Do you live in a yurt?
my shitty little house in the city pretty much doubled
You should have challenged the appraisal then. Too late now.
I can't speak for the entire state, but in the Helena area tax assessed value has been WAY below sale prices for the entire 8 years I've lived here. Tax assessed value would climb percentage-wise with the market, but was consistently 60% of the sale price of any given house. Then this year it suddenly jumped up to matching. I can't imagine winning an appeal when the value is suddenly a real number. If they were going to try to tie assessed value to real value, they should have done so incrementally instead of hammering everyone at once and giving a one-time $600 bandaid to try to smooth it over.Next time when the State reappraises your house and you think it is out of line, here is the process to appeal it.
Property Tax Appeal Form
mtab.mt.gov
I did it once about 8 years ago, and had the rate of increase cut in half. The assessor lady was not fun to deal with, but that's what it takes sometimes to keep them honest.
