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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
Jim, swing by this page and see how your value and bill relate to previous assessments.
Town of Mansfield, MA - Property Search
Also, "Mansfield —
After much back and forth discussion, selectman approved a new tax rate Wednesday for the 2011 fiscal year.
Sticking with the split tax rate, the new residential rate will be $14.32 per $1,000 of valuation compared to last year’s $13.33 per $1,000. This means an approximate increase of $120 for the average taxpayer based on median home values."
Higher tax hike for Mansfield businesses - Mansfield, MA - Mansfield News |
Thanks Johnny. Up a buck per thousand!
Salty - so the town raised my tax rate. My property value has nothing to do with it. They need more money, they raised the rate. To Fishbones point, property values dont "really" matter. If they need 20 million to run a town and 5 people live there, they have to divide it somehow and so property value is the divider. Its not what determines the money needed. It is misleading. Its not a tax on the worth of my property.
back to my Mansfield gripe - we add a mall raking in tons of $$$ and my taxes go up! Crazy.