Are your local real estate taxes going up in 2019? Find out here
As 2018 comes to a close, municipalities all over Centre County are passing their 2019 operating budgets.
Below, find out if your municipality in the Centre Region is raising taxes:
Centre County
REAL ESTATE TAXES: No increase in real estate taxes for the ninth consecutive year
COUNTY MILLAGE RATE: 7.84 mills
TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $79.8 million
TOTAL REVENUE: $78.05 million (budget balanced through reduction in fund balance)
Note: Centre County Commissioners are expected to adopt the proposed 2019 budget on Dec. 27.
Bellefonte
REAL ESTATE TAXES: Increasing by 1.25 mill; breaks down to .8 mills for the general fund .2 mills for EMS and .25 mills to cover debt related to Kepler Pool renovations; increase on average of about $40 per property per year
LOCAL MILLAGE RATE: Increasing from 16.015 to 17.265 mills — the highest rate in the county
TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $1.42 million
TOTAL REVENUES: $1.42 million
College Township
REAL ESTATE TAXES: No increase
LOCAL MILLAGE RATE: 5.4 mills
TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $8.9 million
TOTAL REVENUES: $8.7 million (budget balanced through reduction in fund balance)
Harris Township
REAL ESTATE TAXES: No increase
LOCAL MILLAGE RATE: 5.3 mills
TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $5.8 million; increase in budget from 2018 is due to capital projects
TOTAL REVENUES: $5.65 million (budget balanced through reduction in township’s fund balance)
State College Borough
REAL ESTATE TAXES: 0.36 mill increase; funding operating expenses associated with the Historical Architectural Review Board; about a $100 increase per home per year
LOCAL MILLAGE RATE: 16.76 mills
TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $49.7 million
TOTAL REVENUES: $49.7 million
Halfmoon Township
REAL ESTATE TAXES: No increase
LOCAL MILLAGE RATE: 4.98 mills
TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $901,485
TOTAL REVENUES: $901,485
Patton Township
REAL ESTATE TAXES: No increase
LOCAL MILLAGE RATE: 9.5 mills
TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $16.2 million
TOTAL REVENUES: $15.1 million (budget balanced through reduction in township’s fund balance)
Ferguson Township
REAL ESTATE TAXES: No increase
LOCAL MILLAGE RATE: 2.422 mills
TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $30.9 million
TOTAL REVENUES: $28.57 million (budget balanced through reduction in township’s fund balance)