The Mathematics of Money

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404 Chapter 9 Taxes

EXERCISES 9.3


A. Calculating Real Estate Taxes


  1. My house has an assessed value of $15,375. The property tax rate is $48.82 per thousand. Determine the property
    tax.

  2. Bob’s house has an assessed value of $113,045. The property tax rate is $2.17 per hundred. Calculate the property
    tax.

  3. Rachel and Bruce own a house in the Northville Central School District. The school tax rate is $28.35 per thousand,
    and the house’s assessed value if $285,000. Calculate the school district property tax on their house.

  4. Suppose you own a house which has a $350,000 assessed value. The county property tax rate is 4.75 mills. Calculate
    your county property tax.

  5. The city property tax rate in Chester Rock is 4.72%. Suppose you own a house in this city that is assessed at $68,305;
    fi nd the city property tax.


B. Assessed Value


  1. Felix owns a house that is assessed at $35,043. He believes that the fair market value of the house is $175,000. For
    this value, what would you expect the uniform assessment percent to be?

  2. Sammi owns a property that is assessed at $78,345. She believes the fair market value of the property is around
    $315,000. For this value, what would you expect the uniform assessment percent to be?

  3. My town uses full assessment. If the market value of my property is $184,000, approximately what should my
    assessment be?

  4. The town of Lenoxburg uses a 15% uniform assessment percent.


a. If the fair market value of Shayne’s condo there is $457,000, what would you expect the assessment to be?
b. If his condo is assessed at $69,225, would Shayne have a justifi cation for fi ling a tax grievance?


  1. a. If the uniform assessment percent is 20% and your property is assessed at $48,945, approximately what fair market
    value does this assume?
    b. If you believe that your property’s actual market value is $300,000. Would you have a justifi cation for fi ling a tax
    grievance?

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