Boone County Property Taxes

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Every Boone County citizen lives in one of 19 property tax districts: 12 townships or the municipalities of Advance, Jamestown, Lebanon, Thorntown, Ulen, Whitestown, and Zionsville. Property Tax and Population data for each taxing district is included in the spreadsheet below.

Total Property Tax for Distribution amounts for 2001 through 2007 were obtained for all 19 property tax districts from Form 49 TCs filed in the Boone County Auditor's office. These distribution amounts, which include state tax replacement and homestead credits as well as taxpayer payments, represent the total property tax received by each property tax district. These property tax receipts result from the approval of budgets submitted to the state's Department of Local Government Finance.

Property tax receipts are best compared by taking into account population changes in each taxing district. Property Tax Per Person represents the average property tax collected for each citizen as a result of an approved property tax budget in a taxing district. 

Another point of comparison is inflation increase. The Consumer Price Index increased 17.05% from 2001 to 2007.

1. How much did the total amount of 2007 property taxes collected per citizen in Boone County change from 2001? The $1,627 average in budgeted property taxes collected per Boone County citizen in 2007 was 62.7% more than collected in 2001.

2. How much did the 2007 property taxes collected per citizen in each Boone County taxing district change from 2001? The following comparisons to inflation increases represent one method to evaluate the 2007 property tax changes from 2001. Those taxing districts whose changes in property taxes collected per citizen were LESS than inflation deserve a "hall of fame" designation. Conversely, those taking districts whose changes were MORE than inflation are assigned to the "hall of shame."

HALL OF FAME (taxing districts whose 2007 property taxes per citizen increased LESS than the 17.05% inflation from 2001): Sugar Creek Township (8.50% decrease), Marion Township (6.07% decrease), Clinton Township (4.40% decrease), Harrison Township (1.24% increase),  Jackson Township (8.24% increase), Center Township (8.35% increase), Jefferson Township (9.53% increase), Washington Township (11.65% increase), Advance (13.26% increase).

HALL OF SHAME (taxing districts whose 2007 property taxes per citizen increased MORE than the 17.05% inflation from 2001): Whitestown (316.38% increase), Zionsville (118.01% increase), Eagle Township (84.72% increase), Union Township (80.41% increase), Ulen (52.99% increase), Worth Township (49.49% increase), Lebanon (38.82% increase), Jamestown (33.91% increase), Thorntown (19.91% increase), Perry Township (18.36% increase). 

Boone County Property Taxes

2001-2007 Comparison of Total Property Tax For Distribution

(Compiled July 28, 2008)

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2001-07 Incr.

Taxing District

Property Tax

Property Tax

Property Tax

Property Tax

Property Tax

Property Tax

Property Tax

(Decrease)

001 - Center Township

$2,940,022

$2,844,181

$3,303,731

$3,728,164

$3,872,496

$3,903,707

$3,777,564

Population

2,638

2,725

2,806

2,899

2,994

3,050

3,130

18.65%

Property Tax Per Person

$1,114

$1,044

$1,177

$1,286

$1,293

$1,280

$1,207

8.35%

002 - Clinton Township

$764,944

$719,156

$798,644

$901,317

$956,833

$872,957

$917,292

Population

910

949

986

1,028

1,071

1,101

1,141

25.38%

Property Tax Per Person

$841

$758

$810

$877

$893

$793

$804

(4.40%)

003 - Eagle Township

$7,572,708

$8,903,002

$9,018,054

$12,339,863

$12,334,996

$13,397,612

$15,374,739

Population

4,349

4,441

4,527

4,627

4,705

4,730

4,781

9.93%

Property Tax Per Person

$1,741

$2,005

$1,992

$2,667

$2,622

$2,832

$3,216

84.72%

004 - Harrison Township

$678,152

$620,833

$681,093

$776,315

$808,155

$766,965

$848,365

Population

767

797

826

859

893

916

948

23.60%

Property Tax Per Person

$884

$779

$825

$904

$905

$837

$895

1.24%

005 - Jackson Township

$1,069,009

$1,022,649

$1,143,605

$1,316,585

$1,383,119

$1,290,843

$1,453,210

Population

1,259

1,312

1,363

1,423

1,483

1,525

1,581

25.58%

Property Tax Per Person

$849

$779

$839

$925

$933

$846

$919

8.24%

006 - Jefferson Township

$1,165,110

$1,101,101

$1,235,142

$1,482,352

$1,598,507

$1,503,717

$1,614,064

Population

1,322

1,381

1,435

1,499

1,564

1,611

1,672

26.48%

Property Tax Per Person

$881

$797

$861

$989

$1,022

$933

$965

9.53%

007 - Marion Township

$1,079,381

$1,068,090

$1,175,152

$1,450,590

$1,389,552

$1,392,136

$1,486,039

Population

1,383

1,440

1,492

1,552

1,615

1,657

1,714

23.93%

Property Tax Per Person

$923

$742

$788

$935

$860

$840

$867

(6.07%)

008 - Perry Township

$1,643,725

$1,593,343

$1,780,484

$2,027,833

$2,229,958

$2,239,085

$2,261,080

Population

1,170

1,204

1,236

1,273

1,309

1,330

1,360

16.24%

Property Tax Per Person

$1,405

$1,323

$1,441

$1,593

$1,704

$1,684

$1,663

18.36%

009 - Sugar Creek T'ship

$818,305

$764,672

$803,540

$1,010,459

$1,053,807

$971,653

$974,290

Population

725

762

795

834

875

904

943

30.07%

Property Tax Per Person

$1,129

$1,004

$1,011

$1,212

$1,204

$1,075

$1,033

(8.50%)

010 - Union Township

$2,150,114

$2,337,474

$2,421,783

$3,039,419

$3,608,083

$3,572,759

$4,417,701

Population

2,024

2,078

2,127

2,184

2,239

2,264

2,306

13.93%

Property Tax Per Person

$1,062

$1,125

$1,139

$1,392

$1,611

$1,578

$1,916

80.41%

011 - Washington T'ship

$1,169,402

$1,128,700

$1,200,468

$1,418,135

$1,459,499

$1,407,547

$1,569,387

Population

1,390

1,439

1,484

1,537

1,591

1,625

1,672

20.29%

Property Tax Per Person

$841

$784

$809

$923

$917

$866

$939

11.65%

012 - Worth Township

$717,775

$703,787

$828,292

$1,028,330

$1,222,095

$1,110,743

$1,266,086

Population

820

845

869

897

926

943

968

18.05%

Property Tax Per Person

$875

$833

$953

$1,146

$1,320

$1,178

$1,308

49.49%

013 - Advance

$190,584

$187,027

$209,758

$255,017

$245,024

$241,952

$227,555

Population

549

552

556

566

574

575

579

5.46%

Property Tax Per Person

$347

$339

$377

$451

$427

$421

$393

13.26%

014 - Jamestown

$353,248

$342,479

$391,476

$498,285

$533,101

$499,966

$518,904

Population

874

937

939

945

944

953

960

9.84%

Property Tax Per Person

$404

$366

$417

$527

$565

$525

$541

33.91%

015 - Lebanon

$11,790,515

$12,631,093

$10,783,878

$15,713,294

$15,502,540

$17,043,352

$17,618,007

Population

14,174

14,299

14,408

14,515

14,568

15,089

15,259

7.65%

Property Tax Per Person

$832

$883

$748

$1,083

$1,064

$1,130

$1,155

38.82%

016 - Thorntown

$699,555

$684,981

$666,902

$785,526

$809,506

$791,642

$863,870

Population

1,531

1,540

1,554

1,553

1,552

1,558

1,577

3.00%

Property Tax Per Person

$457

$445

$429

$506

$522

$508

$548

19.91%

017 - Ulen

$172,346

$172,417

$215,496

$246,537

$249,640

$264,183

$272,454

Population

120

121

122

123

123

123

124

3.33%

Property Tax Per Person

$1,436

$1,425

$1,766

$2,004

$2,030

$2,148

$2,197

52.99%

018 - Whitestown

$248,914

$258,781

$332,404

$412,766

$595,560

$900,412

$1,298,525

Population

544

542

581

680

678

678

681

25.18%

Property Tax Per Person

$458

$477

$572

$607

$878

$1,328

$1,907

316.38%

019 - Zionsville

$11,877,154

$12,899,177

$12,852,590

$16,578,151

$21,774,979

$23,505,313

$31,308,687

Population

10,541

10,804

11,055

11,318

11,735

12,306

12,741

20.87%

Property Tax Per Person

$1,127

$1,194

$1,163

$1,465

$1,856

$1,910

$2,457

118.01%

TOTAL PROPERTY TAX

$47,100,961

$49,982,943

$49,842,491

$65,008,982

$71,627,472

$75,676,567

$88,067,830

Total Population

47,090

48,168

49,161

50,312

51,439

52,938

54,137

14.96%

Total Tax Per Person

$1,000

$1,038

$1,014

$1,292

$1,392

$1,430

$1,627

62.70%

Inflation (CPI)

178.0

179.9

183.7

189.7

194.5

202.9

208.352

17.05%

Taxing District

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2001-07 Incr.

Property Tax

Property Tax

Property Tax

Property Tax

Property Tax

Property Tax

Property Tax

(Decrease)

Notes:

1. Total Property Tax For Distribution obtained from County Treasurer's Certificates of Tax Collection

2. Township Population Estimates from STATS Indiana at

    http://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/sub_cnty_estimates/2007/e2007_townships.html 

3. City and Town Population Estimates from STATS Indiana at

    http://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/sub_cnty_estimates/2007/e2007_places.html 

4. County Population Estimates from STATS Indiana at http://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/popTotals/2007_cntyest.html 

5. Township Population Estimates computed by deducting City and Town Population Estimates

6. Inflation (Consumer Price Index) data at http://www.finplaneducation.net/consumer_price_index.htm 

7. 020 - Perry/Whitestown Property Tax of $163,976 in 2006 and $204,919 in 2007 apportioned by property tax burden

    between Perry Township and Whitestown

8. Zionsville TIF Property Tax of $6 in 2005, $13 in 2006, and $76 in 2007 assigned to Zionsville

It is interesting to note that our County Council is allowed by IC 6-3.5-6-13 (b) (see http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title6/ar3.5/ch6.html) to increase the homestead credit on our property tax bills by an amount up to 8%.  The homestead credit increase would be paid for by reduced COIT distributions to the County’s local governments; school funding would not be impacted.

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