Sycamore Taxpayer

Have you looked at your tax bill lately?  Read on and see how much you are paying. Ever wonder where your property tax money is going?  Did you know that 57%-63% of your residential tax bill is going to the school district?

How many tax dollars do you currently pay for the schools? Based on an extrapolation of a recent half year tax bill, the full year school tax bill for a $300,000 Blue Ash home could be about $2,800. 

DEFEATING THE LEVY WILL REDUCE YOUR TAXES.

2009 Estimated Blue Ash Residential Property Tax
$300,000 Market Value
	Half Year*	Full Year	% of total***
		approx.**
School District-Sycamore	$1400.54	$2801.08	63%
City/Village-Blue Ash	$141.50	$283.00	6%
Mental Retardation Levy	$138.24	$276.48	6%
County General Fund	$103.83	$207.66	5%
Joint Vocational School	$91.88	$183.76	4%
Children Services	$75.64	$151.28	3%
Hlth/Hospital Care-Indigent	$73.00	$146.00	3%
Mental Health Levy	$67.54	$135.08	3%
Senior Services	$40.82	$81.44	2%
Park District	$35.73	$71.46	2%
Hlth/Hospital Care-Drake	$32.08	$64.16	1%
Zoological Park	$14.54	$29.08	1%
Museum Center	$7.64	$15.28	0%
Crime Information Center	$6.70	$13.40	0%
County Voted Bond Debt	$6.43	$12.86	0%
Total	$2236.11	$4472.22	99%
* Half Year estimate. Source: Hamiltoncountyauditor.org
Estimate performed on 1/5/2009 with tax dist=214,
market value estimate=300,000 and land use=Residential
Tax District Blue Ash-Sycamore-00060
** Full Year approximate calculation (2 x Half Year actual dollar amount will be different).
*** Doesn’t equal 100% because of rounding

Now see what YOU are paying.

Click  http://www.hamiltoncountyauditor.org/realestate/rover30.asp
enter your own address and see what you are paying by clicking on “Taxes Paid.”

The following chart shows comparative school tax rates for some local districts. Note: Assuming all of the eventual $12 million loss TPP revenue is shifted to property owners, Sycamore’s equivalent 30.4 effective millage rate would increase 23 % to about 37.4 effective mills.  ………………………………………………………..
http://www.hamiltoncountyauditor.org/pdf/re_100k2009_byschools.pdf

RANKING ORDER FROM HIGHEST TO LOWEST COST
		TAX YEAR 2008-COLLECTION YEAR 2009
					ANNUAL COST
				School	RESIDENTIAL
				Total Res/Ag	$100K MARKET
				Effective	10% / 2.5%
		SCHOOL DISTRICT		Rate	STC
		MADEIRA		44.868615	$1,331.89
		FINNEYTOWN		44.703565	$1,326.99
		ST.BERNARD		43.273321	$1,284.53
		CINCINNATI*		42.704083	$1,267.64
		MT. HEALTHY		41.587971	$1,234.51
		MARIEMONT		40.819280	$1,211.69
		LOVELAND		39.259492	$1,165.39
		MILFORD		39.126008	$1,161.42
		WYOMIMG		37.764939	$1,121.02
		WINTON WOODS		37.714260	$1,119.52
		LOCKLAND		37.059609	$1,100.09
		DEER PARK		36.273464	$1,076.75
		N COLEGE HILL		32.738809	$971.83
		FOREST HILLS		31.875216	$946.19
		SYCAMORE^		30.486116	$904.96
		READING		28.749881	$853.42
		NORWOOD		28.699999	$851.94
		NORTHWEST**		28.158609	$835.87
		OAK HILLS		27.525871	$817.08
		THREE RIVERS		27.064080	$803.38
		INDIAN HILL		23.579326	$699.93
		PRINCETON		23.534425	$698.60
		SOUTHEAST		23.460010	$696.39
		GREAT OAKS JVSD		2.000000	$59.37
		BUTLER TECH JVSD		1.930000	$57.29
		* Cincinnati CSD does not participate in the Great Oaks JVSD
		** Northwest LSD participates in the Butler Tech. JVSD
Note: This information was copied by hand from the  Hamilton County Auditor
Budget Settlement Dept. web site  on 1/12/2009. Any errors are accidential.

 

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This chart shows the rates of taxation. They are different than the school effective tax rate shown in the prior chart.

	Rates of Taxation for Taxes Paid in 2009   (for Sycamore School Tax District only)
					TOWN-			JOINT	TOTAL
TAX	TOWNSHIP	SCHOOL	SCHOOL	COUNTY	SHIP	SCHOOL	CORP.	VOC.	FULL	REDUCTION FACTORS		EFFECTIVE RATES		PRIOR
DISTRICT			DISTRICT	LEVY	LEVY	LEVY	LEVY	LEVY	RATE	RESID./	COMM./	RESID./	COMM./	YEAR
NUMBER			#	MILLS	MILLS	MILLS	MILLS	MILLS	MILLS	AGRL.	IND.	AGRL.	IND.	RATE
214	Blue Ash	Sycamore	21	20.63		65.77	3.08	2.70	92.18	0.471972	0.353529	48.67362	59.5917	92.13
216	Evendale	Sycamore	21	20.63		65.77		2.70	89.10	0.488287	0.365750	45.59362	56.5117	89.05
218	Indian Hill	Sycamore	21	20.63		65.77	0.96	2.70	90.06	0.483082	0.361851	46.55362	57.4717	90.01
217	Loveland	Sycamore	21	20.63		65.77	10.28	2.70	99.38	0.443865	0.335480	55.26869	66.04	99.33
211	Montgomery	Sycamore	21	20.63		65.77	10.05	2.70	99.15	0.459848	0.342642	53.55606	65.1771	99.10
215	Sharonville	Sycamore	21	20.63		65.77		2.70	89.10	0.488287	0.365750	45.59362	56.5117	89.05
210	Sycamore	Sycamore	21	20.63	8.75	65.77		2.70	97.85	0.461823	0.345917	52.66059	64.002	97.80
212	Symmes	Sycamore	21	20.63	13.70	65.77		2.70	102.80	0.472025	0.360784	54.27586	65.7114	102.75
Rates of Taxation on one ($1.00) dollar in the Sycamore School District of Hamilton County for the tax year 2008, with comparative rates for
the tax year 2007, as prepared by Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes.
Note: This information was copied by hand from the  Hamilton County Auditor     Budget Settlement Dept. web site  on 1/8/2009. Any errors
are accidential.

http://www.hamiltoncountyauditor.org/pdf/re_100k2009_bylevies.pdf