Show t 1971 property tax tax climbs in Ephraim The total property tax levy imposed In n Ephraim increased by mills this year accordIng according according accord accord- ing to an analysis just completed comple comple- ted by the Utah Foundation the private tax research organ organ- Ephraim's overall property tax levy in 1971 Is mills mUIs per 1000 assessed valuation This compares with witha a total levy of mills In 1970 and mills In 1965 According to the Foundation study t the property tax rate In Ephraim has risen since 1960 since 1950 and since 1940 The following tabulation shows the trend in Ephraim's total tax rate since 1940 Year Mill MUI Levy 1940 1950 1960 1965 1970 1971 Approximately of the property taxes charged in Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim this year will go for school purposes The Foundation re report report report re- re port shows that of the property tax will go for municipal municipal municipal muni muni- cipal purposes for county county coun coun- ty purposes and 17 for special special special cial district purposes A break break- breakdown down of the 1971 property tax levy In Ephraim is shown by bythe bythe bythe the following schedule Purpose Mill MUI Levy Municipal 2000 School County 1350 Special District TOTAL includes state school levy of 72 mills Property tax rates r rose se inmost in inmost inmost most Utah communities this year according to the Foundation Foundation Foundation tion report A survey of 67 major Utah cities cities s shows that total property tax rates in increased increased increased in- in creased in 54 cities declined in only 6 cities clUes and remained unchanged in 7 cities The overall average tax rate in the cities clUes surveyed rose from 88 mills per 1000 assessed valuation last year to mills In 1971 The average increase in the 54 cities with higher tax rates was mills The increases ranged up to mills in Moab and mills in Heber City All of the declines on the other hand amounted to less than one mill Foundation analysts point out that the levy increased for this year are the larg largest since 1965 During the 70 1965 period the mill mm levy Increases In the 67 cities under review averaged only 05 per year The Increase in increase increase In- In crease for 1971 is equal to 16 or more than three times the average rate change of the past five years Although the mill rate Increase for 1971 is high by recent standards it is modest when compared with the 1950 to 1965 experience During this year 15 period the average levy for the 67 cities surveyed rose by 72 or an average of 37 per year In addition to to- mill levy Increases in increases increases In- In creases many taxpayers also experienced upward adjustments adjustments adjustments adjust adjust- ments in their property v valuations valuations lua- lua under the continuing re reappraisal reappraisal reappraisal re- re appraisal program Thus the overall increase in taxes may maybe maybe maybe be considerably greater than the percentage increase Indicated by the mill levy changes alone The Foundation observed that Ogden passed Park City this year for the dubious distinction distinction distinction tion of having the highest tax rate in the state The 1971 tax rate In Ogden is mills per 1000 as assessed assessed assessed as- as valuation compared with mills for Park City A small section of Ogden which was annexed to the city several years ago has an even higher total levy levy mills mUIs Blanding on the other hand has the lowest levy among the major cities clUes surveyed with an overall levy of mills in 1971 A number of smaller communities and unincorporated ted areas in the state have even lower tax rates with the absolute lowest levy of mills found in the unincorporated area of ofSan ofSan ofSan San Juan County |