A majority of town and village residents will see a reduction in their 2008 Cayuga County tax rate, according to numbers released Wednesday.
In Auburn, the county tax rate will drop about 6.5 percent, from $9.05 per $1,000 of assessed value this year to $8.46.
A home in the city valued at $100,000 would have a tax bill of $846 in 2008, about $59 less than this year's $905.
Legislators adopted a $138 million spending plan featuring a $32 million levy, or amount to be raised by taxes, this week.
The tax rates vary from municipality largely because of equalization rates.
Taxpayers in the town of Brutus will pay the lowest rate in 2008, while Sempronius is home to the highest.
The county tax rate in Brutus is set at $8.37 per $1,000 of assessed value, a reduction of more than 20 percent compared to this year's $10.52.
The rate is about $21 per $1,000 of assessed value in Sempronius, a 1.27 percent increase over this year's $20.73.
The equalization rate is at 100 percent in Brutus compared to 39 percent in Sempronius.
Most county tax rates fall in the $8 to $10 per $1,000 of assessed value range.
The county's tax base grew in 2007, a factor in several rate reductions.
The county's whole taxable value is up to about $3.9 billion, an 8 percent increase over this year's $3.6 billion.
The $32 million tax levy for 2008 represents a 1.2 percent, a $389,000 increase over this year's.
2008 Cayuga County tax rates per $1,000 of assessed value by municipality
Auburn $8.46, down 6.51 percent
Aurelius $8.54, down 4.51 percent
Cayuga (village) $8.66, down 4.32 percent
Brutus $8.37, down 20.45 percent
Weedsport $8.45, down 20.64 percent
Cato (town) $8.82, down 2.47 percent
Cato (village in Cato) $8.89, down 2.46 percent
Cato (village in Ira) $8.45, down 6.28 percent
Meridian $8.92, down 2.46 percent
Conquest $10.45, down 0.69 percent
Fleming $20.25, up 7.12 percent
Genoa $10.44, down 0.65 percent
Ira $8.44, down 6.51 percent
Ledyard $11.75, up 6.60 percent
Aurora $11.70, up 6.55 percent
Locke $9.16, up 0.78 percent
Mentz $10.22, down 3.11 percent
Port Byron $10.30, down 3.32 percent
Montezuma $9.21, up 1.64 percent
Moravia (town) $12.15, down 0.64 percent
Moravia (village) $12.21, down 1.01 percent
Niles $9.69, up 3.44 percent
Owasco $10.09, up 0.92 percent
Scipio $8.97, up 0.64 percent
Sempronius $21, up 1.27 percent
Sennett $9.56, up 1 percent
Springport $8.51, down 4.53 percent
Union Springs $8.60, down 4.47 percent
Sterling $10.47, up 3.89 percent
Fair Haven $10.40, up 3.71 percent
Summerhill $12.02, up 4.51 percent
Throop $12.08, up 3.48 percent
Venice $9.97, down 0.87 percent
Victory $8.42, down 6.49 percent
A home in the city valued at $100,000 would have a tax bill of $846 in 2008, about $59 less than this year's $905.
Legislators adopted a $138 million spending plan featuring a $32 million levy, or amount to be raised by taxes, this week.
The tax rates vary from municipality largely because of equalization rates.
Taxpayers in the town of Brutus will pay the lowest rate in 2008, while Sempronius is home to the highest.
The county tax rate in Brutus is set at $8.37 per $1,000 of assessed value, a reduction of more than 20 percent compared to this year's $10.52.
The rate is about $21 per $1,000 of assessed value in Sempronius, a 1.27 percent increase over this year's $20.73.
The equalization rate is at 100 percent in Brutus compared to 39 percent in Sempronius.
Most county tax rates fall in the $8 to $10 per $1,000 of assessed value range.
The county's tax base grew in 2007, a factor in several rate reductions.
The county's whole taxable value is up to about $3.9 billion, an 8 percent increase over this year's $3.6 billion.
The $32 million tax levy for 2008 represents a 1.2 percent, a $389,000 increase over this year's.
2008 Cayuga County tax rates per $1,000 of assessed value by municipality
Auburn $8.46, down 6.51 percent
Aurelius $8.54, down 4.51 percent
Cayuga (village) $8.66, down 4.32 percent
Brutus $8.37, down 20.45 percent
Weedsport $8.45, down 20.64 percent
Cato (town) $8.82, down 2.47 percent
Cato (village in Cato) $8.89, down 2.46 percent
Cato (village in Ira) $8.45, down 6.28 percent
Meridian $8.92, down 2.46 percent
Conquest $10.45, down 0.69 percent
Fleming $20.25, up 7.12 percent
Genoa $10.44, down 0.65 percent
Ira $8.44, down 6.51 percent
Ledyard $11.75, up 6.60 percent
Aurora $11.70, up 6.55 percent
Locke $9.16, up 0.78 percent
Mentz $10.22, down 3.11 percent
Port Byron $10.30, down 3.32 percent
Montezuma $9.21, up 1.64 percent
Moravia (town) $12.15, down 0.64 percent
Moravia (village) $12.21, down 1.01 percent
Niles $9.69, up 3.44 percent
Owasco $10.09, up 0.92 percent
Scipio $8.97, up 0.64 percent
Sempronius $21, up 1.27 percent
Sennett $9.56, up 1 percent
Springport $8.51, down 4.53 percent
Union Springs $8.60, down 4.47 percent
Sterling $10.47, up 3.89 percent
Fair Haven $10.40, up 3.71 percent
Summerhill $12.02, up 4.51 percent
Throop $12.08, up 3.48 percent
Venice $9.97, down 0.87 percent
Victory $8.42, down 6.49 percent
