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1. How are my taxes calculated?

Two factors establish the amount of taxes you pay:

1. The primary factor is the market value of your property. The County Auditor assesses your property according to market value not historical cost. Every six years your property will be re-appraised. The next reappraisal will be 2018 (payable in 2019) and the next triennial update will be 2015 (payable in 2016).
2. The second factor is the levies or additional taxes that the voters choose to pay in order to receive additional benefit or service.

For additional help please view the Calculating Taxes Page.

2. Where does my money go?

The Tax Rate Sheet (PDF) will give the breakdown on how the money collected is distributed. Below is a sample tax bill for the 1st half taxes of tax year 2013. 

According to the tax rate sheet for tax year 2013, the rates for Millcreek Twp-Millcreek School are as follows: 

County - 10.70
Library - 1
School District - 58.80
Township - 3.90
Vocational School - 3.20 =

Real Estate Net Taxes Total Gross Rate 77.60

Additional Information

We have provided an Real Estate Example Tax Bill (PDF) to see how much each organization gets.