The City of Edgerton claims property taxes have declined for the average homeowner since 2008. That’s the message to residents in this graphic produced by the city:
When The Sentinel questioned the city’s calculations in an era of rising property values resulting in increasing property taxes regardless of the fluctuation of mill levies, we received this response from Assistant City Manager Kara Banks:
“Your analysis and calculation in the email is incorrect. The correct math is as follows.
City of Edgerton 2013 mill rate: 36.935
City of Edgerton proposed 2025 mill rate: 29.550
$224,590 (appraised value) x 11.5% = $25,828 (assessed value)
2013: $25,828 x 0.036935 = $953.96 in Edgerton taxes
2025: $25,828 x 0.029550 = $763.22 in Edgerton taxes
This equals a DECREASE of $190.74. A decrease of nearly 20% in 12 years.
City Councilman Ron Conus counters the city’s math with his own example:
“I think you know how deceiving this is…showing property taxes at their lowest level ever when in fact, they are at the highest.
“The fallacy of their math is that a home which is worth $224,590 today was not worth that value 12 years ago.
“Let me do the math with my home as a real example:
(From) 2012 (to) 2025, My appraised value (went from) $135,100 (to) $260,600. My assessed value (went from) $15,536 (to) $29,969 (at 11.5% of appraised value). Mill rate (went from) 36.935 (to) 29.55. Edgerton taxes went from) $573.82 (to) $885.58. My property taxes...
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