See what your Johnson County tax bill may be

Rural Johnson County property owners face a higher tax rate next fiscal year while city dwellers would see a decrease under a budget proposal released Wednesday by the Board of Supervisors.

The finishing touches are still being put on the budget, and the Board of Supervisors plans to vote on it March 11.

The proposed levy for unincorporated areas is $10.50 per $1,000 of taxable value, up from $9.97 this year.

The supervisors said rural residents have told them they want better roads, so the board plans to increase rural taxes to put more money toward road maintenance.

“They're going to pay a little bit more, but they're going to get better roads out of the deal,” supervisor Terrence Neuzil said.

The proposed levy for property in city limits would be $7.33 per $1,000, down from $7.39 this year.

Homeowners in the cities would see slightly higher county tax bills, however, because of an increase in the percentage of a residential property's value that is subject to taxation. That is known as the rollback and is set by the state.

See the document below for how this may affect you. It compares county tax bills from last year and this year.

The first circled column shows what the tax bills would be on various property classifications. The second one is the change, in dollars, from this year.

So, for example, the owners of a $100,000 home in rural areas would pay $37.86 more in county taxes next year compared with this year. In Iowa City, homeowners would pay $10.50 more, and people in other cities would pay $6.67 more.

If you live in one of the smaller cities, “that's not too bad for all the services we're providing,” supervisor Rod Sullivan said.

JoCo levy

Also, Wednesday, the supervisors said elected officials would get 1.4 percent salary raises, which is less than the 2 percent recommended by the county compensation board. They also decided all non-union employees would get 2.75 percent pay raises, which is in line with what most union employees will receive.