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<br />,Properly tax the $90,000 home comparison are: $968;~y(II)$982;Co~ tinction of ranking fIrst this year,
<br /> ran(877) $990; and Andover( 11) the real change in its tax status
<br />Continued from page 5 Waconia(1lO) $1,451; St. $1,000. occurred between 1992 and 1993
<br /> Paul(625) $1,391; 0sse0(279) when it moved from 34th in the
<br />~ajority of homes in any given $1,378; Minneapolis(l), $1,368; Waconia, with the highest tax, $90,000 home tax rankings to
<br />This is especially true in the and Little Canada(623) $1,363. has the highest 1994 total tax rate second.
<br />etro communities, some of among the 95 metro communities
<br />which have few homes selling for The fIve Lowest tax metro cities in (167.558). Its school district tax Between 1992 and 1993 taxes in
<br />$90,000. the $90,000 home comparison are: rate (83.447) also ranks fIrst and Waconiajumped dramatically as
<br /> its city tax rate (38.310) third.
<br />The fIve highest tax metro cities in Afton(834) $956; Ham Lake(ll) Although Waconia gains the dis- Continued on page 7
<br /> TABLE 1: TAX ON HOME SEWNG FOR $90,000* IN 95** METROPOLITAN COMMUNmES, 1994
<br /> Assessors Percent Assessors Percent
<br />Community Market 1994 Tax Change in Community Market 1994 Tax Change in
<br />(School DistrictJ Value- Tax Rook Taxes '93-94 (School Disbict) Value- Tax Rank Taxes '93-94
<br />Afton (834) $ 76,950 $ 956 95 -4.1% Medina (278) $ 78,750 $1,041 83 -42%
<br />Andover (11) 81,360 1,000 91 -6.9 Mendota Heights (197) 80,730 1,056 80 11.5
<br />Anoka (11) 83,610 1,103 70 -5.7 Minneapolis (1) 84,330 1,368 4 2.7
<br />Apple Valley (196) 81,450 1,073 75 3.8 Minnetonka (276) 80,190 1 ,255 30 0.9
<br />Arden Hills (621) 82,260 1,223 40 -2.6 Minnetrista (277) 81,900 1,186 49 8.0
<br />Bayport (834) 81,090 1 ,268 24 -2.6 Mound (277) 80,460 1,183 51 4.4
<br />Belle Plaine (716) 79,200 1,291 19 -2.6 Mounds V!fffl (621) 83,880 1,354 6 1.6
<br />Blaine (16) 83,970 1,068 77 -6.1 New Brighton (621) 83,340 1,256 27 -4.3
<br />Bloomington (271) 82,080 1,172 54 9.0 Nfffl Hope (281) 82,350 1,226 39 -02
<br />Brooklyn Center (286) 84,780 1,256 29 -2.4 New Scandia Twp. (831) 76,500 1,008 89 -5.1
<br />Brooklyn Pari< (279) 84,240 1,317 11 3.0 Nffflport (833) 86,310 1,311 14 1.3
<br />Bumsville (191) 81,090 1,159 57 5.8 North Oaks (621) 78,930 1,052 81 -9.6
<br />Champlin (11) 81,810 1,130 64 -4.7 North St. Paul (622) 82,800 1,183 52 -1.8
<br />Chanhassen (112) 81,270 1,248 33 32 Oak Grove Twp. (15) 80,190 1,233 38 1.1
<br />Chaska (112) 85,230 1,254 31 4.0 Oak Pari< Heights (834) 82,890 1,141 i' -2.3
<br />Circle Pines (12) 84,150 1,241 35 6.2 Oakdale (622) 79,470 1,007 -62
<br />lumbia Heights (13) 85,230 1,281 20 7.2 Orono (278) 79,380 1,094 72 1.4
<br />umbus Twp. (831) 79,020 1,017 88 5.5 Osseo (279) 84,240 1,378 3 1.2
<br />n Rapids (11) 82,620 1,031 85 -6.8 Plymouth (284) 80,820 1,076 73 -5.8
<br />Corcoran (877) 77,310 990 92 -6.4 Prior Lake (719) 77,220 1,299 17 122
<br />Cottage Grove (833) 82,620 1,260 26 4.8 Ramsey (11) 80,820 982 93 -3.4
<br />Crystal (281) 82,890 1 ,265 25 1.8 Richfield (280) 83,520 1,304 15 9.3
<br />Dayton (11) 81 ,450 1,170 55 -2.8 Robbinsdale (281) 83,970 1,297 18 3.0
<br />Deephaven (276) 78,570 1,155 58 -0.0 Rosemount (196) 81,000 1,131 63 1.1
<br />Eagan (196) 80,730 1,038 84 2.2 Roseville (623) 83,070 1,321 10 -2.7
<br />East Bethel (15) 81,180 1,043 82 1.5 St. Anthony (282) 82,800 1,279 21 5.9
<br />Eden Prairie (272) 81,000 1,196 47 -5.7 St. Louis Park (283) 80,640 1,190 48 -0.9
<br />Edina (273) 81,360 1,215 42 9.7 St. Paul (625) 83,160 1,391 2 9.5
<br />Excelsior (276) 79,110 1 ,256 28 11.4 St. Paul Park (833) 81,000 1,152 59 3.6
<br />Falcon Heights (623) 84,600 1,234 37 15.5 Savage (191) 76,680 1,301 16 2.4
<br />Farmington (193) 80,370 1 ,200 45 4.9 Shakopee (720) 79,380 1,271 23 0.4
<br />Forest Lake (831) 80,460 1,064 79 8.6 Shorevifffl (621) 82,170 1,237 36 -3.2
<br />Forest Lake Twp. (831) 83,340 1,005 90 13 Shorewood (276) 78,120 1,185 50 -2.9
<br />Fridley (14) 82,980 1,167 56 -3.8 South St. Paul (6) 82,800 1,105 69 -8.1
<br />Golden Valley (270) 81,450 1,253 32 12 Spring Lake Pari< (16) 82,530 1,071 76 -8.2
<br />Grant Twp. (832) 80,730 1,028 86 3.2 Spring Lake Twp. (719) 79,380 1,073 74 12.3
<br />Ham Lake (11) 82,350 968 94 -6.5 Stillwater (834) 79,560 1,110 67 -4.7
<br />Hastings (200) 81,990 1,116 65 -0.3 Vadnais Heights (624) 85,410 1,340 7 112
<br />Hopkins (270) 81,540 1,273 22 0.8 Waconia (110) 79,290 1,451 1 6.5
<br />Hugo (624) 81,720 1,172 53 5.4 Waymta (284) 80,370 1,114 66 -7.2
<br />Independence (278) 83,340 1,314 13 5.0 West St. Paul (197) 81,810 1,096 71 8.9
<br />Inver Grove Hts (199) 80,190 1,203 46 2.0 White Bear L Twp. (624) 81,270 1,218 41 7.1
<br />Jordan (717) 79,740 1,338 8 14.1 White Bear Lake (624) 83,430 1,333 9 5.7
<br />Lake Bmo (834) 83,520 1,141 61 12.8 Woodbury (833) 81,630 1,212 44 0.8
<br />Lakeville (194) 80,820 1,131 62 3.0 'The $90.000 selling price is adjusted for differences in assessment practices among communities, as
<br />Lakes (12) 81,900' 1,212 43 2.0 shown in the "Assessors Mar1<et Value" column.
<br />cod Twp. (831) 78,750 1,022 87 -0.8 ""The 95 communities in the seven-county metropolitan area with populations of 2,500 or above.
<br />e Canada (623) 82,620 1,363 5 -1.4
<br />Mahtomedi (832) 79,740 1,105 68 -4.0 -Reflects the amount at which a home that actually sold for $90,000 would likely be valued for tax
<br />Maple Grove (279) 81,720 1,242 34 0.9 purposes by the assessor in each community, based on studies of assessment practices,
<br />Maplewood (622) 85,050 1,314 12 -2.1 SOURCES: Citizens League and Minnesota Taxpayers Association
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