| Adams County Property Tax Bills by Tax District | |||||||||||
| Pay 2005 | |||||||||||
| Assessment and Deductions | |||||||||||
| Median Home Value, 2000 Census | 85,400 | ||||||||||
| Assessment-Sales Ratio | 0.938 | ||||||||||
| Gross Assessed Value | 80,105 | ||||||||||
| Homestead Deduction | 35,000 | ||||||||||
| Mortgage Deduction | 3,000 | ||||||||||
| Net Assessed Value | 42,105 | ||||||||||
| Tax Rate, Credits and Tax Bill | |||||||||||
| Tax District | Tax Rate | Gross Tax | PTRC Rate | PTRC | Gross Tax - PTRC | State/Local Homestead Credit Rate | Home- stead Credit | Net Tax | Rank Among All 1,960 Districts | Net Tax, Half the Median Home Value | Net Tax, Twice the Median Home Value |
| 001 - NORTH BLUE CREEK TWP | 2.0251 | 853 | 28.8701 | 246 | 607 | 10.0373 | 61 | 546 | 1,493 | 221 | 1,584 |
| 002 - SOUTH BLUE CREEK TWP | 2.1138 | 890 | 28.9460 | 258 | 632 | 10.2894 | 65 | 567 | 1,420 | 229 | 1,647 |
| 003 - NORTH FRENCH TWP | 2.0075 | 845 | 29.0702 | 246 | 600 | 10.0942 | 61 | 539 | 1,511 | 218 | 1,565 |
| 004 - SOUTH FRENCH TWP | 2.0962 | 883 | 29.1380 | 257 | 625 | 10.3467 | 65 | 561 | 1,438 | 227 | 1,627 |
| 005 - HARTFORD TWP | 2.1440 | 903 | 28.9263 | 261 | 642 | 10.5787 | 68 | 574 | 1,393 | 232 | 1,665 |
| 006 - JEFFERSON TWP | 2.1276 | 896 | 29.0033 | 260 | 636 | 10.5072 | 67 | 569 | 1,410 | 230 | 1,652 |
| 007 - KIRKLAND TWP | 2.0360 | 857 | 28.9432 | 248 | 609 | 10.2503 | 62 | 547 | 1,488 | 221 | 1,587 |
| 008 - NORTH MONROE TWP | 2.0005 | 842 | 29.1020 | 245 | 597 | 10.0550 | 60 | 537 | 1,518 | 217 | 1,559 |
| 009 - SOUTH MONROE TWP | 2.0892 | 880 | 29.1686 | 257 | 623 | 10.3103 | 64 | 559 | 1,439 | 226 | 1,622 |
| 010 - BERNE CITY-MONROE TWP | 2.9102 | 1,225 | 25.6354 | 314 | 911 | 12.1012 | 110 | 801 | 720 | 324 | 2,325 |
| 011 - MONROE TOWN-MONROE TWP | 2.5527 | 1,075 | 26.6951 | 287 | 788 | 11.8648 | 93 | 694 | 989 | 281 | 2,016 |
| 012 - PREBLE TWP | 2.3636 | 995 | 26.0483 | 259 | 736 | 8.5962 | 63 | 673 | 1,069 | 272 | 1,953 |
| 013 - ROOT TWP | 2.3258 | 979 | 26.0554 | 255 | 724 | 8.2863 | 60 | 664 | 1,110 | 269 | 1,928 |
| 014 - DECATUR CITY-ROOT TWP | 3.1905 | 1,343 | 24.0528 | 323 | 1,020 | 11.2103 | 114 | 906 | 527 | 366 | 2,629 |
| 015 - ST. MARYS TWP | 2.0421 | 860 | 28.9165 | 249 | 611 | 10.2831 | 63 | 548 | 1,479 | 222 | 1,592 |
| 016 - UNION TWP | 2.3725 | 999 | 25.9044 | 259 | 740 | 8.4974 | 63 | 677 | 1,038 | 274 | 1,966 |
| 017 - WABASH TWP | 2.1116 | 889 | 29.0715 | 258 | 631 | 10.4261 | 66 | 565 | 1,425 | 228 | 1,640 |
| 018 - BERNE CITY-WABASH TWP | 2.9221 | 1,230 | 25.6125 | 315 | 915 | 12.1358 | 111 | 804 | 709 | 325 | 2,334 |
| 019 - GENEVA TOWN | 3.2505 | 1,369 | 25.5636 | 350 | 1,019 | 13.6311 | 139 | 880 | 566 | 356 | 2,554 |
| 020 - SOUTH WASHINGTON TWP | 2.0488 | 863 | 28.8874 | 249 | 613 | 10.3188 | 63 | 550 | 1,472 | 222 | 1,597 |
| 021 - NORTH WASHINGTON TWP | 2.3651 | 996 | 26.0444 | 259 | 736 | 8.6039 | 63 | 673 | 1,067 | 272 | 1,954 |
| 022 - DECATUR CITY-WASHINGTON TWP | 3.2237 | 1,357 | 24.0768 | 327 | 1,031 | 11.3847 | 117 | 913 | 509 | 369 | 2,651 |
| 023 - MONROE TOWN-WASHINGTON TWP | 2.5937 | 1,092 | 26.5892 | 290 | 802 | 12.0049 | 96 | 705 | 953 | 285 | 2,048 |
| Note: Median Home Value for this county is from the 2000 U.S. Census. | |||||||||||
| Assessment-Sales Ratio is the median assessment to sales price ratio, from the State Equalization Study. | |||||||||||
| Counties with Assessment-Sales Ratios listed as "0" have studies that are incomplete. Gross assessed values are assumed equal to home values. | |||||||||||
| Gross Assessed Value is the product of the Median Home Value and the Assessment Ratio. | |||||||||||
| Net Assessed Value is Gross Assessed Value less Deductions/Exemptions. Homestead deduction cannot exceed 50% of gross assessed value. | |||||||||||
| Tax Districts are areas within a county with particular combinations of government units. The district Tax Rate is the sum of the tax rates of these units. | |||||||||||
| Gross Tax is the District Tax Rate times Net Assessed Value. | |||||||||||
| Property Tax Replacement Credit Dollars are the PTRC Rate times the Gross Tax; they are subtracted from the Gross Tax. | |||||||||||
| The Homestead Credit Rate is multiplied by the Tax After PTRC. Homestead Credit dollars are subtracted from Tax After PTRC to get the Tax Bill. | |||||||||||
| Rank, All Districts is the rank, from highest to lowest net tax, among all of Indiana's 1,960 tax districts. | |||||||||||
| Net Tax, Half the Median Value is the tax bill calculation starting with a home value equal to half the county's median. | |||||||||||
| Net Tax, Twice the Median Value is the tax bill calculation starting with a home value equal to twice the county's median. | |||||||||||
| Prepared by Larry DeBoer, Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, using Indiana Department of Local | |||||||||||
| Government Finance rate information, available on the DLGF website, at www.in.gov/dlgf. | |||||||||||