| Newton County Property Tax Bills by Tax District | |||||||||||
| Pay 2005 | |||||||||||
| Assessment and Deductions | |||||||||||
| Median Home Value, 2000 Census | 87,500 | ||||||||||
| Assessment-Sales Ratio | 0.956 | ||||||||||
| Gross Assessed Value | 83,650 | ||||||||||
| Homestead Deduction | 35,000 | ||||||||||
| Mortgage Deduction | 3,000 | ||||||||||
| Net Assessed Value | 45,650 | ||||||||||
| 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 - Beaver TWP | 2.4852 | 1,134 | 28.8015 | 327 | 808 | 13.9641 | 113 | 695 | 987 | 273 | 1,968 |
| 002 - Morocco Corp (Beaver) | 2.8583 | 1,305 | 28.3721 | 370 | 935 | 15.7878 | 148 | 787 | 753 | 309 | 2,229 |
| 003 - Colfax TWP | 2.2537 | 1,029 | 30.1717 | 310 | 718 | 13.8810 | 100 | 619 | 1,274 | 243 | 1,752 |
| 004 - Grant TWP | 2.4502 | 1,119 | 29.2878 | 328 | 791 | 12.7828 | 101 | 690 | 1,002 | 271 | 1,954 |
| 005 - Goodland Corp (Grant) | 3.0603 | 1,397 | 27.6541 | 386 | 1,011 | 14.6534 | 148 | 863 | 596 | 338 | 2,443 |
| 006 - Iroquois TWP | 2.5150 | 1,148 | 28.7315 | 330 | 818 | 12.5788 | 103 | 715 | 928 | 281 | 2,026 |
| 007 - Brook Corp (Iroquois) | 3.3437 | 1,526 | 27.2678 | 416 | 1,110 | 15.4933 | 172 | 938 | 485 | 368 | 2,657 |
| 008 - Jackson TWP | 2.2763 | 1,039 | 30.0870 | 313 | 726 | 13.9724 | 102 | 625 | 1,251 | 245 | 1,770 |
| 009 - Mount Ayr Corp (Jackson) | 2.6414 | 1,206 | 28.9866 | 350 | 856 | 15.3006 | 131 | 725 | 903 | 285 | 2,054 |
| 010 - Jefferson TWP | 2.4471 | 1,117 | 29.2816 | 327 | 790 | 12.7490 | 101 | 689 | 1,005 | 270 | 1,952 |
| 011 - Kentland Corp (Jefferson) | 2.8124 | 1,284 | 28.1502 | 361 | 922 | 13.8934 | 128 | 794 | 736 | 312 | 2,250 |
| 012 - Lake TWP | 2.4147 | 1,102 | 29.2582 | 323 | 780 | 14.0300 | 109 | 670 | 1,077 | 263 | 1,899 |
| 013 - Lincoln TWP | 2.3231 | 1,060 | 29.6567 | 315 | 746 | 13.8070 | 103 | 643 | 1,195 | 252 | 1,821 |
| 014 - McClellan TWP | 2.3095 | 1,054 | 29.9507 | 316 | 739 | 14.0831 | 104 | 635 | 1,223 | 249 | 1,797 |
| 015 - Washington TWP | 2.5097 | 1,146 | 28.9281 | 331 | 814 | 12.7932 | 104 | 710 | 939 | 279 | 2,011 |
| 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. | |||||||||||