TAXES

PROPERTY TAXES

Category Elmore County Tallassee Wetumpka Millbrook Coosada Deatsville Elmore Eclectic
State                
General Fund 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
School Fund* 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Soldier Fund 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Sub-Total 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
County                
General Fund 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
Road & Bridge 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Hospital 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
County Wide School* 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Distrist A (County BOE)* 3.0 - 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Distrist T (Tallassee BOE)* - 6.0            
Sub-Total 15.5 18.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5
Municipal Levies     5.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00
Total Taxes (Mills) 25.00 25.00 30.00 30.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 30.00

SALES TAXES

Category Elmore County Tallassee Wetumpka Millbrook Coosada Deatsville Elmore Eclectic
State 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
City 3.0 2.2 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
City Schools* - 0.8            
County* 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Total 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0

MACHINE TAX RATE

Category Elmore County Tallassee Wetumpka Millbrook Coosada Deatsville Elmore Eclectic
State 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
City   0.6 0.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
City Schools* -              
County* 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Total 2.0 2.6 2.5 3.5 3.0 2.0 2.0 3.0

COST OF LIVING

Affordability: Housing, taxes, utility costs and overall cost of living among the most competitive in the nation.

Housing: The cost of housing in Alabama is quite low, with average sale prices for homes some 38 percent less than the national average.

Tax Haven: Alabama has among the lowest property taxes in the United States. In total, the state can boast of having one of the lowest per capita tax burdens in the country.

TAXES AND INCENTIVES

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