REAL ESTATE TAXES
LANSFORD BOROUGH REAL ESTATE TAXES ARE MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS AT THE END OF MARCH. IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT A MILL IS WORTH:
A MILL EQUALS 1/1000 OF THE U.S. DOLLAR, EXPRESSED AS A DECIMAL = .001 DOLLARS. HOW TO COMPUTE THAT INTO WHAT YOUR REAL ESTATE MILLAGE RATE WOULD BE IS AS FOLLOWS:
LETS SAY THE ASSESSED VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY IS $20,000.00 (THIS IS NOT MARKET VALUE IT IS THE COUNTY ASSESSED VALUE) AND THE BOROUGHS MILLAGE RATE IS 35.84 (2019 RATE) YOUR ANNUAL COST PER MILL WOULD BE $20.00 WHICH MEANS YOUR TOTAL TAX LEVY IS $ 716.80.
20,000 20.00
X .001 X 35.84
20.00 $716.80
THE BOROUGH TAX COLLECTOR OFFICE PHONE: 570-645-0270