Property Taxes – by the Numbers

DAYTON - If Day­ton's school modernization tax levy passes later this month, property taxes in the Dayton School District are projected to increase by $2.53 per thousand dollar valuation. That means that the owner of a $100,000 home in Dayton would pay an additional $253 per year, or about $21 per month.

In Dayton, combined school special levy tax rates in 2014 are $2.33 per thousand dollar valuation. (That includes the current M&O levy plus a capital technology bond.)

If the bond levy passed and all other rates remained unchanged (they won't, but they're not likely to change significantly), the com­bined rate in 2015 would be $4.86 per thousand.

To help voters under­stand how local property tax rates compare with others in Washington, and with rates in Dayton in past years, The Times has prepared the two sets of ac­companying charts. They show that, even if the bond levy passes, property tax rates in the Dayton School District will still be lower than they've been in many years past, and the school portion will also be lower than the rates approved by voters in many surround­ing school districts.