Property tax bills come to County homeowners every year, but how is that money used?
Here’s the allocation breakdown for Fiscal 2022 according to the County’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB)T Director Toni Brady.
On a $2,156 tax bill for a $150, 000 home allocations are:
- 39,1 percent or $842 for Schools
- 35.4 percent or $764 for the General Fund
- 11.7 percent or $253 for Fire Rescue
- 4.2 percent or $91 for EMS service
- 4 percent or $86 for HCUD/Solid Waste /Landfill
- 3.3 percent or $71 for the Transportation Trust
- 1.3 percent or $27 for the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)
- 0.5 percent or $11 for County Health services
0.5 percent or $11 for Stormwater Management