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- Owensboro, Kentucky 42301
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What about fairness?
Local tax structure has many inequities
by Rodney Berry
| Local Tax Rate Summary | ||
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| City | County | |
| Government | 1.33 percent occupational tax paid by people who work in Owensboro 2.58 cents per $100.00 assessed value real estate property tax 30.3 cents per $100 assessed value personal property tax paid by Owensboro residents who own automobiles |
.5 percent occupational tax paid by people who work outside Owensboro in Daviess County 12.7 cents per $100 assessed value real estate property tax paid by people who own real estate in Owensboro and Daviess County 17 cents per $100 assessed value personal property tax paid by Owensboro and Daviess County residents who own automobiles |
| Schools | 70.4 cents per $100 assessed value real estate property tax paid by people who own real estate in Owensboro school district 70.4 cents per $100 assessed value personal property tax paid by Owensboro school district residents who own automobiles |
53.6 cents per $100 assessed value real estate property tax paid by people who own real estate outside the Owensboro school district in the Daviess County school district 53.6 cents per $100 assessed value personal property tax paid by people who own automobiles outside the Owensboro school district in the Daviess County school district |
| Public Library | 5.7 cents per $100 assessed value real estate property tax 5.7 cents per $100 assessed value personal property tax |
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| Health | 3.5 cents per $100 assessed value real estate property tax 3.5 cents per $100 assessed value personal property tax |
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| Extension Office | .9 cents per $100 assessed value real estate property tax 1 cent per $100 assessed value personal property tax |
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| Insurance | 4 percent of insurance premiums Note: city and county rate is slightly different |
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