Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 1 · column 4 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved
By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The tax bills which Rappahannock’s residents received last week are fairly typical for the area. They are based on rates that are higher than some of our surrounding counties but lower than others.
Rappahannock’s real estate tax rate of 77 cents per $100 assessed value based on a 1987 reassessment is third highest among the group.
Fauquier’s rate of 83 cents per hundred based on a 1989 reassessment is higher. Culpeper’s rate of 89 cents per hundred based on a 1987 reassessment is also higher.
Three of our surrounding counties have lower real estate rates. Warren County’s rate is 64 cents per hundred based on a 1985 reassessment. Madison’s rate is 71 cents per hundred based on a 1987 reassessment, and Page County has a rate of 53 cents based on a 1988 reassessment.
The date of the most recent reassessment is useful in comparing tax rates, since the more recent the reassessment the higher the tax base. Generally, when the tax base is increased as a result of a reassessment the tax rate can be lower.
Comparing Rappahannock’s personal property tax rate of $2.90 per hundred with rates in other counties is more complicated. Commissioners of Revenue have leeway in
92.3%