re: St. George organizers submit petition with signatures

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My buddy lives in Zachary, has a 1600 sq ft house on a .25 acre lot and pays about $4,000 a year in taxes

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My buddy lives in Zachary, has a 1600 sq ft house on a .25 acre lot and pays about $4,000 a year in taxes

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Your buddy lives in a 1,600 sq ft house worth $360,000?

Just an example... A $300,000 dollar house would equate to roughly $3k annually for property taxes (with the homestead exemption) in Zachary. That can vary slightly depending on whether you live directly in the city limits or just within the school district. The folks within the school district would pay about another $100 per year for the same $300k house.

How to calculate
2013 Millage Rates

Residents of Zachary pay the following millages....

EBR Parish Millage = 49.128
The Zachary School Millage = is 79.20.
Zachary FIRE DIST. # 1 = 9
City of Zachary Millage is = 3.170

140.498 = Total Millage in the City Limits of Zachary

$300,000 value of home & land
-$75,000 homestead exemption
$22,500 assessed value ($225k / 10)
x .140498 mills

$3,161.21 Grand total for a $300K inside the city limits