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Reports
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Where Does Your Property Tax Dollar Go? (2009 Levies)
USD353/ Wellington Recreation Commission 62.770 mills 36.4 cents
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Sumner County 58.517 mills 33.9 cents
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City of Wellington 49.827 mills 28.9 cents
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State of Kansas 1.5 mills .8 cents
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How Does Wellington's Taxes Compare to Other Cities?
2009 Tax Levies - Ranked by City Taxes
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Park City
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7,787
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37.332
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$321.99
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147.619
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Augusta
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8,693
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38.850
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$335.08
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155.867
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Bonner Springs****
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7,161
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39.064
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$336.93
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146.967
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Ft Scott
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7,941
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47.500
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173.491
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Haysville
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10,364
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48.425
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$417.67
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158.458
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Wellington
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7,735
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49.827
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$429.76
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178.449
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Mulvane*****
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5,866
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53.414
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$460.70
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170.435
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Winfield
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11,497
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54.552
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$470.51
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179.129
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Arkansas City
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11,070
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67.698
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$583.90
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188.741
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Notes:
*Cities selected were of comparable size or in Wellington vicinity.
**Taxes represented are only City Taxes, and do not represent taxes assessed for all taxing entities
(school, state, county), and is only representative of residential property classifications.
***Total Mill Levy of All Taxing Entities (City, School, County, State)
****Wyandotte County residents
*****Sumner County residents
When anyone talks about taxes, the discussion centers around the "Mill Levy". The mill levy, in
fact, is only a tool used by the County Clerk to calculate your taxes. The taxes you pay rest solely
on the amount of money your government entity budgets and spends. To get the real scoop on how
the process of taxation really works, click on the link on the below.
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How the Process of Taxation Really Works