Copyright 2010, John Tracy
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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
Sumner County
58.517 mills
33.9 cents
City of
Wellington
49.827 mills
28.9
cents
State of Kansas
1.5 mills
.8 cents
How Does Wellington's Taxes Compare to Other Cities?
2009 Tax Levies - Ranked by City Taxes
City*
 
Population
City
Mill Levy
Tax on
$75,000 Home**
Total Levy***
Park City
  7,787
37.332
$321.99
147.619
Augusta
  8,693
38.850
$335.08
155.867
Bonner Springs****
  7,161
39.064
$336.93
146.967
Ft Scott
  7,941
47.500
$409.69
173.491
Haysville
  10,364
48.425
$417.67
158.458
Wellington
  7,735
49.827
$429.76
178.449
Mulvane*****
  5,866
53.414
$460.70
170.435
Winfield
  11,497
54.552
$470.51
179.129
Arkansas City
  11,070
67.698
$583.90
188.741
Notes:
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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