Tax & Utility Rates

Tax Rates

  • Sales Tax
    • Meals: 6%
    • Lodging: 8%
  • Real Estate Tax
    • $1.20 / $100 assessed value
  • Personal Property Tax
    • $3.50 / $100 assessed value (Auto, Trucks, Boats, Trailers, Motorcycles)
  • Machinery and Tools Tax:
    • $2 / $100 assessed value

Water Rates (Bi-Monthly)

- Revised July 1, 2023

For Water Users Within the City
Base Bi-Monthly Charge $15.40*
Up to 5,000 cubic feet$15.86 per 1,000 cubic feet
Next 20,000 cubic feet$17.54 per 1,000 cubic feet
Next 100,000 cubic feet$19.43 per 1,000 cubic feet
All over 125,000 cubic feet$21.42 per 1,000 cubic feet
For Water Users Outside the City
Base charge                 $17.72*
All consumption$18.27 per 1,000 cubic feet

*Includes $3.00 Capital Water Infrastructure Repair

Sewer Rates (Bi-Monthly)

- Revised July 1, 2023

For Sewer Users Within the City
Under 100,000 cubic feet$30.59* plus $3.14 per 100 cubic feet
All over 100,000 cubic feet$3.76 per 100 cubic feet
For Sewer Users Outside the City
All usage$38.24* plus $3.93 per 100 cubic feet

*Includes $3.00 Capital Sewer Infrastructure Repair

Refuse Collection and Recycling Rates

For the collection and disposal of solid waste once a week, and the separate collection and recycling of recyclable material every two weeks, from each single-family unit, each duplex unit, each apartment unit, and each commercial establishment, there shall be a monthly charge of $20.50 for one can per pickup. For more information regarding Trash and Recycling Services, please click the following: 

Storm Water Fee

The monthly utility fee for a residential property is the ERU rate of $4 per month for one ERU (Equivalent Residential Unit). The monthly utility fee for a nonresidential property is the ERU rate of $4 per month for one ERU, multiplied by the numerical factor obtained by dividing the total impervious area of the nonresidential property by one ERU (2,656 square feet).