Tax & Utility Rates

Tax Rates

Sales Tax
- Meals: 6.5%
- 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 December 2024

For Water Users Within the City
Base Bi-Monthly Charge	$13.14
Up to 5,000 cubic feet	$16.81 per 1,000 cubic feet
Next 20,000 cubic feet	$18.59 per 1,000 cubic feet
Next 100,000 cubic feet	$20.60 per 1,000 cubic feet
All over 125,000 cubic feet	$22.71 per 1,000 cubic feet
Capital Water Infrastructure Repair Fee	$6.00

For Water Users Outside the City
Base charge	$21.60*
All consumption	$19.37 per 1,000 cubic feet

*Includes $6.00 Capital Water Infrastructure Repair

Sewer Rates (Bi-Monthly)

- Revised December 2024

For Sewer Users Within the City
Under 100,000 cubic feet	$29.25 plus $3.33 per 100 cubic feet
All over 100,000 cubic feet	$3.99 per 100 cubic feet
Capital Sewer Infrastructure Repair Fee	$6.00

For Sewer Users Outside the City
All usage	$43.35* plus $4.17 per 100 cubic feet

*Includes $6.00 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 $22.00 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 $4.75 per month for one ERU (Equivalent Residential Unit). The monthly utility fee for a nonresidential property is the ERU rate of $4.75 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).