How Your Tax Dollar is Spent
Based on the Adopted Budget [pdf, 1 MB] for the 2008-09 fiscal year, each dollar paid in taxes is distributed in the following way:
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Public Safety
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39%
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Public Works & Transit
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12%
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Leisure Services
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11%
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Appropriation To Capital Debt
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10%
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General Government
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7%
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Solid Waste Services
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7%
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Community Development Services
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5%
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Information Technology
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4%
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Financial Management
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3%
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Appropriation To Capital Program
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3%
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External Agencies
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1%
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See tax rates and vehicle fees (pdf format) for municipalities in Wake County. Calculate your City and Wake County taxes.
Raleigh consistently offers the lowest cost for municipal services in the Triangle and of any major city in North Carolina. The following chart compares municipal property taxes and fees paid by a typical household. In order to deliver a high level of service at the lowest possible cost, the city continues to track indicators that measure its performance and cost effectiveness over time and against other local governments.
Customer Costs for Municipal Services
The chart below represents FY2008-09 annualized costs for city services. Annual property tax is based on single family residential unit value of $183,000. Annual water/sewer charges are based on 6,000 gallons usage per month.
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Property
Tax Rate |
Annual
Property
Tax |
Annual
Solid Waste
Fees |
Annual
Water & Sewer
Charges |
Annual
Storm Water
Fees |
Total |
| Wake County Municipalities |
| Raleigh |
0.3735 |
$683.51 |
$123.60 |
$449.16 |
$48.00 |
$1,304.26 |
| Cary |
0.3300 |
603.90 |
168.00 |
693.48 |
- |
1,465.38 |
| Apex |
0.3400 |
622.20 |
183.48 |
744.60 |
- |
1,550.28 |
| Morrisville |
0.3665 |
670.70 |
- |
826.32 |
- |
1,497.02 |
| Garner |
0.4000 |
732.00 |
123.60 |
652.56 |
- |
1,508.16 |
| Fuquay-Varina |
0.3850 |
704.55 |
171.00 |
711.60 |
- |
1,587.15 |
| Knightdale |
0.4000 |
732.00 |
162.96 |
766.56 |
- |
1,661.52 |
| Holly Springs |
0.4150 |
759.45 |
162.00 |
769.80 |
- |
1,691.25 |
| Rolesville |
0.4200 |
768.60 |
123.60 |
811.92 |
- |
1,704.12 |
| Wake Forest |
0.5100 |
933.30 |
- |
863.62 |
- |
1,796.92 |
| Zebulon |
0.4900 |
933.30 |
123.60 |
1,023.60 |
- |
2,080.50 |
| Wendell |
0.5100 |
896.70 |
123.60 |
863.62 |
- |
1,883.92 |
| Other Municipalities |
| Winston-Salem |
$0.4900 |
$970.00 |
- |
$319.20 |
$51.00 |
$1,266.90 |
| Wilmington |
$0.3325 |
$608.48 |
$263.40 |
$584.52 |
$60.00 |
$1,516.64 |
| Charlotte |
$0.4586 |
$839.24 |
$45.00 |
$480.00 |
$70.80 |
$1,502.24 |
| Fayetteville |
$0.5300 |
$969.90 |
$42.00 |
$545.76 |
$36.00 |
$1,593.66 |
| Asheville |
$0.4200 |
$768.60 |
$15.84 |
$788.22 |
$28.08 |
$1,657.44 |
| Greensboro |
$0.655 |
$1,162.05 |
- |
$496.80 |
$32.40 |
$1,760.85 |
| Chapel Hill |
$0.5810 |
$1,063.23 |
- |
$730.44 |
$39.00 |
$1,560.75 |
| Carboro |
$0.6863 |
$1255.93 |
- |
$775.80 |
$ 0.00 |
$2,031.73 |
| Durham |
$0.5400 |
$988.20 |
- |
$492.60 |
$54.00 |
$1,534.80 |
| Average |
$0.4578 |
$837.74 |
$87.22 |
$681.52 |
$41.93 |
$1,626.45 |
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(1) Durham has an optional $60 Yard Waste Fee that has been included.
* = FY 2008-09 ADOPTED BUDGET.
$183,000 = Single Family Residential Housing Unit
Last Update November 21,2008
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For More Information Contact:
Jamie Brown
Budget Analyst
Administrative Services Department
222 West Hargett Street, Room 302
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-996-4279
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