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Platte County businesses have the advantage of some of the lowest
taxes in the metro area.
- Real property (commercial & industrial) is assessed at 32%
of the fair market value
- Personal property (such as furniture, cars, trucks etc.) is
assessed at 33 1/3 % of fair market value
- Residential property is assessed at 19% of fair market value
- Agricultural property is assessed at 12% of fair market value.
The graph below provides a visual of Platte County taxes in the
metro area.
The 2006 tax levies are shown in the table below.
|
Jurisdiction
|
Kansas City
|
Parkville
|
Platte City
|
Riverside
|
|
State
|
0.03
|
0.03
|
0.03
|
0.03
|
|
County
|
0.04
|
0.04
|
0.04
|
0.04
|
|
Commercial surtax
|
0.36
|
0.36
|
0.36
|
0.36
|
|
City
|
1.51
|
0.64
|
1.06
|
0.00
|
|
School
|
5.60
|
5.60
|
4.37
|
5.60
|
|
Other
|
1.14
|
2.23
|
1.88
|
1.17
|
|
Total
|
8.68
|
8.90
|
7.74
|
7.20
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does not include some special levies
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