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City of Roseville — 2007 Budget <br />Another benchmark that is oftentimes used is a comparison of local property taxes among comparable <br />cities. Although the comparison somewhat masks local needs and preferences, it nonetheless provides a <br />general picture of each City's tax burden. <br />2006 Local Property Taxes <br />city * <br />Brooklyn Center <br />City Taxes <br />$ 939 <br />Richfield <br />785 <br />Cottage Grove <br />757 <br />St. Louis Park <br />727 <br />Inver Grove Heights <br />725 <br />Maplewood <br />642 <br />Oakdale <br />640 <br />Fridley <br />640 <br />Andover <br />634 <br />Shakopee <br />619 <br />Shoreview <br />479 <br />Roseville <br />464 <br />* For cities within the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, serving <br />Populations between 25,000 — 45,000; and for a home valued at $200,000 <br />As shown in the table, Roseville has the lowest property tax burden amongst cities within the metro area <br />that serve a population between 25,000 and 45,000. Even with the property tax levy increase of 4.7 %, <br />Roseville would still remain the lowest taxed City for this comparison group. <br />If an expanded comparison were made to include all cities in the metro area that serve a population in <br />excess of 10,000, Roseville would rank 71h out of 59 cities. The tax burden on Roseville homeowners <br />has consistently remained below the average for this peer group. This is summarized in the chart below. <br />45 <br />0 <br />35 <br />25 <br />N <br />15 <br />Year <br />Local Tax Rate Comparison <br />1995-2006 <br />'95 '96 '97 198 199 100 101 '02 '03 '04 05 06 <br />* * Metro area cities with a <br />population greater than 10,000 Roseville Peer Average <br />In 1995, Roseville's tax rate was 13% lower than the peer average. In 2000, Roseville's tax rate was <br />24% lower than the average. Today, we're 33% lower. <br />12 <br />