Is a 1% enrollment worth a 22% tax increase? Here are the numbers for Rose Tree Media SD
Property taxes continue to go up with this year's increase for Rose Tree Media School district coming in at $124. Since 2008, the increase has been 22% with an enrollment change reported to be 1%
2.2% average increase per year seems in line with cost increases and inflation. It has nothing to do with the 1% increase in student population. From the article, Wallingford-Swarthmore went up 2.7% average per year. Marple-Newtown also 2.7% / year.
Not that anyone likes paying taxes but your post is a bit misleading: -there's been on the range of 15% to 21% inflation since 2008 -you had to scroll to the 4th page of schools to get your screenshot, RTM is actually the 42nd of 60 districts presented in the article sorted by 10-year growth, which ranges from about 10% to 43% -similarly, a 1% enrollment increase is pretty middle-of-the-pack too -this year's tax bill value is also 18th of 60 listed here
All in all, RTM appears to be consistently highly-regarded with comparatively (to other schools on this list) average taxes and tax increases.
Questioning how and how efficiently the money is spent is a different conversation that could be had, but this tax summary is not concerning in and of itself.
As property values in Media have gone up significantly more than 22% over the last decade (I'm up 25% in 5 years); there isn't much out of line with RTMSD taxes paying for an excellent school system that supports our property values. My combined $3200 property tax bill is also an excellent value.
It would be nice to see Media Borough lower our wage and\or property taxes to offset these increases, like Middletown recently did. However the way borough council is spending our money it's likely they will never reduce our taxes.
Yes a picket park now out of the tax rolls that remains a storm water menice and mosquito breeding ground great job media should have let a developer buy it and exhaust their resources instead of taxpayer dollars
Maybe you should consider moving to Middletown? I do notice houses sit a lot longer on the market there - so it's certainly possible to purchase one you like.
Re the pocket park.. its not coming out of taxpayer dollars, please fact check your information. Sounds like you are a developer who wanted to buy it for your own profit.
Anon 8:55, that is such a lame comment. I guess we should all be good little zombies and just let these politicians do what ever they want without any public comment.
Gas pump prices up 35% since Nov2016..
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2.2% average increase per year seems in line with cost increases and inflation. It has nothing to do with the 1% increase in student population. From the article, Wallingford-Swarthmore went up 2.7% average per year. Marple-Newtown also 2.7% / year.
ReplyDeleteSeems in-line wit the others. Hope that includes a large security detail
ReplyDeleteNot that anyone likes paying taxes but your post is a bit misleading:
ReplyDelete-there's been on the range of 15% to 21% inflation since 2008
-you had to scroll to the 4th page of schools to get your screenshot, RTM is actually the 42nd of 60 districts presented in the article sorted by 10-year growth, which ranges from about 10% to 43%
-similarly, a 1% enrollment increase is pretty middle-of-the-pack too
-this year's tax bill value is also 18th of 60 listed here
All in all, RTM appears to be consistently highly-regarded with comparatively (to other schools on this list) average taxes and tax increases.
Questioning how and how efficiently the money is spent is a different conversation that could be had, but this tax summary is not concerning in and of itself.
As property values in Media have gone up significantly more than 22% over the last decade (I'm up 25% in 5 years); there isn't much out of line with RTMSD taxes paying for an excellent school system that supports our property values. My combined $3200 property tax bill is also an excellent value.
ReplyDeleteProperty values have just gone up in Media? Trump2020
DeleteIt would be nice to see Media Borough lower our wage and\or property taxes to offset these increases, like Middletown recently did. However the way borough council is spending our money it's likely they will never reduce our taxes.
ReplyDeleteYes a picket park now out of the tax rolls that remains a storm water menice and mosquito breeding ground great job media should have let a developer buy it and exhaust their resources instead of taxpayer dollars
DeleteMaybe you should consider moving to Middletown? I do notice houses sit a lot longer on the market there - so it's certainly possible to purchase one you like.
DeleteRe the pocket park.. its not coming out of taxpayer dollars, please fact check your information. Sounds like you are a developer who wanted to buy it for your own profit.
DeletePlease tell the public what grant you received to pay for the pocket park ?
DeleteJust making sure I understand: you are complaining about an average annual increase of 2.2% over the past ten years?
ReplyDeleteFigures a lonely man with no children should post this.
ReplyDeleteAnon 8:55, that is such a lame comment. I guess we should all be good little zombies and just let these politicians do what ever they want without any public comment.
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