Total Appropriations (Spending) 2006 2005 Change % Change
(in billions of dollars)
Municipal 10.62 10.08 0.54 5.40%
School 22.09 21.07 1.02 4.80%
County 5.49 5.20 0.29 5.60%
Total 38.20 36.35 1.85 5.10%
  2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Total Levy on Which Tax Rate is Computed  20,914,761,932  19,567,777,307  18,377,494,023  17,253,984,654  16,046,875,891
 Change from prior    1,346,984,624    1,190,283,284    1,123,509,370    1,207,108,763
 Percent change from prior 6.9% 6.5% 6.5% 7.5%
CY Total Tax Rate                 2.806                 2.928                 3.021                 3.027                 3.043
 Change from prior                (0.122)                (0.094)                (0.005)                (0.017)
 Percent change from prior -4.2% -3.1% -0.2% -0.5%
Average Residential Property Value             225,586             201,981             182,463             171,316             162,922
 Change from prior               23,605               19,518               11,147                 8,394
 Percent change from prior 11.7% 10.7% 6.5% 5.2%
Average Total Residential Property Taxes                 6,331                 5,914                 5,513                 5,185                 4,961
 Change from prior                   417                   401                   328                   224
 Percent change from prior 7.0% 7.3% 6.3% 4.5%