7.3007 per $100 of Assessed Valuation.
Real Property is assessed at:
| Residential | 19% of Appraised Value |
| Agricultural | 12% of Appraised Value |
| Commercial | 32% of Appraised Value |
Personal Property is assessed at:
| Cars, Trucks, Boats, Planes, etc. | 33.3% of Appraised Value |
| Furnishings, Jewelry, etc. | not taxed |
| Manufactured (Mobile) Homes | 19.0% of Appraised Value |
| Farm Machinery | 12.0% of Appraised Value |
| Historic Cars & Planes | 5.0% of Appraised Value |
| Crops (Grain) | 0.5% of Appraised Value |
For Example:
John Q. Public owns a brick bungalow on a 25-foot-wide lot in Dutchtown.
The land and the house are valued separately during assessment.
| Appraised Value of Land | $5,000 |
| Appraised Value of "Improvements" * | $45,000 |
| Total Appraised Value of Mr. Public's Real Property | $50,000 |
* The word improvements in assessment means the house and any other buildings or structures, regardless of their condition or whether they have been renovated.
Mr. Public also owns 2 cars worth a total of $15,000.
The total tax rate is $7.3007 per $100 (not per $1, per $100) of Assessed Valuation.
So Mr. Public's taxes would be calculated:
| Appraised Value | X | Assessment Rate = | Assessed Value | |
| Home | $50,000 | times | 19% | $9,500 |
| Cars | $15,000 | times | 33.3% | + $5,000 |
| Total Assessed Valuation | $14,500 | |||
| Times Tax Rate, $7.3007 per $100 | X $0.073007 | |||
| Total Tax Levied | $1,058.60 | |||
| Plus Additional Charges Included in St Louis Property Tax Bills: | ||||
| Annual Sewer Lateral Line Insurance Fee | $28.00 | |||
| Motor Vehicle License Tax:
Trucks $10.00 Passenger Vehicles $8.00 Motorcycles $6.00 | $16.00 (for 2 cars) | |||
| Mr. Public's Total Property Tax and Personal Property Tax Bill: | $1,102.60 | |||
| Optional: Round Up Your Tax Bill to Benefit Forest Park: | $1,110.00 | |||
| Optional: Round Up Your Tax Bill to Benefit City "Animal House": | $1,120.00 | |||
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