Property owners can use millage rates to calculate their total property taxes owed to each government body. One (1) mill is equal to $1 paid on each $1,000 of property valuation. A house assessed at $100,000 would pay $100 per mill of levied tax. In this example, if the millage was set at 1.00, the owner would pay $100; if the millage was set at 2.50, the owner would pay $250, and so on.

Crafton Borough’s primary source of revenue is generated by the collection of property taxes. The tax rate, or “millage,” for each year is set by ordinance of the Borough Council in coordination with the next year’s adopted budget. Borough Council can adjust the millage rates and create or dissolve reserved funds (funds supported by dedicated revenues) annually through this process. Both Allegheny County and Carlynton School District also collect property taxes, although their millage rates are set separately from the Borough’s and are administered by their respective governing bodies.

For a list of current local municipal and school district millage rates, please click the link here.