{"id":498,"date":"2023-09-14T15:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T15:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itrlocal.org\/?page_id=498"},"modified":"2023-10-14T20:22:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T01:22:31","slug":"center-point","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itrlocal.org\/index.php\/home\/center-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Center Point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cities are the second largest part of your property tax bill, just behind school districts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The amount local governments choose to spend determines your tax bill, not assessments, taxable values, exemptions, or credits.<\/strong>&nbsp;A reasonable property tax growth rate would be one that is close to the combined percent change of inflation and the city\u2019s population. 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min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"753\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-3bdaba6\" data-block-id=\"3bdaba6\"><style>.stk-3bdaba6{margin-bottom:3px !important}.stk-3bdaba6 hr.stk-block-divider__hr{width:80% !important}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/popest\/technical-documentation\/research\/evaluation-estimates\/2020-evaluation-estimates\/2010s-cities-and-towns-total.html\">United States Census Bureau<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.minneapolisfed.org\/about-us\/monetary-policy\/inflation-calculator\/consumer-price-index-1913-\" target=\"_blank\">Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dom.iowa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Iowa Dept. of Management<\/a>. 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