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Reliance on Personal Property Taxation

(1988 State Equalized Value and 1998 Taxable Value in millions of dollars)
 

Gogebic County

--------------1988-------------- --------------1998-------------- Personal Property 1988-1998
Municipalities Total Property Personal Property Ratio of Personal to Total Property Total Property Personal Property Ratio of Personal to Total Property Dollar Change Percent Change
Bessemer City $12.390 $0.918 7.4% $20.488 $2.336 11.4% $1.418 154.5%
Bessemer Twp $13.691 $2.040 14.9% $22.626 $5.642 24.9% $3.602 176.5%
Erwin Twp $3.179 $0.334 10.5% $4.825 $0.307 6.4% $ (0.027) -8.0%
Ironwood City $40.835 $5.505 13.5% $59.920 $8.749 14.6% $3.243 58.9%
Ironwood Charter Twp $28.163 $2.552 9.1% $43.667 $5.900 13.5% $3.347 131.2%
Marenisco Twp $16.572 $7.222 43.6% $22.623 $6.451 28.5% $ (0.771) -10.7%
Wakefield City $10.366 $0.750 7.2% $14.134 $0.920 6.5% $0.170 22.6%
Wakefield Twp $17.507 $7.560 43.2% $25.865 $14.171 54.8% $6.611 87.4%
Watersmeet Twp $31.819 $4.533 14.2% $65.957 $13.898 21.1% $9.365 206.6%
Totals $174.523 $31.415 18.0% $280.105 $58.374 20.8% $26.959 85.8%

6 municipalities increased their reliance on personal property, 3 decreased.

Source: Michigan State Tax Commission, 1988 and 1998 Taxable Valuations.