The investigation into Senate Bill 508 brought up the question of how much property tax money is Sun City paying into District 158. School Districts were major proponents of the new law since property taxes are the primary source of revenue for the schools and revenue shortfalls have a direct impact on the curriculum.
The Sun Day Newspaper contacted Sun City’s property tax guru and former Sun City Board member, Steve Bytnar, and asked if he could generate property tax numbers as they connect to District 158.
Property Taxes payable in 2020
Total Sun City Taxes (5481 homes)
$30,781,008
Average Sun City Taxes
$5,616
Total Sun City Taxes for District 158 (64.35%)
$19,808,004
Average Sun City Taxes for District 158
$3,614
The breakdown by township revealed the following:
Total Sun City Rutland Taxes (3,103 homes)
$17,436,039
Average Sun City Rutland Taxes
$5,619
Total Sun City Rutland Taxes for District 158 (62.68%)
$10,928,909
Average Sun City Rutland Taxes for District 158
$3,522
Total Sun City Hampshire Taxes (489 homes)
$2,933,085
Average Sun City Hampshire Taxes
$5,998
Total Sun City Hampshire Taxes for District 158 (65.24%)
$1,913,545
Average Sun City Hampshire Taxes for District 158
$3,913
Total Sun City Grafton Taxes (1889 homes)
$10,411,884
Average Sun City Grafton Taxes
$5,511
Total Sun City Grafton Taxes for District 158 (66.90%)
$6,965,550
Average Sun City Grafton Taxes for District 158
$3,687
Township information is shown on the property tax bill.
Bytnar dug through records and provided the following numbers (right).
To put the numbers into perspective, District 158’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget calls for operating revenues of $110.9M. Sixty-four percent of revenues, or $84.6M are to come from property taxes. The budgeted operating expense for Fiscal Year 2021 is $110.2M.
Bytnar also reported that “the 2021 assessment for Rutland and Hampshire Townships will be published on July 15.” He continued, “I will then publish them on the Sun City website.”
Bytnar added, “Grafton Township Assessments are normally posted a few weeks after Rutland and Hampshire.”
All assessments since 2010 can be found at sccah.com. Select LIFESTYLE, then CLUBS from the menu on the left side of the page, then RESIDENT SPECIAL INSTEREST GROUPS and in the upper middle of the groups page select PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT GROUP. Then click on CLICK HERE for the spreadsheets.
