The State of New Hampshire Department of Revenue, Municipal Services Division set the Town of Newton 2008 Tax Rate. Below is a comparison of the 2007 tax rate versus the 2008 tax rate. As you can see, the town portion of the tax rate stayed the same as last year; the school and county rate increased creating an
increase of $0.70 over last year's tax rate.
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2007 Tax Rate |
2008 Tax Rate |
Town Rate |
$ 2.43 |
$ 2.43 |
Local School Rate |
$12.97 |
$13.73 |
State School Rate |
$ 2.08 |
$ 2.00 |
County Rate |
$ .80 |
$ .82 |
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Total Tax Rate |
$18.28 |
$18.98 |
The tax rate is per one thousand of assessed property value.
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