How to Use property tax in a Sentence

property tax

noun
  • Two other bills from the five-bill property tax plan failed.
    — Meghan O'Brien & Seth Tupper, States Newsroom, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Most cities and counties set their property tax rates low.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Then the property tax bill went to the townhouse, where a renter lives.
    — oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Should the property tax cuts go through, all cities would lose money.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
  • If approved, the bond will not raise the city’s property tax rate.
    — Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The charge would appear on property tax bills.
    — Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Read much about the property tax dilemma here.
    — Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Eddie had to get a payment plan to pay his property tax bill this year.
    — Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • One option to pay your property tax bill is by mailing a check.
    — Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
  • After that, the plan would cap property tax growth at 4% per year.
    — Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Menin has also said that a property tax hike is a nonstarter.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • This would prevent large swings in the property tax rate over the coming years.
    — Jeff Adelson, NOLA.com, 29 Nov. 2020
  • My property tax is $125 a year.
    — Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
  • And voters would need to approve any changes to property tax laws.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
  • That means a lower property tax bill — at least for the city’s portion.
    — Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2022
  • This same problem shows up in the property tax debate.
    — Sean Parks, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Our state, like all other states, has had some form of property tax since its founding.
    — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Sales tax revenue is more volatile than property tax revenue.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • In other words, the property tax wars may have ceased, but the dust still hasn’t settled.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
  • That could have allowed for some property tax relief.
    — Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The savings on a typical house would be about a third of the property tax bill.
    — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Georgia is one of eight states with property tax measures on the ballot.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Dallas’ property tax rate is among the highest of major cities in the state.
    — Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Using sales tax to buy down property tax is not good governance.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Sorensen asked how the city would handle an extreme drop in property tax revenues.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The city of Duluth has raised its share of the local property tax levy in the last six years.
    — Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
  • And over the next several years, Berry saw property tax rates drop.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The property tax increase raised more than $20 million over the next two decades.
    — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 15 July 2021
  • The property tax refund offers two types of tax relief.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The plan would not raise the state sales tax, create a statewide property tax or mandate deep cuts to state services.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026

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