County's assessed valuation up by $4.269 million

The valued assessed on all real estate and personal property in Jackson County increased by $4.269 million this past year, according to the estimated valuations that were recently certified for Jackson County.

In addition, each school district in the county and each city, except Mayetta, reported an increase in its assessed valuation this past year. 

The new assessed value of all real estate ($91,780,331), personal property ($1,968,859), state assessed utilities ($14,494,796) and oil and gas ($31,891) in the county has been set at $108,275,877, which is up from last year’s $104,006,032.

The change is a 4.1 percent increase.

The county’s assessed valuation was set at $99,241,720 in 2014 and $96,938,995 in 2013. 

Real estate property values jumped $3,849,561 from 2015 to 2016, which is a 4.19 percent increase.

Jackson County Appraiser Jason Claycamp said values on cropland went up 17 percent this past year and that grassland went up 7 percent. Those values are set by the state.

“We’ve had some new construction, like the new Casey’s, which has been on the tax roll for a full year now,” Claycamp said. “There were also several new houses in the county that were built last year.”

An increase in assessed valuation is always helpful when the county commissioners begin preparing the county’s annual budget and determining the mill levy.

The total assessed valuation of each county multiplied by the mill levy determines local funding. When the county experiences an increase in assessed valuation, it automatically generates more tax funds using the same mill levy as the previous year. 

If the assessed valuation decreases, it takes more funds to generate the same budget as last year.

The assessed valuations of Jackson Heights (USD 335), Holton (USD 336) and Royal Valley (USD 337) all increased at least $1 million from 2015 to 2016, it was reported.

The valuation for USD 335 increased from $18,309,145 to $19,373,441 (a $1,064,296 increase) among Jackson County values. The district also receives some values from Nemaha, Brown and Atchison counties, it was reported.

USD 336’s valuation increased from $43,406,971 to $44,676,218 (a $1,269,247 increase) in Jackson County. The district also receives some assessed value from Jefferson County. 

The assessed valuation for USD 337 changed from $30,131,036 to $31,265,374 (a $1,134,338 increase) this past year.

While it was just a slight change, the assessed valuation for the city of Holton increased $166,751, from $19,601,196 in 2015 to $19,767,947 in 2016. 

The Jackson County towns of Circleville, Delia, Denison, Hoyt, Netawaka, Soldier and Whiting all received increases in their assessed valuations this past year. The valuations included:

* $590,086 for Circleville, up from 577,453.

* $514,850 for Delia, up from $499,848.

* $540,716 for Denison, up from $512,840. 

* $2,995,619 for Hoyt, up from $2,974,875.

* $638,824 for Netawaka, up from $619,541. 

* $288,850 for Soldier, up from $283,117.

* $879,943 for Whiting, up from $875,913. 

Mayetta was the only town in the county that experienced a decrease in assessed valuation, as it dropped $5,365 from $1,217,262 to $1,211,898. This is the second consecutive year the city has had a decrease in values, it was reported.