Politics & Government
Seneca Valley School District Hikes Property Taxes
Cranberry homeowners will be paying more in real estate levies for the second consecutive year after a Seneca Valley tax increase.
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — Property taxes are rising for Cranberry property owners as Seneca Valley School District directors unanimously approved a 2024-25 budget with 5.32-mill increase at their meeting on Monday.
The millage rate will jump from 133 to 138.32 mills.
That equates to an annual real estate tax increase of $138 for the average homeowner in the district, which also includes the communities of Forward, Jackson and Lancaster townships and Callery, Evans City, Harmony, Seven Fields and Zelienople boroughs.
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Homestead and farmstead property owners approved by the state will see their property taxes reduced by $150.23.
The district now has raised taxes for the second consecutive year. Last year, the rate jumped from 130.45 to 133 mills.
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Since the 2015-16 school year, the rate has jumped from 119.90 to 138.32 mills.
District officials have blamed this latest tax hike to increased salaries, benefits, health care and transportation costs.
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