This story was originally published by Charlotte Ledger, North Carolina Health News, story by Michelle Crouch Every year, Terry Taylor-Allen and her husband, William, pay property taxes on their bungalow in Charlotte’s Dilworth neighborhood. Although the bill has skyrocketed since they moved in 30 years ago, they know the money supports schools, police and other…
As Charlotte leaders discuss a possible tax increase, Mecklenburg County hospitals are exempt from $23 million per year in property taxes, a Charlotte Ledger/N.C. Health News analysis shows. Hospitals say they provide millions in discounted medical care – but others say it’s time for big hospitals to pay up.
Nearly all home values will be higher than they were four years ago, when the county last did a revaluation. But the value of homes on the cheaper end increased more sharply, especially in the city’s designated Corridors of Opportunity.