The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-08

crease the average value being $12425
five years ago and S99.5O ten years ago.
KenOsha County Seventh.
Kenosha Coanty has risen to the
position of the Seventh county in the
state in the average value of land, the
ranking for 1922 of the first eight be-
ing as follows: 1st, Milwaukee, 1884,
70; End, Racine, $220,5O; Srd, Sheyboy-
gan, $4,000; 4th, Rock, $2O1.25; 9th,
Calumet, $199.75; 9th, Ozaukee, $780,
so; 7th, Kenosha, $183.75; sth, Wau.
kesha, $181O0.
The report shows that Kenosha
County has taken rapid strides in the
past decade out stripping many of the
larger counties in the state during that
period.
Shows Tax Situation Too.
The report also shows the relative
tax rate in Kenosha County as COM
pared with other counties in this Sec
ton of the state Kenosha is ranked
with five other counties-Brown, Ozau-
kee, Racine and Waukesha-as having
a high general tax rate.
The general tax rate for Kenosha
County is 235.04 cents per acre; this
amount comes from the following:
State taxes per acre 28.17 cents; Coun-
ty taxes per acre 6358 cents; town
ship taxes per acre 1859 cents; district
school taxes per acre TOTO cents. The
average rate of increase in taxes since
1916 in Kenosha county has been "a
per cent, surpassed only by jefferson,
Washington, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Fond
du lac and Lafayette counties in the
southeastern district.
State Income Tax High Here.
The influence of the large manufac-
turing interests in Kenosha county is
seen in the fact that the state income
tax levied per acre here is 1914 cents,
fifth high in the southeastern district.
On rural general property in the
county the county taxes have jumped
from 1851 cents per acre in 1916 to
1888 in 1921 or an increase of 1886
per cent. Township taxes for the same
period have gone from 37.43 cents per
acre to 1853 or an increase of 1879 per
cent on rural general property. Dis
trict school taxes jumped from 29.17
cents per acre in 1916 to 1910 now.
Racine Also Shows Increase.
A comparison of the Kenosha figures
for those of Racine will be of interest
here. The estimated average value Of
land in Racine County for 1922 is
$220.50, having increased from $112.5O
in 1912 and from $1505O in 1917.
The 1921 general property taxes per
acre in Racine county were $3.50, being
an increase of 2086 per cent since
1916. District school taxes were called
high in Racine and several other coun-
ties, as were general property taxes
and state Income tax.
Racine county taxes for the years
1916-1921 were as follows: $3.50, $3.43,
$728, $6.99, $11.45, 6.s5, an average o.
crease of 27.40 per cent, compared with
a general average in the state of %. 65
per cent.
Township taxs per acre in Racine
county were as follows in the years
1916-1921:
A cents, 48 cents, 81 cents, 81 cents,
"a cents, rs cents, an average increase
of 1876 per cent as compared to a
general average in the southeastern
group of counties of 1857 per cent and
a state average of 1886 per cent.
District school taxes in Racine coun-
ty for the years 1916-1921 follow: 81
cents, 38 cents, AZ cents, 81 cents, 83
cents, 81 cents, an average increase of
1851 per cent. This is as compared
with general average in southeastern
counties of 28.13 per cent and state
average of 1886 per cent. ,
Total taxes per acre on rural gen.
eral property in Racine county for the
years 1916-1921 follow: SIPS, $1.39,
S1.91, $2.21, $3.O4, S2.58, an increase of
20.86 per cent. This is as compared
with an average of 1886 per cent in the
southeastern group and general state
average of 1857 per cent.