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Here is a comparison of 1999 and 2000 property tax rates in Olive Township, which has seen the biggest impact from the addition of the I/N Tek and I/N Kote plants to the tax rolls:

Taxing Unit	1999 Rate	2000 Rate

St. Joseph County	3.50	3.11
Olive Township	.52	.25
New Prairie Schools	5.72	5.66
New Carlisle Library	.49	.20
State	.01	.01
Airport Authority	.13	.12

Total Rate	10.07	9.36

Here is how the various taxing units in St. Joseph County now rank in property tax rates, from lowest to highest:

Rank	Taxing Unit	Rate

1	Olive Township	$9.36
2	Lincoln Township	9.65
3	Green Township	10.06
4	Union Township	10.09
5	Liberty Township	10.10
6	Centre Township	10.37
7	Indian Village	10.39
8	Clay Township	10.46
9	German Township (Westwood Knolls & The Villas at Blackthorn)	10.51
10	Warren Township (Westwood Hills & Westwood Shores)	10.57
11	Penn. Twp. (Mishawaka)	10.61
12	Harris Township	10.70
13	Madison Township	10.76
14	Portage Township	11.17
15	Penn Township	11.36
16	Walkerton	11.87
17	New Carlisle	12.12
18	Osceola	12.67
19	Lakeville	13.01
20	Roseland	13.04
21	North Liberty	13.61
22	Mishawaka-Clay Twp.	15.52
23	Mishawaka-Penn Twp.	15.71
24	Mishawaka-Harris Twp.	15.90
25	Mishawaka-PHM	16.45
26	South Bend-Centre Twp.	17.64
27	South Bend-German Twp.	17.66
28	South Bend-Clay Twp.	17.70
29	South Bend-Portage Twp.	17.84
30	South Bend-Penn Twp.	18.64

Olive Township Taxes