Text Box: Local Tax Rates Living Here 2007-08 The Charlotte Observer   Property owners pay county taxes based on how much their property is worth, paying a set number of cents per $100 of assessed tax value.  If they live in a city or town, they also pay additional taxes there.   Depending on where a home is, taxpayers may pay additional solid waste fees, auto fees, fire taxes or municipal service district fees. The following are the local property tax rates, followed in parentheses by the taxes for each $100,000 of property value.  But note, they do not include special taxes for fire, schools or municipal districts.  To determine your tax bill, divide the tax value of your home by 100, then multiply it by the rate.                  MECKLENBURG COUNTY Unincorporated Mecklenburg:  83.87 cents + special charge of 17.62 cents for police protection = $1.0149 per $100 ($1,014.90) Charlotte:  45.86 cents + county rate of 83.87 cents = $1.2973 per $100 ($1,297.30) Cornelius:  27.5 cents + county rate of 83.87 cents = $1.1137 per $100 ($1,113.70) Davidson:  34.5 cents + county rate of 83.87 cents = $1.1837 per $100 ($1,183.70) Huntersville:  29 cents + county rate of 83.87 cents = $1.1287 per $100 ($1,128.70) Matthews:  30.75 cents + county rate of 83.87 cents = $1.1462 per $100 ($1,146.20) Mint Hill:  27.5 cents + county rate of 83.87 cents = $1.1137 per $100 ($1,113.70) Pineville:  30 cents + county rate of 83.87 cents = $1.1387 per $100 ($1,138.70)   OUTSIDE MECKLENBURG Cabarrus County:  63 cents                  Concord:  44.75 cents + county rate of 63 cents = $1.0775 per $100 ($1,077.50) Catawba County:  53.5 cents                  Hickory:  50 cents + county rate of 53.5 cents = $1.035 per $100 ($1,035) Gaston County:  84 cents                  Gastonia:  53 cents + county rate of 84 cents = $1.37 per $100 ($1,370)  Iredell County: 44.5                   Mooresville*:  55 cents + county rate of 44.5 cents = $0.995 per $100 ($995) Lincoln County:  61 cents                  Lincolnton:  56 cents + county rate of 61 cents = $1.17 per $100 ($1,170) Union County:  71.1 cents                  Monroe:  55 cents + county rate of 71.1 cents = $1.261 per $100 ($1,261)   *Does not include the Mooresville Graded School District tax of 13.5 cents per $100 that applies to some, but not all, residents of Mooresville.   SOUTH CAROLINA Property taxes in South Carolina are changing this year after the state overhauled its tax system.  Homeowners will no longer have to pay for some school expenses as part of their property tax bill.  Instead, they will pay more in sales tax to cover those costs.  For some, the change will mean much lower property tax bills, while some homeowners may see no changes at all. The tax rates under the new system had not been set as of publication time.  Contact your county tax assessor for more information.