Your tax dollars at work
Residents of Somerset Township pay the following taxes:
1/2% - Earned income Tax
1/2% - Real Estate Transfer Tax
1.61 Mills - Real Estate Tax
In addition to the 1.61 mills of Real Estate Tax paid to Somerset Township, residents also pay 13.36 mills to Somerset County and 41.70 mills to the Somerset Area School District. The total Real Estate Tax is 56.67 mills. However out of every dollar of Real Estate Tax your pay .03 comes to Somerset Township. The School District receives .74, and Somerset County receives .23..