Law of Unexpected Consequences

2 properties side by side with identical land values but with different improvements (House Values) Who would you expect to pay the higher municipal increase both in $ increase and %age Increase? (All figures from City of Vernon Tax Calculator.)

By the way if you add $100,000 to the improvements of the higher price property the $amount of municipal tax increase this year will decrease to $18.86 and %age increase will be 1.8%. Adding $200,000 would decrease the amount of municipal tax increase to a minus $16.08 and an percentage decrease for municipal taxes of minus 1.1%.

Vernon property valued at $347,000 (Land 204,000) (Improvements $143,000).

2008		2009		Difference		Change
Assessed Value	347,000		347,000		0		0.0%
Tax Levies
School	$729.29		$742.68		$13.39		1.8%
Municipal	$810.19		$874.82		$64.64		8.0%
Library	$50.66		$54.17		$3.50		6.9%
Regional District	$350.08		$333.27		$-16.81		-4.8%
BC Assessment	$21.34		$22.24		$0.90		4.2%
MFA	$0.07		$0.07		$0.00		0.0%
Hospital	$61.94		$64.37		$2.43		3.9%
Estimated Tax Levy	$2,023.57		$2,091.62		$68.05		3.4%

Vernon property valued at $378,000 (Land 204,000) (Improvements $174,000).

2008		2009		Difference		Change
Assessed Value	378,000		378,000		0		0.0%
Tax Levies
School	$794.44		$809.03		$14.59		1.8%
Municipal	$899.26		$953.07		$53.80		6.0%
Library	$55.19		$59.01		$3.82		6.9%
Regional District	$415.05		$397.16		$-17.89		-4.3%
BC Assessment	$23.25		$24.23		$0.98		4.2%
MFA	$0.08		$0.08		$0.00		0.0%
Hospital	$67.47		$70.12		$2.65		3.9%
Estimated Tax Levy	$2,254.74		$2,312.69		$57.95		2.6%