Taxes
Property tax & FLOST
The tax on homes and land, and the new penny meant to lower it.
Bottom line: The last city tax rate on file is 10.946 mills (2023). The new FLOST penny brought in about $491,000 in its first six months, and state records list all of it as going to the county.
City rate (2023)10.946 mills
County rate (2025)12.725 mills
FLOST, Jan–Jun 2026$491,054 (to the county)
City property tax, 2019–20$632,938 (audit)
How the money moves
- County assessors set your property's value
- The city council sets the city's millage rate each year
- FLOST: you pay 1¢ more on purchases
- By law, FLOST has to lower property tax bills
What 10.946 mills means on a $100,000 house
Market value$100,000
Taxed on 40% of value$40,000
10.946 mills = $10.946 per $1,000$437.84 a year
Before homestead and other exemptions. City tax only; the county and schools set their own rates.
It can pay for
- Property tax: anything in the city's regular budget
- FLOST: only lowering property tax bills
It can't pay for
- A rate above the rollback rate has to be advertised as a tax increase, with public hearings first
What the records show
- February 2025: Ashburn kept the state's new homestead protection (HB 581) instead of opting out. FLOST is only allowed where local governments keep it.
- September 2025: council voted to approve the city's participation in putting FLOST on the ballot. The elections supervisor said the cities share in the money.
- Since January 2026, state records show all FLOST payments going to the county.
What we can't see yet
- How FLOST is shared with the city, and what relief city property owners see on their bills.
- The city's millage rate for 2024 to 2026 couldn't be made out in state files.
- How much city property tax was collected since 2020.
Anyone can ask City Hall for these records. Here's how.
In the Ashburn Comeback Plan:7.10Tell You Before Your Taxes Go Up
Compiled from public records as of October 22, 2026. Sales tax figures are unaudited state payment records; audits are the official word on what the city spent. For anything official, call City Hall at (229) 567-3431.