MORGAN HUBER | FOR LNP | LANCASTERONLINE
When: Columbia Borough School board meeting, May 15.
What happened: Columbia Borough school board approved an amount of $610.85 per home in property tax reduction in 2025-26 under the state Homeowner Tax Relief Act, an increase from $522.85.
What it means: This state funding source means 1,815 qualifying properties in Columbia Borough should expect the highest tax reduction rate in recent years. The impact of this state tax relief measure is considerable for Lancaster County's smallest and one of its poorest districts. The funding allowed the school board May 6 to approve a proposed final budget that will cut taxes by 3% for the 2025-26 school year.
Background: The goal of the homestead and farmstead exclusion legislation passed in 2006 is to reduce school district reliance on the real estate tax; this is achieved by putting in place new funding options, including local personal or earned income taxes and funds from gaming.
Tax rate: The real estate tax rate for Columbia will be 25.66 mills. One mill equals $1 for every $1,000 of assessed property value. For a house assessed at $100,000, the annual tax bill in 2025-26 will be $2,566, down from $2,646 for the year now ending.
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