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Although it is impossible to consider every aspect and variable of local government spending, average tax <br />rates are often used as a benchmark. <br />Rates expressed as a percentage of net tax capacity <br />All Cities Seven -County City of <br />State -Wide Metro Area Ramsey <br />2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 <br />Average tax rate <br />City 36.1 36.3 33.4 33.6 39.5 39.5 <br />County 38.5 38.0 35.2 34.9 31.1 31.5 <br />School 22.2 21.1 22.7 21.3 21.1 18.9 <br />Special taxing 5.5 5.6 6.8 7.0 5.3 6.4 <br />Total 102.3 101.0 98.1 96.8 97.0 96.3 <br />As the table displays, the City's total tax rate was similar to the seven - county metro area average and <br />down slightly from the prior year. <br />