Sharon’s property tax rate has increased by 3.6 percent this year.
The 2019 tax rate is $22.12, up from last year’s $21.36 per $1,000 assessed value.
The town portion of the tax rate increased 18.7 percent, from $4.12 to $4.89.
The county portion decreased 11.4 percent from $1.14 to $1.01.
The state school portion of the tax rate decreased 11.6 percent from $2.15 to $1.90, and the local education portion increased from $13.95 to $14.32, or 2.7 percent.
Under the new tax rate, a person with a home valued at $200,000 can expect to pay taxes of $4,424.
— By ABBE HAMILTON