The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday directed city staff to cap the mill levy increase for the 2026 budget at 1.75 mills, trimming back the previously proposed cap of 2 mills at last month’s budget work session.
That would take the mill levy to 54.859 and could mean as much as an 8.5% average increase in property taxes for Manhattan residents, based on a 5% average increase in existing, single-family home valuations.
For example, a homeowner who paid $610.75 in property taxes on a $100,000 home in 2025 would pay $662.42 on a home worth $105,000 in 2026, or 8.45%.
