OGDEN — Ten taxing entities serving Weber County proposed property tax hikes this budget cycle and all 10 of them approved increases.

Now, with the dust settling, the financial impact is coming into clearer focus. Riverdale and Harrisville residents will see the biggest relative jump in taxes among the Weber County cities where increases were approved, in big part because of hikes approved at the city level — around 166% in Harrisville and 95% in Riverdale.

No one will be untouched, however. Between them, the Ogden and Weber school districts cover all of Weber County and officials from each school system approved increases, meaning every property owner across the county will experience some sort of increase.

The 10 entities serving Weber County to approve increases were the two school systems, the North View Fire District, the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District and the cities of Riverdale, Harrisville, Ogden, North Ogden, Roy and South Ogden. Officials from the City of Ogden went first, approving an increase on Aug. 2, while officials from the fire district were last, approving a hike last Tuesday. The fire district increase was smaller than the maximum proposed, boosting taxes by 22%, not 25.9% as originally proposed, according to Chief David Wade.

Below is a look at the estimated tax hit in the six cities where increases were approved, factoring hikes in city, school district, Weber Basin Water Conservancy District and North View Fire District taxes. Of the six cities to approve tax hikes, just North Ogden and Harrisville are served by the fire district and only those locales have to pay taxes to the entity, along with Pleasant View, also in the fire district boundaries.

Some other caveats — the taxes reflect totals for median-valued homes in each locale, and the school district portion of the tax sums reflects only the amount controlled by local officials, not the portion controlled by the state of Utah. Also, tax estimates here are figured only on those entities that approved tax hikes, not for Weber County or other taxing units that didn’t boost taxes this cycle. What’s more, the taxes for the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, or WBWCD, reflect just the “general” taxes owed to the water supplier.

Harrisville: The owner of a home worth $420,000 in Harrisville, the median value, will pay an estimated $1,500 in city, Weber School District, North View Fire District and WBWCD taxes.

That’s up 34% from the taxes at the certified rates, $1,120, and up 49.1% from taxes owed in 2021, $1,006, on a median-valued home, $320,000 that year. The certified tax rates, calculated by the state, are the rates taxing entities use when they don’t seek a tax hike.

Riverdale: The owner of a home worth $477,000, the median value, will pay an estimated $1,417 in city, Weber School District and WBWCD taxes. Riverdale has its own fire department, paid for with city taxes.

That total is up 29% from taxes at the certified rates, $1,099, and up 52.4% from taxes owed in 2021, $930, on a median-valued home, $351,000 that year.

North Ogden: The owner of a home worth $524,000, the median value, will pay an estimated $1,765 in city, Weber School District, WBWCD and North View Fire District taxes.

That’s up 17.9% from taxes at the certified rates, $1,497, and up 33.7% from taxes owed in 2021, $1,321, on a median-valued home, $388,000 that year.

Ogden: The owner of a home worth $410,000, the median value, will pay an estimated $1,733 in city, Ogden School District and WBWCD taxes. Ogden has its own fire department, paid for with city taxes.

That’s up 15.1% from taxes at the certified rates, $1,506, and up 26.2% from taxes owed in 2021, $1,373, on a median-valued home, $301,000 that year.

South Ogden: The owner of a home worth $451,000, the median value, will pay an estimated $1,585 in city, Weber School District and WBWCD taxes. South Ogden has its own fire department, paid for with city taxes.

That’s up 12.8% from taxes at the certified rates, $1,406, and up 26.9% from taxes owed in 2021, $1,249, on a median-valued home, $343,000 that year.

Roy: The owner of a home worth $433,000, the median value, will pay an estimated $1,302 in city, Weber School District and WBWCD taxes. Roy has its own fire department, paid for with city taxes.

That’s up 12.1% from taxes at the certified rates, $1,145, and up 29.7% from taxes owed in 2021, $1,004, on a median-valued home, $320,000 that year.

As for the actual property tax hikes by the individual entities that boosted them, Harrisville led the way with a 166% increase followed by Riverdale with a 95% increase.

The other entities that boosted them and the increases are WBWCD, 62%; North Ogden, 25%; North View Fire District, 22%; Ogden, 17%; Weber School District, 14%; Ogden School District, 13%; Roy, 10%; and South Ogden, 9%.

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