Both Benton and Franklin county residents should be seeing their property tax statements arriving in their mailboxes shortly. Franklin County property holders will find that they are paying less taxes this year, while Benton County homeowners will be paying a little more.
Franklin County rates have decreased mostly due to new construction which has increased the tax base and in turn has dropped the tax collections.
Benton County rates have increased and is most attributed to the vote-approved special levies for schools which increased the levy rate for the second year.