Maricopa County's proposed $4.157 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2027 is up $150 million from FY 2026. But the county says it's lowering the overall property tax rate.
The county's Phoenix-based Board of Supervisors adopted the tentative budget in May and is scheduled to vote on final approval on June 22.
Maricopa County said it's setting the tax rate to collect the same level of money on existing properties as it did in FY 2021.
The county is getting new revenue from taxes on new construction and growth in the county, according to Kate Brophy McGee, chair of the county Board of Supervisors. She discussed the budget with The Center Square.
The FY 2027 budget proposal levies property taxes at a level $278.4 million below the maximum the county could receive from them.
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