what are mills in property taxes

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The millage rate is the rate at which property taxes are levied on the property. A mill is 1/1000 of a dollar. The standard computation formula is: Property Tax = (Assessed Value / 1,000) × Mill Rate, where dividing the value by 1,000 converts it to millage base units, which are then multiplied by the local mill rate to determine the annual tax obligation.