Macon County.

• Position: Property taxes don't cover services in Macon County, North Carolina - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

A new report in Macon County contradicts an old assumption -- that growth expands the tax base and pays for itself. Sponsored by two land trusts, it concludes that, at Macon's tax rate, providing schools and other services costs more than the rise in property taxes when a tract is developed. A developed 30-acre tract, the study says, costs the county $532 a year more in...