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RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Asheville totaled about $2,257 per resident in the 2008 budget year, ranking the city No. 3 out of North Carolina’s 32 largest ranked…

RALEIGH — Charlotte continues to top the list of larger cities with the highest local government costs per person in North Carolina, according to a new John Locke Foundation…

RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Fayetteville totaled $1,419 per resident in the 2008 budget year, according to a new John Locke Foundation report. Fayetteville ranked No. 29…

RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Greenville totaled $1,581 per person in the 2008 budget year, ranking the city No. 25 out of 32 larger North Carolina cities, according…

RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Hickory totaled about $1,976 per person in the 2008 budget year. That total ranks Hickory No. 8 among North Carolina’s larger cities in…

RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in New Bern totaled about $1,680 per person in the 2008 budget year, and the city dropped one spot on a list ranking North…

RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Rocky Mount totaled about $1,552 per person in the 2008 budget year. The city ranked No. 26 out of North Carolina’s 32 largest…

County and municipal governments provide many key services while taking in billions of dollars in revenue. Their roles grow as state government keeps more local funding sources and shifts more taxing power to localities. Still, finding comparative data is difficult. This report helps address that problem by providing information of how much local government costs in every city and county in North Carolina.

RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees surpassed $2,194 per person in Chapel Hill during the 2007 budget year, as the Orange County town ranked No. 3 among North Carolina’s largest…

RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Wilmington topped $2,121 per person in the 2007 budget year, according to a new report from the Raleigh-based Center for Local Innovation.