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What a local data facility could mean for local property tax

Modeled local property tax, per yearAbout $2.9M

For the default 10 IT MW example, based on Kentucky local-rate proxies, not Christian County rates.

Not DarkHorse's project budget, a government allocation, a fiscal impact study, or a tax commitment. Excludes state and city levies, service costs, and school-aid offsets. Assumes no local abatement.

This is the readable default example. Interactive controls require JavaScript. With the same assumptions, the 65 IT MW scenario: About $19M per year.

Concept illustration of a town with a compact compute facility, civic buildings, shops and green space.
Concept illustration, not a site plan or map of Christian County.

Where the tax comes from

Each assessed value is multiplied by its local property-tax rate. The three property classes are added together.

Building and land
About $660K
Cooling and power equipment
About $360K
GPUs and IT equipment
About $1.9M

What shares of it could equal

These are hypothetical spending shares and purchasing-power equivalents, not government allocations or funded commitments. Local authorities decide how taxes are spent. All seven civic cards share one annual tax pool, with no funding counted twice.

  • 40% illustrative share

    The school

    More support for classrooms. More paths to a career.

    About $1.1M / year

    11.5 annual teaching positions in illustrative purchasing power.

    Salary and benefits, expressed as equivalent purchasing power. Actual staffing follows school budgets and hiring decisions.

  • 10% illustrative share

    Community college & skilled trades

    Learn a trade. Find opportunity close to home.

    About $290K / year

    57.4 training seats / year in illustrative purchasing power.

    An assumed contribution toward tuition, tools, or instruction at a community college. These are training-seat equivalents, not job placements.

  • 8% illustrative share

    The library

    More access to knowledge, technology, and help.

    About $230K / year

    1,148.8 staffed library hours / year in illustrative purchasing power.

    An illustration of staffing and operating costs. The same budget could support books, technology, or programs instead.

  • 8% illustrative share

    Community center & social programs

    A place to gather. Support for more people.

    About $230K / year

    459.5 community or social-program sessions / year in illustrative purchasing power.

    One shared budget for possible youth, senior, or family programs. Each session assumes staff, space, and materials. Examples are alternatives within this budget.

  • 6% illustrative share

    The public pool

    More time to swim. More ways to take part.

    About $170K / year

    574.4 staffed pool hours / year in illustrative purchasing power.

    Assumed lifeguards, utilities, and routine operations. This models operating hours, not the cost of building a pool.

  • 10% illustrative share

    Parks & green space

    Public spaces that receive regular care.

    About $290K / year

    28.7 acres maintained / year in illustrative purchasing power.

    Grounds care and routine upkeep. Land acquisition and major construction require separate budgets.

  • 18% illustrative share

    Streets & public services

    Investment in the infrastructure everyone uses.

    About $520K / year

    10.3 small project equivalents / year in illustrative purchasing power.

    Illustrative project funds for streets, lighting, or public services. Project scope and actual costs vary.

Main Street purchasing is separate

$250,000 per year is an assumed local purchasing amount, separate from property tax. It is not a promise of contracts, profit, or jobs. No economic multiplier is applied.

Advanced assumptions

Calculated annual tax amounts

Before compact display rounding, shown to the nearest dollar. These remain illustrative model outputs, not precise forecasts.

Building and land
$656,790
Cooling and power equipment
$361,462
GPUs and IT equipment
$1,853,653
Total per year
$2,871,906

Default facility cost: $11 million per IT MW; GPU and IT cost: $30 million per IT MW. These are reference assumptions, not DarkHorse project budgets.

Building and land: 55% of facility cost, valued at cost. Plant assessed value: 65% of cost. IT assessed value: 55% of cost.

Local real-property rate: 1.085604%. Local equipment rate: 1.123426%. Civic shares total 100%; interactive estimates pause if shares exceed 100%.

  • Annual cost per teaching position ($): $100,000.
  • Cost per training seat ($): $5,000.
  • Cost per staffed library hour ($): $200.
  • Cost per program session ($): $500.
  • Cost per staffed pool hour ($): $300.
  • Annual maintenance per acre ($): $10,000.
  • Cost per small public project ($): $50,000.

Model limits and sources

A gross annual illustration, not a fiscal impact study. State and city levies are excluded. Public service costs and school-aid offsets are not subtracted. No local abatement is applied. Steady-state valuation is not a year-by-year forecast. Real assessment, depreciation, overlapping districts and levies require a site-specific model. No jobs, programs or benefits are promised.

Cost and valuation reference: Dimetrics, Christian County, 65 MW, checked September 5, 2026. Its total includes state tax, which this model excludes. Local-rate proxies add county, school and special-district averages from Kentucky's 2025 rate book, Table II.

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