DSISD's Runaway Property Taxes Quick Facts

For the average DSISD residence, that's a tax increase of $474—from $4,846 to $5,320 in DSISD property taxes ¹

"A property owner's tax bill will increase if the assessed value increases or if the tax rate increases from one year to the next."²

"Property values have increased the last four years and [...] this trend is expected to increase." ²

In 2011, school property taxes on an average DSISD residence were $3,746, while in 2018 that DSISD tax totaled $5,320^{1, 3}

While the DSISD student population has only grown by 33% since 2011. ^{4, 5} Total taxable DSISD property value was $2,551,630,435 in 2011 and $4,601,882,069 in 2018. ^{1, 3}

That means Texas homeowners, on average, pay a higher percentage of their home's value in taxes than do homeowners in 92% of states. ⁶

That means Hays County homeowners, on average, pay a higher percentage of their home's value in taxes than do homeowners in 94% of Texas counties. ⁶

That means Hays County homeowners, on average, pay an average effective tax rate of 2.01% to Travis County homeowners average effective tax rate of 1.98%. ⁶

Hardworking families and seniors on fixed incomes can't keep up. Runaway property taxes are putting our homes at risk!