Von Dohlen for County Judge — Fiscal Transparency Project

TAX RATE vs. TAX REALITY

Twenty years of tax data highlight the gap between what the officials have publicly stated homeowners pay vs. what homeowners actually pay.

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BEXAR COUNTY

Real Growth (Inflation-Adjusted, 2005 Dollars)
Budget = Total Adopted County Budget (all funds)
SOURCES & METHODOLOGY
Median Household Income: U.S. Census Bureau ACS / FRED (MHITX48029A052NCEN) · Median Home Values: Bexar County Appraisal District / Census Bureau / Zillow · Tax Rates: Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector & City of San Antonio official adopted rate records · Adopted Budgets: Official adopted budget documents & Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFRs) · CPI: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U (Minneapolis Fed series) · All growth figures indexed to 2005 baseline. Inflation adjustment uses CPI-U 2005–2024. · Sources: FRED, BLS, Census Bureau | Von Dohlen for Bexar County Judge