Conroe sales tax reaches record $26M
CONROE – Sales tax revenue for the City of Conroe increased a third consecutive year with a record $26.911 million allocated during the 2013 fiscal year.
That total was $2.471 million – or 10.2 percent – more than the then-record $24.150 million the city received in FY 2012. Conroe’s sales tax in 2011 was $22.540 million.
The state Comptroller’s Office last week released September allocation figures, which represent the actual sales tax for the month of July. The city collected $2.167 million for its general fund in September, which is a 14.8 percent increase from the prior year.
The Woodlands Township and the township’s economic development zone (EDZ) received $1.575 million and $1.372 million, respectively, in September. The township’s growth was 7.8 percent compared to Sept. 2012, and 2.8 percent for the EDZ.
| City | Tax rate | Sept. 2013 | Sept. 2012 | Change |
| Conroe | 2% | $2.89M | $2.51M | 14.88% |
| Cut and Shoot | 1.5% | $12,330 | $13,560 | -9.06% |
| Magnolia | 2% | $152,051 | $138,073 | 10.12% |
| Montgomery | 2% | $189,403 | $89,077 | 112.62% |
| Oak Ridge North | 2% | $132,250 | $127,890 | 3.40% |
| Panorama Village | 1.25% | $5,607 | $5,708 | -1.76% |
| Patton Village | 1% | $1,191 | $1,027 | 15.90% |
| Shenandoah | 1.5% | $406,130 | $377,431 | 7.60% |
| Splendora | 1% | $21,454 | $20,140 | 6.52% |
| Stagecoach | 1% | $1,256 | $1,489 | -15.64% |
| Willis | 2% | $148,086 | $116,985 | 26.58% |
| County total | $3.959M | $3.06M | 16.22% |
For cities and counties, see the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
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