NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON TAX INCREASE
A tax rate of $0.707458 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of CITY OF HUNTINGTON.
| PROPOSED TAX RATE | $0.707458 per $100 | |
| NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE | $0.644595 per $100 | |
| VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE | $0.742591 per $100 |
The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2024 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for CITY OF HUNTINGTON from the same properties in both the 2023 tax year and the 2024 tax year.
The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that CITY OF HUNTINGTON may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate.
The proposed tax rate is greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that CITY OF HUNTINGTON is proposing to increase property taxes for the 2024 tax year.
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON September 10, 2024 AT 5:30 pm AT City Hall 802 US Hwy 69 S, Huntington, TX 75949.
The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, CITY OF HUNTINGTON is not required to hold an election at which voters may accept or reject the proposed tax rate. However, you may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting the members of the of CITY OF HUNTINGTON at their offices or by attending the public hearing mentioned above.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
Property tax amount= (tax rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100
| FOR the proposal: | ||
| AGAINST the proposal: | ||
| PRESENT and not voting: | ||
| ABSENT: | ||
Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property.
The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state.
The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by CITY OF HUNTINGTON last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by CITY OF HUNTINGTON this year.
| 2023 | 2024 | Change | |
| Total tax rate (per $100 of value) | $0.678996 | $0.707458 | increase of 0.028462 per $100, or 4.19% |
| Average homestead taxable value | $84 | $-71 | decrease of -184.52% |
| Tax on average homestead | $0.57 | $-0.50 | decrease of -1.07, or -187.72% |
| Total tax levy on all properties | $645,731 | $773,489 | increase of 127,758, or 19.79% |
For assistance with tax calculations, please contact the tax assessor for CITY OF HUNTINGTON.
