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Austin-area sales tax, by city
The Texas Comptroller sent the City of Austin $31,488,717 in local sales tax in September 2026, up 5.1% from the same month a year earlier. Over the twelve months through September 2026, Austin received $377.2M (+7.0% year over year).
Austin's monthly allocation
An allocation month reflects sales made roughly two months earlier, and a single month can include audit and prior-period adjustments — so the twelve-month totals below are the steadier comparison.
City of Austin net sales tax allocation, by month
Net sales tax allocation to the City of Austin ran $28.6M in October 2023 and $31.5M in September 2026 — up 10.1% across 36 observations. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts local sales tax allocations (dataset vfba-b57j).
Show the 36 observations behind this chart
| Period | US dollars |
|---|---|
| October 2023 | $28.6M |
| November 2023 | $29.2M |
| December 2023 | $27.9M |
| January 2024 | $29.3M |
| February 2024 | $33.0M |
| March 2024 | $25.8M |
| April 2024 | $27.9M |
| May 2024 | $34.1M |
| June 2024 | $29.1M |
| July 2024 | $29.0M |
| August 2024 | $29.4M |
| September 2024 | $28.8M |
| October 2024 | $28.3M |
| November 2024 | $30.0M |
| December 2024 | $30.1M |
| January 2025 | $27.9M |
| February 2025 | $35.2M |
| March 2025 | $27.2M |
| April 2025 | $24.8M |
| May 2025 | $31.4M |
| June 2025 | $29.3M |
| July 2025 | $29.2M |
| August 2025 | $29.3M |
| September 2025 | $30.0M |
| October 2025 | $28.5M |
| November 2025 | $31.2M |
| December 2025 | $32.1M |
| January 2026 | $29.5M |
| February 2026 | $35.8M |
| March 2026 | $28.4M |
| April 2026 | $29.5M |
| May 2026 | $34.5M |
| June 2026 | $29.8M |
| July 2026 | $31.5M |
| August 2026 | $34.9M |
| September 2026 | $31.5M |
As of — Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts local sales tax allocations (dataset vfba-b57j). Not seasonally adjusted.
Every metro city, September 2026
Ordered by twelve-month total, which tracks city size more than anything else. This is a table of payments, not a ranking of places. Together these 27 cities received $618.2M over the last twelve months (+5.7% year over year).
| City | September 2026 | vs year earlier | 12-month total | 12-mo change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | $31,488,717 | +5.1% | $377.2M | +7.0% |
| Georgetown | $3,951,907 | -8.4% | $55.9M | +2.6% |
| Cedar Park | $3,825,929 | -2.7% | $50.6M | +2.4% |
| Kyle | $1,633,344 | +5.4% | $20.6M | +7.9% |
| Bee Cave | $1,260,434 | -29.6% | $15.2M | -0.7% |
| Hutto | $1,437,589 | +10.3% | $15.1M | -1.8% |
| Buda | $1,232,579 | +16.5% | $14.5M | +9.9% |
| Leander | $1,039,691 | +8.5% | $13.3M | +11.0% |
| Bastrop | $440,352 | -58.7% | $13.3M | +4.1% |
| Lakeway | $568,298 | +0.4% | $7.2M | +10.2% |
| Liberty Hill | $434,113 | -33.7% | $6.6M | -9.9% |
| Dripping Springs | $405,282 | +0.0% | $5.0M | +1.6% |
| Lockhart | $386,454 | -1.9% | $4.9M | +0.4% |
| Manor | $446,602 | +37.4% | $4.6M | +32.1% |
| Elgin | $374,910 | +3.6% | $4.6M | +4.3% |
| Jarrell | $295,376 | -5.8% | $3.6M | -3.5% |
| Luling | $230,897 | +3.8% | $2.5M | +16.1% |
| Lago Vista | $102,645 | +4.8% | $1.3M | +5.2% |
| Florence | $36,060 | -22.0% | $489K | -0.2% |
| Jonestown | $30,371 | +7.1% | $388K | +9.9% |
| Creedmoor | $32,942 | +18.4% | $317K | -10.6% |
| Briarcliff | $16,592 | +10.6% | $196K | +5.8% |
| Granger | $13,434 | -6.3% | $178K | +12.7% |
| Bartlett | $11,824 | -32.3% | $174K | +5.0% |
| Coupland | $9,103 | -29.5% | $125K | -0.0% |
| Martindale | $8,634 | -5.5% | $106K | +8.8% |
| Hays | $6,456 | +105.3% | $49K | -7.9% |
Twelve-month totals, largest twelve cities
- Austin$377.2M+7.0% YoY
- Georgetown$55.9M+2.6% YoY
- Cedar Park$50.6M+2.4% YoY
- Kyle$20.6M+7.9% YoY
- Bee Cave$15.2M-0.7% YoY
- Hutto$15.1M-1.8% YoY
- Buda$14.5M+9.9% YoY
- Leander$13.3M+11.0% YoY
- Bastrop$13.3M+4.1% YoY
- Lakeway$7.2M+10.2% YoY
- Liberty Hill$6.6M-9.9% YoY
- Dripping Springs$5.0M+1.6% YoY
Where these numbers come from
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Data as of September 10, 2026; retrieved September 30, 2026. Updated monthly. Comptroller open data on data.texas.gov (qsh8-tby8 is labelled Public Domain; vfba-b57j states no license). Public information of a Texas state agency.Net allocation payment per jurisdiction and month (period = allocation month, which reflects sales activity roughly two months earlier). Published history begins January 2013. Payments include audit and prior-period adjustments. SPD names are abbreviated and sometimes truncated by the publisher (e.g. "Liberty Hill Library Di"), so one district can appear under two spellings. Area scope is chosen by name (cities from the Comptroller city-to-county comparison, SPDs by name pattern); a district serving the area under an unrecognized name is missed.
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