

La Porte Property Taxes areexplodingataratemuchfasterthanCPI+populationgrowth.Between2003and2023,LaPortepropertytaxesgrewby 258%whileCPI+populationgrewatonly176%.Stateddifferently,therateofpropertytaxgrowthwas47%fasterthantherateofpopulation+CPI.
La Porte property taxes per capita are favorable to peer Texas cities. La Porte per capita property taxes grew from $353/ person to $1,094/ person between2003and2023,a210%increase.Percapitapropertytaxesfrom2003to2023grewby347%inSocorro,310%inDelRio,268%inDeerPark andLufkingrewby87%.
TexaspropertytaxrateshavefinallybeguntocompressduetoSB2passedin2019.LaPortepropertytaxratesareconsistent stayingat71%from 2003 to 2023. Tax rates decreased for Lufkin by 14%. However,Del Rio increased by 47% to 70%, Socorroincreased from48% to 70% and Deer Park increasedby3%.
Lowerratesappliedtopropertytaxaccordingto2019legislationresultintaxratecompressioninthemajorityofTexascitiesevenifassessedvalues continueclimbing.
What can you do? Protest your property taxes each and every year About 60 to 80% of tax appeals are successful. Harris County Appraisal District propertyownerswhoappealedtheirpropertytaxesin2020saved$662million.