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Property taxes aren’t a city’s only source of revenue, but you may be surprised to see which cities in the Metroplex have the largest property tax bases.
Cities primarily issue two forms of debt—tax and revenue supported bonds.
The most egregious offender, Southlake, levies a property tax burden that’s more than four times higher than the two lowest cities—Haltom City and Watauga.
All but three cities with the highest number of staff are also among the top twenty highest spenders in North Texas.
Weatherford, Denton, Southlake, Garland and Grapevine top the list in spending per capita.