Arlington ISD officially lowered its tax rate by around a cent per $100 after a delay due to new property tax laws Sept. 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The new tax rate of $1.0929 per $100 of property valuation, which was adopted with a unanimous vote, represents a consistent drop in the rate over the past few years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new rate of $1.0929 per $100 valuation, combined with the proposed increase in homestead exemptions on this November\u2019s ballot, is expected to reduce taxes on the average Arlington ISD home by approximately $438,\u201d Arlington ISD said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Last year, the school had the eighth-lowest tax rate of the 20 school districts in Tarrant County, according to the Tarrant Appraisal District.<\/p>\n
!function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(“iframe”);for(var t in a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[“datawrapper-height”][t]+”px”;r.style.height=d}}})}();<\/p>\n
Had the school district attempted to adopt the same tax rate as last year, it would have triggered a voter election to approve the tax rate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The last tax rate election triggered by Arlington ISD was in 2020, when voters approved<\/a> an 8.84-cent increase.\u00a0<\/p>\n This year, the average homeowner can expect to see a decrease of around $450 in their Arlington ISD property tax bill.<\/p>\n !function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(“iframe”);for(var t in a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[“datawrapper-height”][t]+”px”;r.style.height=d}}})}();<\/p>\n In June, trustees passed a 2025-26 budget<\/a> with a $13 million shortfall.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the time, Arlington ISD held back on passing its tax rate for the new budget year as officials examined ways new property tax laws<\/a> would affect the district\u2019s revenue.\u00a0<\/p>\n Chris Moss is a reporting fellow for the Arlington Report. Contact him at chris.moss@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n