*The data presented below was prepared by the Tarrant Appraisal District at the request of a Texas Silver Haired Legislator, Mr. Oscar Garcia, a member of the Tarrant County Delegation to the TSHL. The data focuses on the growth of homestead property taxes for the AVERAGE over-65 taxpayers between 1999 and 2004 for this city.

Average Tax Bill for City of Bedford*, HEB I.S.D. and Tarrant County
  1999 2004
                   
  Average Average     Average Average      
  Appraised Taxable     Appraised Taxable      
  Value Value Tax Rate Tax Due Value Value Tax Rate Tax Due % Increase
                   
Tarrant County $86,786 $36,786 0.498906 $183.53 $126,332 $76,332 0.507897 $387.69 111%
(Includes County Hospital District)                  
City of Bedford $112,136 $62,136 0.3309420 $205.63 $149,168 $99,168 0.495 $490.88 139%
Tarrant County College $86,786 $36,786 0.10641 $39.14 $126,332 $76,332 0.13938 $106.39 172%
HEB I.S.D. $97,353 $66,380 1.6318 $1,083.19 $132,833 $101,505 1.7105 $1,736.24 60%
                   
Total Tax Per $100     2.5681       2.8528    
                   
Total Tax Bill       $1,511.49       $2,721.20  
                   
Average Tax Bill Increase                 80%
                   

 

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