Brushy Creek property taxes are spiking much faster than CPI + population growth. Between 2003 and 2023, Brushy Creek property taxes grew by 699% while CPI + population grew at only 177%. Stated differently, the rate of property tax growth was 295% faster than the rate of population + CPI.
Brushy Creek per capita property taxes grew from $235/ person to $927/ person between 2003 and 2023, a 294% increase. When comparing to peer cities, Portland and Brushy Creek exhibited the highest rate of per capita property tax growth at 294% between 2003 and 2023. Per capita property taxes during 2003 to 2023 grew by 226% in Plainview, 85% in Murphy, and 96% in Stephenville.
Brushy Creek property tax rates decreased from 64% in 2003 to 54% in 2023, which is about 16%. Tax rates decreased by about 19% in Stephenville. Plainview increased from 48% to 76%, Portland went from 52% to 64% but Murphy increased by 5%.
Do Brushy Creek property owners have any hope for property tax relief? Of course! When property owners regularly
