Property taxes in Jarrell are very competitive; in fact, the 2006 municipal tax rate is the

lowest tax rate of all cities in Williamson County. The following comparative data illustrates

the tax advantages to be found in Jarrell.

Comparison of 2008 Tax Rates for Selected Cities and their School Districts (Williamson County)

City of Jarrell	0.290000/$100	Jarrell ISD	$1.29000/$100
City of Cedar Park	0.489001	Leander ISD	1.379240
City of Georgetown	0.356220	Georgetown ISD	1.290000
City of Hutto	0.499154	Hutto ISD	1.435000
City of Round Rock	0.365220	Round Rock ISD	1.332426
City of Taylor	0.790000	Taylor ISD	1.200000

The following information is taken from the Annual Property Tax Report – 2005 Tax Yearissued by the State Comptroller’s Office. The 2006 taxable value data is from the Williamson Central Appraisal District.

City of Jarrell Total Taxable Value (after exemptions)		JarrellTax Rate Per $100 Value	State Average City Rate	Lowest Rate in State	Highest Rate in State
2005	$38,762,954	$0.0450	$0.4863	$.02 (Bee Caves)	$1.50 (Camp Wood)
2006	$43,136,890	$0.137495	N/A	N/A	1.625000
Jarrell ISD Total Taxable Value (after exemptions)		Jarrell ISD Tax Rate Per $100 Value	State Average ISD Rate	Lowest Rate in State	Highest Rate in State
2005	$442,284,423	$1.69	62.3% of all Texas school districts had a tax rate between $1.50 - $2.00	$0.9664 (Red Lick ISD)	$2.00 (Katy & McKinney ISDs)
2006	$456,726,589	$1.62		N/A	N/A

Jarrell Property Tax Rates & Exemptions 2006 Tax Rates Per $100 Valuation
Taxing Entity	Tax Rate	Exemption(s) *
City	$0.137495	None
Jarrell ISD	$1.620000	$15,000 Homestead $10,000 Over 65 $10,000 Disabled Person
Williamson County	$0.467492	$25,000 Over 65 $15,000 Disabled Person
Williamson Co. FM/RD	$0.032165	$3,000 Homestead
Williamson Co. ESD #5 (emergency service district)	$0.100000	None
Total	$2.357152 per $100 valuation
Exemption note: All Texas tax jurisdictions are required to give an exemption to Disable Veterans. The amount of exemption varies based on the amount of disability, i.e., 10-30% Disabled = $5,000; 31-50% = $7,500; 51-75% = $10,000 and 71-100% = $12,000.