How much taxable property does Leander have?

In short

• Taxable property in the city grew about 5.4 times in 10 years, from about $2.9 billion (fiscal 2016) to about $15.4 billion (fiscal 2025) (our math).¹²
• Per resident, taxable value rose from about $69,000 to about $165,000 (our math).¹²
• The biggest one-year jump was fiscal 2023, when taxable value rose about 58%.¹²

Numbers marked “our math” are our estimates, not official figures. The notes show the inputs and the steps.

How it works

• The appraisal districts value each property in the city. Most of Leander is in Williamson County. A small part is in Travis County.¹
• Some value is taken off. Property that pays no tax, like churches and government land, comes off first. Then exemptions, the homestead cap and farm-land rules come off.¹
• What is left is taxable value. The city’s tax rate is charged on it. See city tax rate ten years.

What the numbers show

Fiscal year	Property value before deductions	Taxable value	City tax rate (per $100)
2016	$3.72B	$2.85B	63.3 cents
2021	$8.16B	$6.44B	53.7 cents
2025	$18.77B	$15.37B	41.7 cents

Source: City of Leander, 2025 annual financial report, Table 6. Rounding is ours.¹²

• Taxable value grew faster than the rate fell. The rate fell about a third. Taxable value grew more than five times (our math).²
• A bigger share of value is now taxed. About 77% of value was taxable in fiscal 2016. About 82% was taxable in fiscal 2025 (our math).²
• Business equipment is a small part. Equipment and other personal property were about 2% of value in fiscal 2025 (our math).²

The other side

• Growth comes from new building and higher prices. This table does not split the two.
• A lower rate on a higher value can still mean a higher bill. This table does not show any one owner’s bill.
• More residents need more services. Growth brings more taxable value, but also more roads, water lines and calls for police and fire. See city workload ten years.
• The table includes values still under review. The city notes the amounts include values being appealed.¹

Changes to this page

• Nov. 2, 2026: Rewrote the questions to ask so each is open, neutral and addressed to the public body.
• Nov. 2, 2026: We checked every figure against its source. We reworded the other-side points so they stick to what the sources show.

Questions to ask

• How much of each year’s growth came from new buildings, by the appraisal district’s count?
• How does the city plan for services if taxable value grows more slowly?

What we still don’t know

• The split between homes and businesses inside the city. The city table does not show it.
• Fiscal 2026 values. They will be in the next annual report.

Footnotes

1. City of Leander, Texas, Annual Financial Report for fiscal 2025, statistical section, Table 6, “Assessed Value and Taxable Value of Property, Last Ten Fiscal Years” (p.110), from the Williamson and Travis appraisal district certified rolls; population from the same report. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

2. Our math. Value before deductions = real + personal property: FY2016 3,603,213,295 + 112,199,993 = 3,715,413,288; FY2021 7,967,956,853 + 188,877,886 = 8,156,834,739; FY2025 18,435,840,350 + 335,095,798 = 18,770,936,148. Taxable 2,852,612,301; 6,441,053,417; 15,368,464,585. Growth 15,368,464,585 ÷ 2,852,612,301 = 5.39. Taxable share 76.8% and 81.9%. Personal share FY2025 1.8%. FY2023 12,526,658,384 ÷ FY2022 7,935,011,965 = 1.58. Per resident: 2,852,612,301 ÷ 41,481 = 68,769; 15,368,464,585 ÷ 92,872 = 165,480. Rates 0.632920, 0.536867, 0.417282. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷