Taxes
Effective Tax Rates. Citizens and businesses receive full services provided by the City of Ennis and our students benefit from the excellent curriculum offered by our schools. The City of Ennis offers one of the lowest combined tax rates found in the Dallas/ Ft. Worth Metroplex. In fact, since 1990 the tax rate for the City of Ennis has actually been lowered four times!
In addition to the City of Ennis having a very reasonable tax rate, the State of Texas is a low-tax burden state. Neither the state of Texas of any of the local taxing jurisdictions impose any personal income tax.
| AD VALOREM TAX RATES |
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|---|---|
| Taxing Entity | Tax Rate (Per $100 Assessed Valuation) |
| Ellis County | $0.413599 |
| City of Ennis | $0.695 |
| Ennis Independent School District | $1.54 |
| Combined Ad Valorem Tax Rates (Total) | $2.648599 |
| SALES TAX RATES |
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| Taxing Entity | Tax Rate (Per $1.00 Sales) |
| Ellis County | N/A |
| City of Ennis | 1.00% |
| State of Texas | 6.25% |
| Economic Development Sales Tax (4B, 1/2 Cent) | 0.50% |
| Combined Sales Tax Rates (Total) | 7.75% |