September 2023 MCHD Tax Notices for 2024 Tax Rate

Moore County Hospital District proposes to keep its tax rate the same as prior year at 0.228680 per $100. The Board meeting to adopt this proposal will occur on September 27, 2023 at 1:00pm in the Boardroom of the hospital located at 224 E 2nd St, Dumas, TX 79029.

The Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase may be downloaded for viewing below.

Moore County Hospital District adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year’s tax rate. the tax rate will effectively be raised by 15.42% and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $30.57

The MCHD Board of Directors voted on September 28, 2022 and approved a reduction of the tax rate from prior year from 0.246770/$100 of value in 2021 to 0.228680/$100 value in 2022.   This was a 7.3% decrease in the tax rate from prior year.

Average Homestead taxable value increased from the prior year from 128,637 in 2021 to 143,228 in 2022, which was a 11.34% increase

Tax on average homestead increased from the prior year from 317 in 2021 to 327 in 2022, which was a 3.15% increase.

Total tax levy on all properties increased from prior year from 5,935,395 in 2021 to 6,871513 in 2022, which was a 15.77% increase.  

As such;

Moore County Hospital District adopted a tax rate (0.228680/$100 value) that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year’s tax rate. the tax rate will effectively be raised by 15.42% and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $30.57.

The definition of Maintenance and Operations for the Hospital District include indigent and charity care.  The recent construction and renovation was not funded by tax revenue.