Taxes
Property taxes:
Denton County: $0.23192
Sanger: $0.59046
School: $1.65
Total effective rate is $2.47238 per $100 valuation.
Sales tax: $0.0825 includes economic development tax for 4A and 4B
Comparison of Property Tax Rates for Nearby Cities:
|
Denton |
.62652 |
|
Corinth |
.55698 |
|
Highland Village |
.56963 |
|
Lake Dallas |
.67000 |
|
Gainesville |
.67300 |
| Pilot Point | .59000 |
Land Use
The growth area encompassing the extraterritorial jurisdiction and city limits is approximately 24.558 acres. Within the city limits the following estimates of land use are available:
Residential: 18.24%
Commercial: 2.22%
Industrial: 3.87%
Public/Institutional: 11.73%
Parks: 0.36%
Agricultural: 62.25%
Transportation
Sanger is strategically located on Interstate-35 north of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Texas Department of Transportation 2004 estimates for traffic count on I-35 is 55,000 south bound and 50,000 north bound. FM 455 connects Sanger to Lake Ray Roberts and communities east and west with over 7,400 traffic count at FM 455 and I-35 in 2004.
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the nation’s third largest and busiest international airport, is located 37 minutes south.
Dallas Love Field, one of the busiest airports providing service to cities Texas and the Southwest, is located 46 miles south.
Alliance Airport, the world’s first airport designed for industrial and corporate transportation, is located 29 miles south on the I-35 corridor.
|
Dallas |
49 miles |
|
Fort Worth |
46 miles |
|
Austin |
233 miles |
|
Oklahoma City |
155 miles |
|
Little Rock |
355 miles |
|
San Antonio |
305 miles |
|
Midland/Odessa |
330 miles |
Utilities
Electric: City of Sanger, CoServe and TU
Water: City of Sanger
Telephone: Sprint
Cable: Cebridge Cable Co.
Solid Waste: IESI
Gas: Atmos Energy
Sanitary Sewer Plant Capital Improvement Project of $1,050,000.