Population figures are in parentheses.
Best Southwest Dallas County’s Highest and Lowest
Lancaster (36,200)
Property tax rate: $0.77 per $100 valuation
Sales tax: 8.25 percent
Debt: $84,650,316
City Manager Rickey Childers’ salary: $147,369.12 ($900 monthly car allowance; city-issued cellphone)
DeSoto (48,700)
Property tax rate: $0.69 per $100 valuation
Sales tax: 8.25 percent
Debt: $125,486,709
City Manager Jim Baugh’s salary: $200,952 (includes
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