El Paso sales tax rate (TX)

8.25% in El Paso — high. It ranks 42 of 94 covered metros, +0.3 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $2,145 a year, $78 above it.

Local government sets 2% of the total, 24% of the bill; the state takes 6.25%. 3 layers stack: Texas state 6.25%, City of El Paso 1%, El Paso County and transit districts 1%. The City of El Paso increment at 1% is the largest local piece — 50% of everything local, worth $260 a year on its own.

6 of 7 covered Texas metros, level with the 8.25% state median. The in-state spread runs 8.25% in Arlington to 8.25% in Houston — 0 points wide. El Paso is the cheapest covered metro in Texas; no in-state line is worth crossing.

Same bracket nationally: Bakersfield, CA (8.25%); Reno, NV (8.265%); Houston, TX (8.25%). A household relocating between El Paso and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.

Scale: 678,958 residents, roughly 271,583 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 2% local share pulls about $141,223,160 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.

El Paso shoppers frequently compare against Ciudad Juárez pricing, where Mexico's IVA of 16% applies but border-zone rules can differ.

Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts before filing or quoting it to a customer.