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Alton

The numbers for Alton: its sales tax every month and, where bars and restaurants report, their alcohol sales. Each figure with the month it covers.

Key numbers

  1. $204,478

    City sales tax allocation, latest month

    +19.5% from a year earlier

    as of October 2026

  2. $2,001,149

    City sales tax, year to date

    +8.9% from a year earlier

    as of October 2026

  3. No report this month

    Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month

    from a year earlier

    dated

  4. No report this month

    Locations reporting alcohol sales

    dated

Every number for Alton

Sales tax from the state sales tax allocations; alcohol sales from the state mixed beverage tax reports. A month with no report says so.

MeasureNumberDateUpdates
Sales tax
City sales tax allocation, latest month$204,478as of October 2026Monthly
Change from a year earlier+19.5%as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date$2,001,149as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date, change from a year earlier+8.9%as of October 2026Monthly
Bars and restaurants
Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest monthNo report this monthno reading yetMonthly
Change from a year earlierNo report this monthno reading yetMonthly
Locations reporting alcohol salesNo report this monthno reading yetMonthly

Alton and its neighbors

The six nearest cities, in a straight line.

Alton+19.5%McAllen+10.8%Edinburg+2.6%Mission+12.2%Pharr+5.7%San Juan+11.9%Alamo+2.4%Donna+11.9%Weslaco+9.4%Mercedes+13.2%Harlingen+2.6%Rio Grande City+11.1%Raymondville+15.9%Edcouch+30.6%Elsa−1.1%Granjeno−65.4%Hidalgo+16.7%La Feria+4.7%La Grulla+129.2%La Joya+21.6%La Villa+59.8%Lyford+8.9%Palm Valley+15.6%Palmhurst+4.7%Palmview+15.3%Peñitas−13.1%Progreso+16.8%Sullivan City+38.5%Combes+23.8%Primera+3.6%Santa Rosa−0.8%Alton+19.5%McAllen+10.8%Edinburg+2.6%Mission+12.2%Pharr+5.7%San Juan+11.9%Alamo+2.4%GranjenoLa Joya+21.6%PalmhurstPalmview+15.3%Peñitas−13.1%Sullivan City
Circle size: the city’s sales tax allocation, latest monthFigure under the name: change from a year earlier
CityCountyDistanceSales tax, latest monthChangeBar sales
PalmhurstHidalgo2.3 mi$232,705+4.7%$32,929
PalmviewHidalgo5.9 mi$194,787+15.3%$63,621
MissionHidalgo5.9 mi$2,473,272+12.2%$462,263
McAllenHidalgo6.0 mi$8,458,372+10.8%$7,059,181
PeñitasHidalgo8.2 mi$146,641−13.1%none reported
EdinburgHidalgo9.4 mi$3,335,342+2.6%$1,319,948

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