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Cities · Hidalgo County

Elsa

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

Key numbers

  1. $145,388

    City sales tax allocation, latest month

    −1.1% from a year earlier

    as of October 2026

  2. $1,551,498

    City sales tax, year to date

    +3.4% from a year earlier

    as of October 2026

  3. $31,173

    Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month

    −0.2% from a year earlier

    as of September 2026

  4. 1

    Locations reporting alcohol sales

    as of September 2026

Every number for Elsa

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$145,388as of October 2026Monthly
Change from a year earlier−1.1%as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date$1,551,498as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date, change from a year earlier+3.4%as of October 2026Monthly
Bars and restaurants
Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month$31,173as of September 2026Monthly
Change from a year earlier−0.2%as of September 2026Monthly
Locations reporting alcohol sales1as of September 2026Monthly

Elsa and its neighbors

The six nearest cities, in a straight line.

Elsa−1.1%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%Alton+19.5%Harlingen+2.6%Raymondville+15.9%Edcouch+30.6%Granjeno−65.4%Hidalgo+16.7%La Feria+4.7%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%Rio Hondo+33.1%San Benito+2.0%Sullivan City+38.5%Bayview−11.7%Combes+23.8%Port MansfieldPrimera+3.6%Santa Rosa−0.8%Elsa−1.1%McAllen+10.8%Edinburg+2.6%Pharr+5.7%San Juan+11.9%Alamo+2.4%Donna+11.9%Weslaco+9.4%Mercedes+13.2%Raymondville+15.9%Edcouch+30.6%La Villa+59.8%LyfordPrimeraSanta Rosa
Circle size: the city’s sales tax allocation, latest monthFigure under the name: change from a year earlier
CityCountyDistanceSales tax, latest monthChangeBar sales
EdcouchHidalgo1.9 mi$49,816+30.6%$11,784
La VillaHidalgo4.1 mi$14,253+59.8%none reported
WeslacoHidalgo9.5 mi$1,782,204+9.4%$818,312
DonnaHidalgo9.9 mi$687,939+11.9%$50,841
EdinburgHidalgo10.6 mi$3,335,342+2.6%$1,319,948
Santa RosaCameron10.8 mi$23,133−0.8%none reported

All 47 Valley cities

The six Valley industries