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Escobares

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

Key numbers

  1. $28,580

    City sales tax allocation, latest month

    +30.7% from a year earlier

    as of October 2026

  2. $254,849

    City sales tax, year to date

    +10.4% 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 Escobares

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$28,580as of October 2026Monthly
Change from a year earlier+30.7%as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date$254,849as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date, change from a year earlier+10.4%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

Escobares and its neighbors

The six nearest cities, in a straight line.

Escobares+30.7%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%Rio Grande City+11.1%Edcouch+30.6%Elsa−1.1%Granjeno−65.4%Hidalgo+16.7%La Grulla+129.2%La Joya+21.6%La Villa+59.8%Palmhurst+4.7%Palmview+15.3%Peñitas−13.1%Roma+5.8%Sullivan City+38.5%Escobares+30.7%Rio Grande City+11.1%La Grulla+129.2%Roma+5.8%
Circle size: the city’s sales tax allocation, latest monthFigure under the name: change from a year earlier
CityCountyDistanceSales tax, latest monthChangeBar sales
RomaStarr2.7 mi$150,444+5.8%$37,550
Rio Grande CityStarr8.8 mi$559,782+11.1%$84,998
La GrullaStarr21.6 mi$22,692+129.2%none reported
Sullivan CityHidalgo26.3 mi$24,382+38.5%none reported
La JoyaHidalgo31.8 mi$64,611+21.6%none reported
PeñitasHidalgo34.0 mi$146,641−13.1%none reported

All 47 Valley cities

The six Valley industries