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South Padre Island

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

Key numbers

  1. $617,451

    City sales tax allocation, latest month

    +15.6% from a year earlier

    as of October 2026

  2. $5,176,251

    City sales tax, year to date

    +7.4% from a year earlier

    as of October 2026

  3. $2,897,307

    Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month

    +23.4% from a year earlier

    as of September 2026

  4. 59

    Locations reporting alcohol sales

    as of September 2026

Every number for South Padre Island

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$617,451as of October 2026Monthly
Change from a year earlier+15.6%as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date$5,176,251as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date, change from a year earlier+7.4%as of October 2026Monthly
Bars and restaurants
Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month$2,897,307as of September 2026Monthly
Change from a year earlier+23.4%as of September 2026Monthly
Locations reporting alcohol sales59as of September 2026Monthly

South Padre Island and its neighbors

The six nearest cities, in a straight line.

Río GrandeSouth Padre Island+15.6%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%Brownsville+1.2%Edcouch+30.6%Elsa−1.1%Granjeno−65.4%Hidalgo+16.7%La Feria+4.7%La Villa+59.8%Los Fresnos+25.4%Lyford+8.9%Palm Valley+15.6%Palmhurst+4.7%Port Isabel+24.0%Progreso+16.8%Progreso Lakes−13.6%Rio Hondo+33.1%San Benito+2.0%StarbaseBayview−11.7%Combes+23.8%Laguna Vista+23.4%Los Indios+72.3%OlmitoPrimera+3.6%Rancho Viejo+15.5%Santa Rosa−0.8%South Padre Island+15.6%Brownsville+1.2%Los Fresnos+25.4%Port Isabel+24.0%StarbaseBayview−11.7%Laguna Vista+23.4%Olmito
Circle size: the city’s sales tax allocation, latest monthFigure under the name: change from a year earlier
CityCountyDistanceSales tax, latest monthChangeBar sales
Port IsabelCameron6.2 mi$402,226+24.0%$180,175
Laguna VistaCameron7.9 mi$34,801+23.4%$55,473
StarbaseCameron8.6 miNo report this monthno figure$0.00
BayviewCameron14.1 mi$4,018−11.7%none reported
BrownsvilleCameron19.4 mi$4,982,955+1.2%$2,968,339
Los FresnosCameron19.9 mi$231,877+25.4%$27,163

All 47 Valley cities

The six Valley industries