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Nationally acclaimed for its visionary leadership and prudent
fiscal management, the City of Stafford is a dynamic
community ideally located in the market place as an "Island of Business
Opportunity" and as a friendly, family-oriented place
to live.
When the City eliminated its property tax in 1995, for residents
and businesses alike, The Wall Street Journal described
Stafford as "a Shangri-La for property owners". Since that
time, in just eight years, the City has seen its general
fund balance quadruple.
 The City operates on revenue received from sales taxes,
franchise taxes and user fees that are generally lower
than those in neighboring communities. The Freeport tax
exemption offered by the school and utility districts complement
the
City's zero property tax rate and has attracted many and diverse companies
of all kinds to the City.
Stafford is strategically located
in the fast-growing southwestern section of the Houston metropolitan
area. Houston, the fourth largest city in the country,
lies to the northeast; Sugar Land to the west; and Missouri
City lies to the southeast.
Click here for a map showing the location of Stafford in relation to other communities in the southwest Houston area.
16-17,000 people call Stafford
home. 50-60,000 people come to work in Stafford
every workday of the week.
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