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Chart: four property-tax rates after large base increases — Loudoun County stepping from $1.145 to $0.805, Prince William, Abilene ISD, and Wichita County
Issue №4 · draft preview

Ten Straight Years of Tax Cuts

Loudoun County, VA cut its property-tax rate every year for a decade while data centers grew to 42% of its local tax funding. Seven towns closer to home ran the same mechanism. What the same arithmetic yields on a Wichita Falls tax bill — and the cost column, at equal depth.

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№ 1

One Dollar in Four

Government transfers rose from 8.8% of Wichita County personal income (1980) to 26.9% (2024); the U.S. figure is 18.3%. Sources: BEA CAINC4, Feb 2026 vintage.
26.9%vs U.S. 18.3%
№ 2

Where Kids End Up

Children raised in Wichita County reach the 41st percentile of national adult income (~$32,400 at age 35). Source: Opportunity Atlas, Census Bureau/Harvard.
41stpercentile
№ 3

Three Weak Engines

Real GDP grew under 0.75% per year for two decades; net domestic migration negative in most years; deaths exceeded births in 2021–2022. Sources: BEA, Census Bureau.
<0.75%real GDP/yr
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The Abilene Ledger

What the data-center campus 120 miles away pays its county, city, and school district — and its documented costs — both columns. Sources: KTAB; district adopted rates; KUT.
99.0¢→95.8¢Abilene ISD rate
The ledgers

Prediction ledger · 5 calls, graded in public

✓ HIT№3 — Transfer share stays ≥8 points above the nation. Resolved early: +8.6 points (BEA, Feb 2026 data).
OPEN · 2028№1 — Data-center permanent employment stays under 600.
OPEN · 2028№2 — The MSA population stays within ±1% through 2027.
OPEN · 2027№4 — WFISD holds a C rating or better.
OPEN · 2028№5 — No Lake Ringgold construction start before 2029.

Every call is dated, falsifiable, and graded at resolution: HIT, MISS, or PARTIAL. First annual grading: August 2027.

Corrections · run at the top, logged forever

2026-08-21: A federal data series first matched for Lawton, OK was in fact Lawrence, KS (FRED LAWPOP). Corrected to LATPOP before publication; comparison tables rebuilt.
2026-08-22: Two intermediate-year Loudoun County tax rates refined against county budget documents (2021: $1.005; 2024: $0.865). Endpoints and finding unchanged.

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From the data
Chart: transfer share of personal income, Wichita County versus the United States, 1969 to 2024 Chart: yearly property-tax change on the median Wichita Falls home under four scenarios

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