Taxation & Your Finances Facts
Minimal Savings. Loss of Your Home Value and Voice.
Disincorporating won’t erase city taxes immediately, but it will eliminate local services. Residents will still pay off city debts, while home values drop, water and trash rates rise, and county taxes may increase to cover Reno’s infrastructure.
With no guarantee city assets will sell for full value, taxpayers could be left paying for a city that no longer exists. Disincorporation isn’t a savings plan—it’s a costly risk.
Tax & Financial Facts to Consider
You will Still Pay City Taxes:
Even if Reno disincorporates, residents will still be required to pay city taxes until all outstanding debts and severance obligations are fully settled.
But you will get no city services during this payoff.
Lower Home Values:
In a series of March 2025 home value comps, comparable homes in the county sold for approximately 14% less than homes in Reno.
Protect your biggest investment by voting AGAINST disincorporation. [1]
Higher Water Rates and Trash Rates Limit Savings:
We have found private water rates in the area 22% higher than Reno’s current rate. The national average is that private water companies cost 59% more than local companies.
Trash rates outside the city limits are 76% higher than inside Reno due to the waste company’s agreement with the city.
Both of these increases reduce your tax savings. [2, 3]
You Lose Your Reno 15% Homestead Exemption:
Reno residents get a 15% homestead exemption on taxes. The county offers no such exemption.
Likely Increase in County Taxes:
Parker County cannot absorb all of Reno and provide full services without a county tax increase to add our 13.7 sq mile city.
County officials have already stated that your county taxes will increase.
A county tax raise would reduce the amount of your tax savings.
No Guarantee of Sale or Value of City Assets:
City assets may not sell for full market value since these sales are often rushed to pay off debts rather than strategically maximizing returns. This could leave residents with lingering city taxes to pay financial obligations despite losing local services and control.
There is no guarantee as to the city asset’s speed of sale or sale at all.
Sources:
[2] Palo Duro Service Company – Aledo Ridge https://palodurowater.com/documents/1261/
Aledo_Ridge_Rate_Increase_Notice__1_.pdf
[3] https://frontierwaste.com/residential-trash-pickup-service/
Vote Against Disincorporation on May 3.
Early Voting - April 22-29
Register to Vote Before April 3.
Can I vote AGAINST disincorporation but FOR the tax reduction?
YES! The most important thing is to keep your voice and local control by saving the City of Reno.