Midland Sales-Tax Collections Reach $55.7 Million, Beat Budget
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Midland’s sales-tax collections reached $55.743 million through the first nine months of fiscal 2026, putting revenue nearly 9% ahead of the same period last year and approximately $7.6 million above the city’s budget.
The City of Midland reported the figures in its July 2026 City Hall briefing. The update covered nine months of the fiscal year, with one quarter still remaining when the city issued the report. That makes the total a year-to-date result, not a final fiscal-year collection figure.
The stronger-than-budget sales-tax performance gives city officials additional revenue context as they begin work on Midland’s fiscal 2027 budget and tax-rate decisions. It does not determine those decisions by itself, and the city has not indicated that the higher collections will automatically produce a tax-rate change or additional spending.
What the revenue figures show
Through nine months of fiscal 2026, Midland had collected $55.743 million in sales-tax revenue. The city said that total was nearly 9% higher than collections through the comparable point in fiscal 2025.
The nine-month total was also about $7.6 million above the amount included in the city’s budget. In practical terms, collections were running ahead of both the prior year’s pace and the local budget benchmark before the fiscal year entered its final quarter.
The City of Midland’s July briefing did not identify which retail or business categories accounted for the increase. The figures measure the city’s sales-tax collections; they are not, by themselves, a complete measure of Midland’s overall economic performance.
The remaining quarter will determine the final fiscal 2026 total. Collections could continue at the current pace, change during the final months, or produce a different full-year result. The city’s reported $55.743 million figure should therefore be read as a nine-month update rather than a final revenue outcome.
Budget and tax-rate decisions ahead
The Midland City Council’s 2026 meeting schedule sets Aug. 12 as the date for a budget workshop and tax-rate-ceiling setting. That meeting is the next major public milestone listed in the city’s budget and tax-rate calendar.
The schedule lists the first tax-rate and budget hearing for Sept. 8. A second tax-rate hearing and scheduled final passage of the tax rate and budget are set for Sept. 15.
Those dates outline the formal path toward the fiscal 2027 budget and tax-rate decisions. The sales-tax report gives council members one updated revenue point to consider as they review the city’s financial plans, but the published schedule does not establish what rate or spending proposal will ultimately be adopted.
Why the update matters
Sales-tax revenue is one part of the city’s financial picture. When collections run above budget, officials have more current information while evaluating the resources available for city services and the assumptions used in the next fiscal year’s plan.
For Midland residents, the key takeaway is that the city entered its fiscal 2027 budget season with sales-tax collections ahead of last year’s pace and the adopted budget benchmark. The immediate next step is the Aug. 12 workshop and tax-rate-ceiling setting, followed by the two September hearings and the scheduled Sept. 15 passage of the tax rate and budget.
Sources
- Your Monthly Briefing from City Hall — July 2026 Edition, City of Midland
- 2026 City Council Meeting Dates, City of Midland
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