CITY OF DICKINSON

• Centrally located between Houston and Galveston on Interstate 45 with close proximity to all major modes of transportation
• 12.5 square miles

ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES

• Location
• Market Access
• Transportation System
• Growing Population and Labor Force
• Business Climate
• Streamlined Permitting Process
• Quality of Life

FINANCIAL

• Combined 2010 property tax rate – City of Dickinson $3.024927/$100 assessed value.

Jurisdictions                        Tax Rate
City of Dickinson                 $0.4086
Dickinson ISD                      $1.54
Galveston County               $0.619750
Mainland College              $0.233890
Road & Flood                     $0.00900
WCID No. 1                        $0.213687

• City of Dickinson and State sales tax rate of 8.25%
• Fiscal Year 2010 Assessed Value totals $795,435,661

EDUCATION

• Award winning public school systems
  • Dickinson ISD – 5A
  • Santa Fe ISD – 4A

• Private Schools
  • True Cross Catholic School
  • Pine Drive Christian School

• Higher Education
  • 7 four year public and private colleges and universities within a 60 mile radius including U.T. Medical Branch, University of Houston, Rice University, Texas A&M Galveston, Houston Baptist University, and Baylor College of Medicine.
  • College of the Mainland, San Jacinto Community College

UTILITIES

• Electric Services
  • Texas New Mexico Power Company
  • CenterPoint Energy

• Natural Gas Services
  • CenterPoint Energy

• Telecommunications Services
  • Verizon
  • Time Warner Telecom

• Water and Sewer
  • Galveston County Water Control and Improvement District Number 1

TRANSPORTATION

• Located within 50 miles of George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport as well as 5 regional/local airports

• Located within 40 miles of 3 major ports

• Major highways are Interstate 45, FM 517, State Highway 3, and FM 646

• Located on GH&H Rail Line - Future commuter rail linking Houston and Galveston