Memphis mayor says SpaceX data center taxes more than doubled to $54M
elonmusk · x · 2026-11-10
Memphis Mayor Paul Young revealed SpaceX's data center paid over $54 million in taxes this year, more than doubling from $25 million last year and making it Shelby County's second-largest taxpayer.
Responding to Elon Musk's claim that data centers have Memphis "booming," Young stressed a balanced view: acknowledging the economic side while articulating environmental protections and guardrails. A quoted post adds that SpaceX's Arizona data center in Cochise County could, under state expenditure-limit rules, allow property taxes across the entire county to drop by as much as 20%.
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