Buda's growth rate was also stronger than the growth of retails hubs such as Austin (5.5%) and Round Rock (7.3%). The January 2014 sales tax allocation, which represents November 2013 sales was above $400,000 for the second time in Buda's history and grew by 14.95% from January 2012. Overall, Buda's sales tax collections are up 15.19% for the first four months of the fiscal year.