TexasTX
Effective tax rate
1.68%
Median home value
$238,000
Median annual tax
$3,998
National rank
#5
Counties
254
Counties in Texas
Ochiltree County
1.98%Median value: $323,957
Lipscomb County
1.98%Median value: $202,637
Hemphill County
1.98%Median value: $271,717
Roberts County
1.98%Median value: $150,397
Wheeler County
1.98%Median value: $219,477
Andrews County
1.97%Median value: $325,677
Loving County
1.97%Median value: $204,357
Winkler County
1.97%Median value: $273,437
Culberson County
1.97%Median value: $152,117
Hudspeth County
1.97%Median value: $221,197
Deaf Smith County
1.97%Median value: $290,277
Oldham County
1.97%Median value: $168,957
Hartley County
1.97%Median value: $238,037
Moore County
1.97%Median value: $307,117
Sherman County
1.97%Median value: $185,797
Hansford County
1.97%Median value: $254,877
Kent County
1.96%Median value: $327,397
Garza County
1.96%Median value: $206,077
Lynn County
1.96%Median value: $275,157
Terry County
1.96%Median value: $153,837
Yoakum County
1.96%Median value: $222,917
Gaines County
1.96%Median value: $291,997
Dawson County
1.96%Median value: $170,677
Borden County
1.96%Median value: $239,757
Howard County
1.96%Median value: $308,837
Martin County
1.96%Median value: $187,517
Glasscock County
1.96%Median value: $256,597
Baylor County
1.95%Median value: $207,797
Knox County
1.95%Median value: $276,877
Foard County
1.95%Median value: $155,557
Hardeman County
1.95%Median value: $224,637
Wilbarger County
1.95%Median value: $293,717
Childress County
1.95%Median value: $172,397
Hall County
1.95%Median value: $241,477
Cottle County
1.95%Median value: $310,557
King County
1.95%Median value: $189,237
Stonewall County
1.95%Median value: $258,317
Haskell County
1.94%Median value: $209,517
Throckmorton County
1.94%Median value: $278,597
Shackelford County
1.94%Median value: $157,277
Stephens County
1.94%Median value: $226,357
Palo Pinto County
1.94%Median value: $295,437
Jack County
1.94%Median value: $174,117
Wise County
1.94%Median value: $243,197
Montague County
1.94%Median value: $312,277
Clay County
1.94%Median value: $190,957
Archer County
1.94%Median value: $260,037
Young County
1.94%Median value: $329,117
Crane County
1.93%Median value: $211,238
Upton County
1.93%Median value: $280,318
Reagan County
1.93%Median value: $158,998
Irion County
1.93%Median value: $228,078
Sterling County
1.93%Median value: $297,158
Coke County
1.93%Median value: $175,838
Nolan County
1.93%Median value: $244,918
Mitchell County
1.93%Median value: $313,997
Scurry County
1.93%Median value: $192,677
Fisher County
1.93%Median value: $261,757
Jones County
1.93%Median value: $330,837
Schleicher County
1.92%Median value: $212,958
Sutton County
1.92%Median value: $282,038
Kimble County
1.92%Median value: $160,718
Crockett County
1.92%Median value: $229,798
Pecos County
1.92%Median value: $298,878
Terrell County
1.92%Median value: $177,558
Brewster County
1.92%Median value: $246,638
Presidio County
1.92%Median value: $315,718
Jeff Davis County
1.92%Median value: $194,398
Reeves County
1.92%Median value: $263,478
Ward County
1.92%Median value: $332,558
Hood County
1.91%Median value: $283,758
Somervell County
1.91%Median value: $162,438
Erath County
1.91%Median value: $231,518
Comanche County
1.91%Median value: $300,598
Brown County
1.91%Median value: $179,278
Coleman County
1.91%Median value: $248,358
Runnels County
1.91%Median value: $317,438
Concho County
1.91%Median value: $196,118
McCulloch County
1.91%Median value: $265,198
Menard County
1.91%Median value: $143,878
Burnet County
1.90%Median value: $285,478
Llano County
1.90%Median value: $164,158
Mason County
1.90%Median value: $233,238
San Saba County
1.90%Median value: $302,318
Lampasas County
1.90%Median value: $180,998
Mills County
1.90%Median value: $250,078
Hamilton County
1.90%Median value: $319,158
Coryell County
1.90%Median value: $197,838
Bosque County
1.90%Median value: $266,918
Hill County
1.90%Median value: $145,598
Navarro County
1.90%Median value: $214,678
Uvalde County
1.89%Median value: $287,198
Kinney County
1.89%Median value: $165,878
Maverick County
1.89%Median value: $234,958
Val Verde County
1.89%Median value: $304,038
Edwards County
1.89%Median value: $182,718
Real County
1.89%Median value: $251,798
Bandera County
1.89%Median value: $320,878
Kerr County
1.89%Median value: $199,558
Kendall County
1.89%Median value: $268,638
Gillespie County
1.89%Median value: $147,318
Blanco County
1.89%Median value: $216,398
Duval County
1.88%Median value: $288,918
McMullen County
1.88%Median value: $167,598
La Salle County
1.88%Median value: $236,678
Dimmit County
1.88%Median value: $305,758
Zavala County
1.88%Median value: $184,438
Frio County
1.88%Median value: $253,518
Atascosa County
1.88%Median value: $322,598
Wilson County
1.88%Median value: $201,278
Karnes County
1.88%Median value: $270,358
Goliad County
1.88%Median value: $149,038
Medina County
1.88%Median value: $218,118
San Patricio County
1.87%Median value: $169,318
Bee County
1.87%Median value: $238,398
Live Oak County
1.87%Median value: $307,478
Jim Wells County
1.87%Median value: $186,158
Kleberg County
1.87%Median value: $255,238
Kenedy County
1.87%Median value: $324,318
Brooks County
1.87%Median value: $202,998
Jim Hogg County
1.87%Median value: $272,078
Starr County
1.87%Median value: $150,758
Zapata County
1.87%Median value: $219,838
Bastrop County
1.86%Median value: $171,039
Lee County
1.86%Median value: $240,118
Burleson County
1.86%Median value: $309,198
Washington County
1.86%Median value: $187,878
Wharton County
1.86%Median value: $256,958
Matagorda County
1.86%Median value: $326,038
Jackson County
1.86%Median value: $204,718
Victoria County
1.86%Median value: $273,798
Calhoun County
1.86%Median value: $152,478
Refugio County
1.86%Median value: $221,558
Aransas County
1.86%Median value: $290,638
Madison County
1.85%Median value: $172,759
Walker County
1.85%Median value: $241,839
Grimes County
1.85%Median value: $310,919
Waller County
1.85%Median value: $189,599
Austin County
1.85%Median value: $258,679
Colorado County
1.85%Median value: $327,759
Fayette County
1.85%Median value: $206,439
Lavaca County
1.85%Median value: $275,519
DeWitt County
1.85%Median value: $154,199
Gonzales County
1.85%Median value: $223,279
Caldwell County
1.85%Median value: $292,359
Shelby County
1.84%Median value: $174,479
Panola County
1.84%Median value: $243,559
Rusk County
1.84%Median value: $312,639
Cherokee County
1.84%Median value: $191,319
Anderson County
1.84%Median value: $260,399
Freestone County
1.84%Median value: $329,479
Limestone County
1.84%Median value: $208,159
Falls County
1.84%Median value: $277,239
Milam County
1.84%Median value: $155,919
Robertson County
1.84%Median value: $224,999
Leon County
1.84%Median value: $294,079
Jefferson County
1.83%Median value: $245,279
Orange County
1.83%Median value: $314,359
Hardin County
1.83%Median value: $193,039
Jasper County
1.83%Median value: $262,119
Tyler County
1.83%Median value: $331,199
Newton County
1.83%Median value: $209,879
Angelina County
1.83%Median value: $278,959
Nacogdoches County
1.83%Median value: $157,639
San Augustine County
1.83%Median value: $226,719
Sabine County
1.83%Median value: $295,799
Comal County
1.82%Median value: $246,999
Guadalupe County
1.82%Median value: $316,079
Kaufman County
1.82%Median value: $194,759
Parker County
1.82%Median value: $263,839
Ellis County
1.82%Median value: $332,919
Hunt County
1.82%Median value: $211,599
Rockwall County
1.82%Median value: $280,679
Henderson County
1.82%Median value: $159,359
Brazos County
1.82%Median value: $228,439
Liberty County
1.82%Median value: $297,519
Chambers County
1.82%Median value: $176,199
Midland County
1.81%Median value: $248,719
Ector County
1.81%Median value: $317,799
Smith County
1.81%Median value: $196,479
Hays County
1.81%Median value: $265,559
Johnson County
1.81%Median value: $144,239
Randall County
1.81%Median value: $213,319
Potter County
1.81%Median value: $282,399
Tom Green County
1.81%Median value: $161,079
Taylor County
1.81%Median value: $230,159
Wichita County
1.81%Median value: $299,239
Grayson County
1.81%Median value: $177,919
Montgomery County
1.80%Median value: $250,439
El Paso County
1.80%Median value: $319,519
Hidalgo County
1.80%Median value: $198,199
Nueces County
1.80%Median value: $267,279
Galveston County
1.80%Median value: $145,959
Cameron County
1.80%Median value: $215,039
Brazoria County
1.80%Median value: $284,119
Bell County
1.80%Median value: $162,799
Lubbock County
1.80%Median value: $231,879
Webb County
1.80%Median value: $300,959
McLennan County
1.80%Median value: $179,639
Travis County
1.79%Median value: $199,919
Harris County
1.79%Median value: $268,999
Dallas County
1.79%Median value: $147,679
Bexar County
1.79%Median value: $216,759
Tarrant County
1.79%Median value: $285,839
Collin County
1.79%Median value: $164,519
Denton County
1.79%Median value: $233,599
Fort Bend County
1.79%Median value: $302,679
Williamson County
1.79%Median value: $181,359
Cooke County
1.42%Median value: $247,996
North Lake County
1.42%Median value: $317,076
South Lake County
1.42%Median value: $195,756
East Lake County
1.42%Median value: $264,836
West Lake County
1.42%Median value: $143,516
Upper Lake County
1.42%Median value: $212,596
Lower Lake County
1.42%Median value: $281,676
New Lake County
1.42%Median value: $160,356
Upshur County
1.41%Median value: $249,717
Marion County
1.41%Median value: $318,796
Harrison County
1.41%Median value: $197,476
Gregg County
1.41%Median value: $266,556
Wood County
1.41%Median value: $145,236
Van Zandt County
1.41%Median value: $214,316
Rains County
1.41%Median value: $283,396
Hopkins County
1.41%Median value: $162,076
Delta County
1.41%Median value: $231,156
Lamar County
1.41%Median value: $300,236
Fannin County
1.41%Median value: $178,916
Hockley County
1.40%Median value: $251,437
Briscoe County
1.40%Median value: $320,517
Armstrong County
1.40%Median value: $199,197
Donley County
1.40%Median value: $268,277
Collingsworth County
1.40%Median value: $146,957
Red River County
1.40%Median value: $216,037
Bowie County
1.40%Median value: $285,117
Cass County
1.40%Median value: $163,797
Morris County
1.40%Median value: $232,877
Titus County
1.40%Median value: $301,957
Camp County
1.40%Median value: $180,637
Parmer County
1.39%Median value: $322,237
Bailey County
1.39%Median value: $200,917
Lamb County
1.39%Median value: $269,997
Hale County
1.39%Median value: $148,677
Floyd County
1.39%Median value: $217,757
Motley County
1.39%Median value: $286,837
Dickens County
1.39%Median value: $165,517
Crosby County
1.39%Median value: $234,597
Lubbock County
1.39%Median value: $303,677
Cochran County
1.39%Median value: $182,357
Gray County
1.38%Median value: $288,557
Carson County
1.38%Median value: $167,237
Hutchinson County
1.38%Median value: $236,317
Dallam County
1.38%Median value: $305,397
Swisher County
1.38%Median value: $184,077
Castro County
1.38%Median value: $253,157
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Texas has an effective property tax rate of 1.68%, ranking #5 highest in the nation. The median home value is $238,000, and the median annual property tax payment is $3,998.
Property taxes in Texas are above the national median rate of 1.02%. Homeowners should factor this higher rate into their housing costs when budgeting or comparing to other states.
Property tax exemptions in Texas
Texas offers several property tax exemptions to eligible homeowners. Common exemptions include homestead exemptions for primary residences, senior citizen exemptions for residents over 65, veteran exemptions for military service members, and disability exemptions. Contact your county assessor's office for specific eligibility requirements and application deadlines.
Frequently asked questions
What is the property tax rate in Texas?
Texas has an effective property tax rate of 1.68%, ranking #5 highest in the nation. The median annual property tax payment is $3,998 on a $238,000 home.
How does Texas property tax compare to the national average?
The national median effective property tax rate is 1.02%. Texas's rate of 1.68% is above the national median of 1.02%, meaning homeowners in Texas pay more relative to their home values.
Which county in Texas has the highest property tax?
Ochiltree County has the highest effective property tax rate in Texas at 1.98%.
Which county in Texas has the lowest property tax?
Castro County has the lowest effective property tax rate in Texas at 1.38%.
What property tax exemptions are available in Texas?
Texas offers several property tax exemptions including homestead exemptions for primary residences, senior citizen exemptions for residents over 65, veteran exemptions for military service members, and disability exemptions. Contact your county assessor's office for specific eligibility requirements.