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Texas property tax rates

The typical county in Texas charges about 1.19% of a home’s value a year in property taxes, or $4,740 on a $400,000 home.

Typical county rate1.19%Median of 250 counties
Highest2.03%El Paso County
Lowest0.41%McMullen County
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Counties by effective rate

RankCountyEffective rateTax on a $400,000 home
1El Paso County2.03%$8,120
2Menard County1.95%$7,800
3Fort Bend County1.86%$7,440
4Mitchell County1.86%$7,440
5Crosby County1.83%$7,320
6Hansford County1.81%$7,240
7Webb County1.80%$7,200
8Stonewall County1.79%$7,160
9Lynn County1.77%$7,080
10Bexar County1.73%$6,920
11Fisher County1.73%$6,920
12Sherman County1.72%$6,880
13Swisher County1.72%$6,880
14Terry County1.69%$6,760
15Concho County1.68%$6,720
16Kaufman County1.68%$6,720
17Willacy County1.68%$6,720
18Brazoria County1.66%$6,640
19Hays County1.66%$6,640
20Tarrant County1.65%$6,600
21Wichita County1.64%$6,560
22Dawson County1.62%$6,480
23Harris County1.62%$6,480
24Hidalgo County1.62%$6,480
25Denton County1.61%$6,440
26Williamson County1.61%$6,440
27Knox County1.60%$6,400
28Wilbarger County1.60%$6,400
29Jones County1.59%$6,360
30Nueces County1.59%$6,360
31Collin County1.58%$6,320
32Dallas County1.58%$6,320
33Gaines County1.57%$6,280
34Garza County1.57%$6,280
35Frio County1.55%$6,200
36Brazos County1.54%$6,160
37Rockwall County1.54%$6,160
38Jefferson County1.53%$6,120
39Nolan County1.53%$6,120
40Zavala County1.53%$6,120
41Bailey County1.52%$6,080
42Montgomery County1.52%$6,080
43Wharton County1.52%$6,080
44Lubbock County1.51%$6,040
45Randall County1.51%$6,040
46Cameron County1.50%$6,000
47San Patricio County1.49%$5,960
48Deaf Smith County1.48%$5,920
49Stephens County1.48%$5,920
50Travis County1.48%$5,920
51Kleberg County1.47%$5,880
52La Salle County1.47%$5,880
53Refugio County1.47%$5,880
54Potter County1.46%$5,840
55Victoria County1.46%$5,840
56Bee County1.45%$5,800
57Bell County1.44%$5,760
58Dickens County1.44%$5,760
59Uvalde County1.44%$5,760
60Dimmit County1.43%$5,720
61Guadalupe County1.43%$5,720
62Val Verde County1.43%$5,720
63McLennan County1.42%$5,680
64Ochiltree County1.42%$5,680
65Bastrop County1.41%$5,640
66Galveston County1.41%$5,640
67Kinney County1.41%$5,640
68Lipscomb County1.41%$5,640
69Parker County1.40%$5,600
70Hockley County1.39%$5,560
71Wheeler County1.39%$5,560
72Falls County1.37%$5,480
73Gray County1.37%$5,480
74Runnels County1.37%$5,480
75Taylor County1.37%$5,480
76Coryell County1.36%$5,440
77Caldwell County1.35%$5,400
78Coleman County1.35%$5,400
79Comanche County1.35%$5,400
80Ellis County1.35%$5,400
81Hutchinson County1.35%$5,400
82Matagorda County1.35%$5,400
83Medina County1.32%$5,280
84Brooks County1.31%$5,240
85Gonzales County1.31%$5,240
86Hale County1.31%$5,240
87Moore County1.30%$5,200
88Atascosa County1.29%$5,160
89Sterling County1.29%$5,160
90Tom Green County1.29%$5,160
91Andrews County1.28%$5,120
92Duval County1.28%$5,120
93Parmer County1.28%$5,120
94Throckmorton County1.28%$5,120
95Clay County1.27%$5,080
96Ector County1.27%$5,080
97Grayson County1.27%$5,080
98Kimble County1.27%$5,080
99Scurry County1.27%$5,080
100Waller County1.27%$5,080
101Calhoun County1.26%$5,040
102Collingsworth County1.26%$5,040
103Hall County1.26%$5,040
104Hamilton County1.26%$5,040
105Baylor County1.25%$5,000
106Hudspeth County1.25%$5,000
107Maverick County1.25%$5,000
108Schleicher County1.25%$5,000
109Floyd County1.24%$4,960
110Hunt County1.24%$4,960
111Johnson County1.24%$4,960
112Orange County1.24%$4,960
113Presidio County1.24%$4,960
114Armstrong County1.23%$4,920
115Midland County1.23%$4,920
116Sutton County1.22%$4,880
117Wilson County1.22%$4,880
118Archer County1.21%$4,840
119Navarro County1.20%$4,800
120Titus County1.20%$4,800
121Carson County1.19%$4,760
122Childress County1.19%$4,760
123Cooke County1.19%$4,760
124Limestone County1.19%$4,760
125Upshur County1.19%$4,760
126Bowie County1.18%$4,720
127Walker County1.18%$4,720
128Lampasas County1.17%$4,680
129Liberty County1.17%$4,680
130Austin County1.16%$4,640
131Cherokee County1.16%$4,640
132Coke County1.16%$4,640
133Donley County1.16%$4,640
134Gregg County1.16%$4,640
135Haskell County1.16%$4,640
136Hemphill County1.16%$4,640
137Hill County1.16%$4,640
138Smith County1.16%$4,640
139Cottle County1.15%$4,600
140Dallam County1.15%$4,600
141Jim Wells County1.15%$4,600
142Shackelford County1.15%$4,600
143Starr County1.14%$4,560
144Wise County1.14%$4,560
145Brewster County1.13%$4,520
146Comal County1.13%$4,520
147Foard County1.12%$4,480
148Lamb County1.12%$4,480
149Brown County1.11%$4,440
150Palo Pinto County1.11%$4,440
151Roberts County1.11%$4,440
152Young County1.11%$4,440
153Camp County1.10%$4,400
154Cochran County1.10%$4,400
155Kendall County1.10%$4,400
156Morris County1.10%$4,400
157Angelina County1.09%$4,360
158Briscoe County1.09%$4,360
159Hardin County1.09%$4,360
160Oldham County1.09%$4,360
161Washington County1.09%$4,360
162Eastland County1.08%$4,320
163Fannin County1.08%$4,320
164King County1.08%$4,320
165Reeves County1.08%$4,320
166Upton County1.08%$4,320
167Erath County1.07%$4,280
168Real County1.07%$4,280
169Burnet County1.06%$4,240
170Trinity County1.06%$4,240
171Chambers County1.05%$4,200
172Colorado County1.05%$4,200
173Hood County1.05%$4,200
174Rusk County1.05%$4,200
175Crane County1.04%$4,160
176Hardeman County1.04%$4,160
177Motley County1.03%$4,120
178Pecos County1.03%$4,120
179Van Zandt County1.03%$4,120
180Aransas County1.02%$4,080
181Grimes County1.02%$4,080
182Jackson County1.02%$4,080
183Rains County1.02%$4,080
184Hartley County1.01%$4,040
185Red River County1.01%$4,040
186Robertson County1.01%$4,040
187Shelby County1.01%$4,040
188Hopkins County1.00%$4,000
189McCulloch County0.99%$3,960
190Milam County0.99%$3,960
191San Jacinto County0.99%$3,960
192Bosque County0.98%$3,920
193Gillespie County0.98%$3,920
194Jack County0.98%$3,920
195Madison County0.98%$3,920
196Culberson County0.97%$3,880
197Harrison County0.97%$3,880
198Jasper County0.97%$3,880
199Jim Hogg County0.97%$3,880
200Kerr County0.97%$3,880
201Lee County0.96%$3,840
202Live Oak County0.96%$3,840
203Burleson County0.95%$3,800
204Delta County0.95%$3,800
205Howard County0.95%$3,800
206Zapata County0.95%$3,800
207Cass County0.94%$3,760
208Freestone County0.94%$3,760
209Goliad County0.94%$3,760
210Henderson County0.94%$3,760
211Yoakum County0.94%$3,760
212Blanco County0.93%$3,720
213Karnes County0.93%$3,720
214Anderson County0.92%$3,680
215Castro County0.92%$3,680
216Montague County0.92%$3,680
217Reagan County0.92%$3,680
218Terrell County0.92%$3,680
219Callahan County0.91%$3,640
220Martin County0.91%$3,640
221Somervell County0.91%$3,640
222Polk County0.90%$3,600
223San Saba County0.90%$3,600
224Fayette County0.89%$3,560
225Franklin County0.89%$3,560
226Lavaca County0.89%$3,560
227Tyler County0.89%$3,560
228Bandera County0.88%$3,520
229Wood County0.88%$3,520
230Lamar County0.87%$3,480
231DeWitt County0.86%$3,440
232Houston County0.84%$3,360
233Mason County0.84%$3,360
234Nacogdoches County0.83%$3,320
235Newton County0.82%$3,280
236Sabine County0.82%$3,280
237Panola County0.79%$3,160
238Mills County0.78%$3,120
239Winkler County0.76%$3,040
240Llano County0.75%$3,000
241Marion County0.74%$2,960
242Irion County0.70%$2,800
243Leon County0.69%$2,760
244Kent County0.68%$2,720
245San Augustine County0.68%$2,720
246Ward County0.64%$2,560
247Jeff Davis County0.60%$2,400
248Glasscock County0.55%$2,200
249Borden County0.42%$1,680
250McMullen County0.41%$1,640

What changes when you buy

Texas’s 10% homestead appraisal cap ends when a home sells, so the new owner is taxed on the full appraised value. That means your first bills are likely to be higher than the county average, which reflects what current owners pay.

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