Texas property tax: Census indicators
The 2020-2024 American Community Survey reports median yearly real estate taxes of $4,232 and median home value of $283,800 for owner-occupied homes in Texas. Their ratio is 1.49 %, 59 % above the national ratio.
Census ratio1.49 %U.S. 0.94 %
Median yearly tax$4,232U.S. $3,119
Median home value$283,800U.S. $332,700
Rank (1 = highest)8 of 51by ratio of medians
Historical Census medians in Texas
| Owner-occupied housing measure | 2020-2024 ACS |
|---|---|
| Median yearly real estate taxes paid | $4,232 |
| Median home value | $283,800 |
| Ratio of the two medians | 1.49 % |
This table describes survey respondents, not tax on a purchase price. Use an assessor-confirmed yearly bill or estimate in the rental property calculator or cap rate calculator.
Texas Census property tax indicators by county
250 counties, highest ratio first. Highest: El Paso County (2.03 %). Lowest: McMullen County (0.41 %).
| County | Census ratio | Median tax | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso County | 2.03 % | $3,660 | $180,400 |
| Menard County | 1.95 % | $2,111 | $108,500 |
| Fort Bend County | 1.86 % | $6,965 | $374,500 |
| Mitchell County | 1.86 % | $1,599 | $85,800 |
| Crosby County | 1.83 % | $1,480 | $80,900 |
| Hansford County | 1.81 % | $2,261 | $124,800 |
| Webb County | 1.80 % | $3,421 | $189,900 |
| Stonewall County | 1.79 % | $872 | $48,600 |
| Lynn County | 1.77 % | $2,604 | $147,300 |
| Bexar County | 1.73 % | $4,535 | $262,200 |
| Fisher County | 1.73 % | $1,359 | $78,600 |
| Sherman County | 1.72 % | $2,531 | $146,900 |
| Swisher County | 1.72 % | $1,487 | $86,300 |
| Terry County | 1.69 % | $1,779 | $105,400 |
| Concho County | 1.68 % | $1,799 | $107,400 |
| Kaufman County | 1.68 % | $5,377 | $320,900 |
| Willacy County | 1.68 % | $1,240 | $73,600 |
| Brazoria County | 1.66 % | $5,001 | $301,600 |
| Hays County | 1.66 % | $6,649 | $399,800 |
| Tarrant County | 1.65 % | $5,334 | $323,900 |
| Wichita County | 1.64 % | $2,522 | $153,700 |
| Dawson County | 1.62 % | $1,677 | $103,400 |
| Harris County | 1.62 % | $4,489 | $276,600 |
| Hidalgo County | 1.62 % | $2,279 | $140,900 |
| Denton County | 1.61 % | $7,055 | $437,200 |
| Williamson County | 1.61 % | $7,205 | $447,000 |
| Knox County | 1.60 % | $1,237 | $77,300 |
| Wilbarger County | 1.60 % | $1,432 | $89,400 |
| Jones County | 1.59 % | $1,535 | $96,500 |
| Nueces County | 1.59 % | $3,330 | $208,800 |
| Collin County | 1.58 % | $7,521 | $475,600 |
| Dallas County | 1.58 % | $4,798 | $303,000 |
| Gaines County | 1.57 % | $3,142 | $200,700 |
| Garza County | 1.57 % | $1,220 | $77,800 |
| Frio County | 1.55 % | $1,670 | $107,700 |
| Brazos County | 1.54 % | $4,568 | $296,000 |
| Rockwall County | 1.54 % | $6,396 | $415,500 |
| Jefferson County | 1.53 % | $2,600 | $169,500 |
| Nolan County | 1.53 % | $1,475 | $96,300 |
| Zavala County | 1.53 % | $1,512 | $98,800 |
| Bailey County | 1.52 % | $1,601 | $105,300 |
| Montgomery County | 1.52 % | $5,268 | $346,200 |
| Wharton County | 1.52 % | $2,881 | $189,900 |
| Lubbock County | 1.51 % | $3,241 | $214,100 |
| Randall County | 1.51 % | $3,610 | $238,800 |
| Cameron County | 1.50 % | $2,042 | $136,500 |
| San Patricio County | 1.49 % | $2,866 | $192,400 |
| Deaf Smith County | 1.48 % | $1,801 | $121,300 |
| Stephens County | 1.48 % | $1,633 | $110,200 |
| Travis County | 1.48 % | $7,727 | $523,000 |
| Kleberg County | 1.47 % | $2,369 | $161,300 |
| La Salle County | 1.47 % | $1,434 | $97,800 |
| Refugio County | 1.47 % | $1,458 | $99,000 |
| Potter County | 1.46 % | $2,145 | $147,300 |
| Victoria County | 1.46 % | $3,061 | $209,900 |
| Bee County | 1.45 % | $1,615 | $111,300 |
| Bell County | 1.44 % | $3,476 | $241,000 |
| Dickens County | 1.44 % | $939 | $65,300 |
| Uvalde County | 1.44 % | $2,173 | $150,800 |
| Dimmit County | 1.43 % | $1,223 | $85,500 |
| Guadalupe County | 1.43 % | $4,343 | $304,400 |
| Val Verde County | 1.43 % | $2,354 | $164,600 |
| McLennan County | 1.42 % | $3,471 | $243,600 |
| Ochiltree County | 1.42 % | $1,906 | $134,400 |
| Bastrop County | 1.41 % | $4,453 | $314,800 |
| Galveston County | 1.41 % | $4,442 | $314,600 |
| Kinney County | 1.41 % | $1,158 | $82,000 |
| Lipscomb County | 1.41 % | $1,748 | $124,300 |
| Parker County | 1.40 % | $5,249 | $375,900 |
| Hockley County | 1.39 % | $1,760 | $127,000 |
| Wheeler County | 1.39 % | $1,470 | $106,100 |
| Falls County | 1.37 % | $1,522 | $110,900 |
| Gray County | 1.37 % | $1,408 | $102,900 |
| Runnels County | 1.37 % | $1,498 | $109,300 |
| Taylor County | 1.37 % | $2,728 | $198,600 |
| Coryell County | 1.36 % | $2,654 | $195,300 |
| Caldwell County | 1.35 % | $3,235 | $240,500 |
| Coleman County | 1.35 % | $1,252 | $92,500 |
| Comanche County | 1.35 % | $2,096 | $155,600 |
| Ellis County | 1.35 % | $4,697 | $348,600 |
| Hutchinson County | 1.35 % | $1,602 | $119,100 |
| Matagorda County | 1.35 % | $2,328 | $172,900 |
| Medina County | 1.32 % | $3,165 | $239,600 |
| Brooks County | 1.31 % | $1,060 | $81,000 |
| Gonzales County | 1.31 % | $2,084 | $159,100 |
| Hale County | 1.31 % | $1,525 | $116,500 |
| Moore County | 1.30 % | $1,985 | $152,600 |
| Atascosa County | 1.29 % | $2,254 | $174,800 |
| Sterling County | 1.29 % | $1,894 | $147,000 |
| Tom Green County | 1.29 % | $2,532 | $197,000 |
| Andrews County | 1.28 % | $2,509 | $195,700 |
| Duval County | 1.28 % | $1,148 | $89,400 |
| Parmer County | 1.28 % | $1,872 | $146,700 |
| Throckmorton County | 1.28 % | $1,148 | $89,500 |
| Clay County | 1.27 % | $2,182 | $171,500 |
| Ector County | 1.27 % | $2,538 | $200,200 |
| Grayson County | 1.27 % | $3,146 | $248,400 |
| Kimble County | 1.27 % | $2,559 | $201,300 |
| Scurry County | 1.27 % | $1,445 | $113,800 |
| Waller County | 1.27 % | $4,046 | $318,700 |
| Calhoun County | 1.26 % | $2,153 | $171,200 |
| Collingsworth County | 1.26 % | $1,314 | $104,000 |
| Hall County | 1.26 % | $1,086 | $86,100 |
| Hamilton County | 1.26 % | $1,863 | $147,700 |
| Baylor County | 1.25 % | $1,288 | $103,100 |
| Hudspeth County | 1.25 % | $801 | $64,000 |
| Maverick County | 1.25 % | $1,976 | $158,700 |
| Schleicher County | 1.25 % | $1,532 | $122,700 |
| Floyd County | 1.24 % | $1,107 | $89,600 |
| Hunt County | 1.24 % | $3,002 | $241,700 |
| Johnson County | 1.24 % | $3,557 | $285,900 |
| Orange County | 1.24 % | $2,152 | $173,400 |
| Presidio County | 1.24 % | $1,506 | $121,300 |
| Armstrong County | 1.23 % | $2,111 | $171,500 |
| Midland County | 1.23 % | $3,832 | $312,700 |
| Sutton County | 1.22 % | $1,907 | $155,700 |
| Wilson County | 1.22 % | $3,928 | $321,300 |
| Archer County | 1.21 % | $2,296 | $189,100 |
| Navarro County | 1.20 % | $2,075 | $172,600 |
| Titus County | 1.20 % | $2,096 | $174,000 |
| Carson County | 1.19 % | $1,705 | $143,000 |
| Childress County | 1.19 % | $1,496 | $125,400 |
| Cooke County | 1.19 % | $2,864 | $240,400 |
| Limestone County | 1.19 % | $1,953 | $164,200 |
| Upshur County | 1.19 % | $1,993 | $167,800 |
| Bowie County | 1.18 % | $2,037 | $173,000 |
| Walker County | 1.18 % | $2,669 | $226,900 |
| Lampasas County | 1.17 % | $2,929 | $250,400 |
| Liberty County | 1.17 % | $2,133 | $181,700 |
| Austin County | 1.16 % | $3,433 | $296,900 |
| Cherokee County | 1.16 % | $1,963 | $169,300 |
| Coke County | 1.16 % | $1,372 | $117,900 |
| Donley County | 1.16 % | $1,117 | $96,400 |
| Gregg County | 1.16 % | $2,368 | $203,400 |
| Haskell County | 1.16 % | $1,140 | $98,700 |
| Hemphill County | 1.16 % | $2,390 | $205,700 |
| Hill County | 1.16 % | $2,078 | $179,200 |
| Smith County | 1.16 % | $2,804 | $240,700 |
| Cottle County | 1.15 % | $680 | $59,300 |
| Dallam County | 1.15 % | $1,736 | $151,400 |
| Jim Wells County | 1.15 % | $1,426 | $123,600 |
| Shackelford County | 1.15 % | $2,004 | $174,800 |
| Starr County | 1.14 % | $1,083 | $95,100 |
| Wise County | 1.14 % | $3,466 | $304,900 |
| Brewster County | 1.13 % | $2,574 | $227,000 |
| Comal County | 1.13 % | $4,833 | $427,200 |
| Foard County | 1.12 % | $790 | $70,700 |
| Lamb County | 1.12 % | $919 | $82,400 |
| Brown County | 1.11 % | $1,770 | $158,900 |
| Palo Pinto County | 1.11 % | $2,204 | $198,000 |
| Roberts County | 1.11 % | $1,786 | $161,500 |
| Young County | 1.11 % | $1,957 | $175,800 |
| Camp County | 1.10 % | $1,901 | $173,100 |
| Cochran County | 1.10 % | $583 | $53,200 |
| Kendall County | 1.10 % | $5,656 | $512,700 |
| Morris County | 1.10 % | $1,329 | $120,400 |
| Angelina County | 1.09 % | $1,775 | $163,500 |
| Briscoe County | 1.09 % | $981 | $90,300 |
| Hardin County | 1.09 % | $2,238 | $205,700 |
| Oldham County | 1.09 % | $1,780 | $162,800 |
| Washington County | 1.09 % | $3,143 | $288,100 |
| Eastland County | 1.08 % | $1,459 | $134,800 |
| Fannin County | 1.08 % | $2,529 | $233,700 |
| King County | 1.08 % | $564 | $52,100 |
| Reeves County | 1.08 % | $1,271 | $118,000 |
| Upton County | 1.08 % | $1,177 | $109,000 |
| Erath County | 1.07 % | $2,887 | $269,100 |
| Real County | 1.07 % | $1,207 | $112,500 |
| Burnet County | 1.06 % | $3,639 | $344,000 |
| Trinity County | 1.06 % | $1,264 | $119,500 |
| Chambers County | 1.05 % | $3,474 | $329,500 |
| Colorado County | 1.05 % | $2,204 | $209,800 |
| Hood County | 1.05 % | $3,217 | $306,400 |
| Rusk County | 1.05 % | $1,793 | $171,300 |
| Crane County | 1.04 % | $1,346 | $129,400 |
| Hardeman County | 1.04 % | $848 | $81,900 |
| Motley County | 1.03 % | $904 | $88,000 |
| Pecos County | 1.03 % | $1,707 | $165,700 |
| Van Zandt County | 1.03 % | $2,298 | $222,100 |
| Aransas County | 1.02 % | $2,705 | $265,400 |
| Grimes County | 1.02 % | $2,414 | $237,400 |
| Jackson County | 1.02 % | $2,085 | $203,900 |
| Rains County | 1.02 % | $2,458 | $241,100 |
| Hartley County | 1.01 % | $2,645 | $262,500 |
| Red River County | 1.01 % | $1,224 | $121,500 |
| Robertson County | 1.01 % | $1,882 | $185,900 |
| Shelby County | 1.01 % | $1,024 | $101,500 |
| Hopkins County | 1.00 % | $2,221 | $221,100 |
| McCulloch County | 0.99 % | $1,494 | $150,500 |
| Milam County | 0.99 % | $1,875 | $189,800 |
| San Jacinto County | 0.99 % | $2,066 | $209,300 |
| Bosque County | 0.98 % | $1,959 | $200,900 |
| Gillespie County | 0.98 % | $4,496 | $460,700 |
| Jack County | 0.98 % | $2,453 | $251,200 |
| Madison County | 0.98 % | $1,726 | $176,200 |
| Culberson County | 0.97 % | $769 | $79,300 |
| Harrison County | 0.97 % | $1,758 | $180,400 |
| Jasper County | 0.97 % | $1,326 | $136,400 |
| Jim Hogg County | 0.97 % | $1,258 | $129,400 |
| Kerr County | 0.97 % | $3,103 | $321,200 |
| Lee County | 0.96 % | $2,584 | $267,800 |
| Live Oak County | 0.96 % | $1,525 | $159,200 |
| Burleson County | 0.95 % | $1,816 | $191,000 |
| Delta County | 0.95 % | $1,563 | $164,300 |
| Howard County | 0.95 % | $1,480 | $155,600 |
| Zapata County | 0.95 % | $920 | $97,100 |
| Cass County | 0.94 % | $1,375 | $146,400 |
| Freestone County | 0.94 % | $1,580 | $168,000 |
| Goliad County | 0.94 % | $1,812 | $192,500 |
| Henderson County | 0.94 % | $1,991 | $211,300 |
| Yoakum County | 0.94 % | $1,715 | $182,600 |
| Blanco County | 0.93 % | $4,510 | $483,500 |
| Karnes County | 0.93 % | $1,392 | $149,000 |
| Anderson County | 0.92 % | $1,702 | $185,300 |
| Castro County | 0.92 % | $876 | $95,000 |
| Montague County | 0.92 % | $1,902 | $206,400 |
| Reagan County | 0.92 % | $1,579 | $171,500 |
| Terrell County | 0.92 % | $1,259 | $137,500 |
| Callahan County | 0.91 % | $1,318 | $145,500 |
| Martin County | 0.91 % | $1,587 | $174,800 |
| Somervell County | 0.91 % | $2,634 | $289,500 |
| Polk County | 0.90 % | $1,661 | $184,800 |
| San Saba County | 0.90 % | $1,513 | $168,700 |
| Fayette County | 0.89 % | $2,611 | $293,900 |
| Franklin County | 0.89 % | $2,023 | $226,300 |
| Lavaca County | 0.89 % | $2,041 | $228,300 |
| Tyler County | 0.89 % | $1,404 | $157,300 |
| Bandera County | 0.88 % | $2,438 | $278,400 |
| Wood County | 0.88 % | $1,900 | $216,500 |
| Lamar County | 0.87 % | $1,748 | $200,700 |
| DeWitt County | 0.86 % | $1,469 | $170,900 |
| Houston County | 0.84 % | $1,387 | $164,900 |
| Mason County | 0.84 % | $2,461 | $293,600 |
| Nacogdoches County | 0.83 % | $1,399 | $169,200 |
| Newton County | 0.82 % | $846 | $103,100 |
| Sabine County | 0.82 % | $1,260 | $153,100 |
| Panola County | 0.79 % | $1,242 | $158,100 |
| Mills County | 0.78 % | $1,740 | $223,700 |
| Winkler County | 0.76 % | $1,119 | $148,200 |
| Llano County | 0.75 % | $2,658 | $356,500 |
| Marion County | 0.74 % | $749 | $101,500 |
| Irion County | 0.70 % | $1,424 | $204,400 |
| Leon County | 0.69 % | $1,283 | $186,400 |
| Kent County | 0.68 % | $835 | $122,200 |
| San Augustine County | 0.68 % | $676 | $99,900 |
| Ward County | 0.64 % | $965 | $150,700 |
| Jeff Davis County | 0.60 % | $1,365 | $226,200 |
| Glasscock County | 0.55 % | $1,346 | $245,200 |
| Borden County | 0.42 % | $460 | $108,900 |
| McMullen County | 0.41 % | $400 | $97,100 |
Questions
What does the Texas Census property tax indicator mean?
It is 1.49 %: median yearly real estate taxes ($4,232) divided by median home value ($283,800) for owner-occupied homes in the 2020-2024 ACS. It is 59 % above the national ratio and ranks 8th among the 50 states and DC. It is not a current tax rate.
Which county in Texas has the highest Census ratio?
El Paso County, at 2.03 % (median bill $3,660). The lowest is McMullen County, at 0.41 %. These are ratios of survey medians, not applicable county tax rates.
Can this predict tax on a $300,000 rental in Texas?
No. A ratio of two survey medians is not a parcel tax rate or the median of individual rates. Ask the property assessor or tax collector for an assessment using the property address, purchase circumstances, exemptions and local levies.
About the data
Census indicator = median real estate taxes paid / median home value for owner-occupied homes. The ratio of two medians is not the median of individual property tax rates. The 2020-2024 survey is historical, excludes rental housing from these measures and carries sampling uncertainty, especially in small counties. It does not provide current levies, reassessment values or a bill for a specific parcel.
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Last updated November 7, 2026.