Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Property Taxes in Texas
Effective property tax rate is median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value, the standard published measure. It is the fairest way to compare counties, because a low rate on an expensive house can still mean a very large bill.
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Texas ranked
| # | County | Effective rate | Median home | Annual tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso County | 2.086% | $167,300 | $3,490 |
| 2 | McMullen County | 1.992% | $108,800 | $2,167 |
| 3 | Fort Bend County | 1.988% | $350,300 | $6,965 |
| 4 | Mitchell County | 1.960% | $85,700 | $1,680 |
| 5 | Sherman County | 1.952% | $125,500 | $2,450 |
| 6 | Willacy County | 1.914% | $60,800 | $1,164 |
| 7 | Knox County | 1.862% | $66,800 | $1,244 |
| 8 | Webb County | 1.851% | $178,900 | $3,312 |
| 9 | Bexar County | 1.814% | $244,100 | $4,429 |
| 10 | Crosby County | 1.781% | $75,500 | $1,345 |
| 11 | Tarrant County | 1.772% | $294,100 | $5,211 |
| 12 | Wichita County | 1.766% | $141,600 | $2,501 |
| 13 | Hidalgo County | 1.764% | $124,000 | $2,187 |
| 14 | Brazoria County | 1.745% | $276,800 | $4,831 |
| 15 | Swisher County | 1.743% | $89,200 | $1,555 |
| 16 | Lynn County | 1.734% | $130,800 | $2,268 |
| 17 | Kaufman County | 1.732% | $290,800 | $5,036 |
| 18 | Hays County | 1.729% | $371,400 | $6,420 |
| 19 | Dawson County | 1.726% | $90,800 | $1,567 |
| 20 | Denton County | 1.721% | $403,400 | $6,943 |
| 21 | Harris County | 1.718% | $255,000 | $4,382 |
| 22 | Williamson County | 1.707% | $414,600 | $7,079 |
| 23 | Fisher County | 1.705% | $77,600 | $1,323 |
| 24 | Stephens County | 1.683% | $105,700 | $1,779 |
| 25 | Dallas County | 1.680% | $277,900 | $4,668 |
| 26 | Nueces County | 1.678% | $194,700 | $3,268 |
| 27 | Collin County | 1.660% | $447,600 | $7,432 |
| 28 | Garza County | 1.660% | $79,300 | $1,316 |
| 29 | Menard County | 1.659% | $105,300 | $1,747 |
| 30 | Montgomery County | 1.649% | $317,500 | $5,237 |
| 31 | Rockwall County | 1.643% | $386,000 | $6,341 |
| 32 | Hansford County | 1.639% | $132,100 | $2,165 |
| 33 | Brazos County | 1.637% | $279,700 | $4,580 |
| 34 | Cameron County | 1.622% | $120,000 | $1,946 |
| 35 | Kleberg County | 1.614% | $152,200 | $2,457 |
| 36 | Frio County | 1.590% | $110,100 | $1,751 |
| 37 | Scurry County | 1.589% | $110,800 | $1,761 |
| 38 | Presidio County | 1.583% | $123,100 | $1,949 |
| 39 | Randall County | 1.577% | $227,500 | $3,587 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 1.575% | $159,600 | $2,513 |
| 41 | Parmer County | 1.566% | $127,300 | $1,994 |
| 42 | Uvalde County | 1.565% | $144,400 | $2,260 |
| 43 | Lubbock County | 1.563% | $199,600 | $3,119 |
| 44 | La Salle County | 1.561% | $101,000 | $1,577 |
| 45 | Bell County | 1.542% | $221,100 | $3,409 |
| 46 | Hamilton County | 1.537% | $124,800 | $1,918 |
| 47 | Jones County | 1.537% | $92,700 | $1,425 |
| 48 | Travis County | 1.535% | $487,600 | $7,487 |
| 49 | McLennan County | 1.527% | $219,200 | $3,347 |
| 50 | San Patricio County | 1.527% | $180,400 | $2,754 |
| 51 | Moore County | 1.526% | $135,400 | $2,066 |
| 52 | Bastrop County | 1.513% | $269,500 | $4,077 |
| 53 | Concho County | 1.512% | $105,800 | $1,600 |
| 54 | Comanche County | 1.511% | $137,800 | $2,082 |
| 55 | Nolan County | 1.511% | $98,300 | $1,485 |
| 56 | Wharton County | 1.505% | $182,700 | $2,749 |
| 57 | Potter County | 1.503% | $134,900 | $2,028 |
| 58 | Guadalupe County | 1.494% | $285,900 | $4,270 |
| 59 | Galveston County | 1.488% | $284,900 | $4,238 |
| 60 | Victoria County | 1.488% | $197,600 | $2,941 |
| 61 | Hutchinson County | 1.482% | $102,200 | $1,515 |
| 62 | Hockley County | 1.480% | $112,700 | $1,668 |
| 63 | Terry County | 1.479% | $111,200 | $1,645 |
| 64 | Val Verde County | 1.474% | $151,500 | $2,233 |
| 65 | Wilbarger County | 1.474% | $98,800 | $1,456 |
| 66 | Childress County | 1.472% | $115,100 | $1,694 |
| 67 | Dallam County | 1.470% | $140,500 | $2,065 |
| 68 | Falls County | 1.469% | $97,300 | $1,429 |
| 69 | Bailey County | 1.468% | $104,400 | $1,533 |
| 70 | Gaines County | 1.468% | $185,300 | $2,721 |
| 71 | Runnels County | 1.464% | $103,700 | $1,518 |
| 72 | Ellis County | 1.460% | $306,400 | $4,472 |
| 73 | Parker County | 1.449% | $343,600 | $4,978 |
| 74 | Wheeler County | 1.446% | $97,600 | $1,411 |
| 75 | Armstrong County | 1.443% | $185,700 | $2,679 |
| 76 | Gray County | 1.429% | $100,400 | $1,435 |
| 77 | Schleicher County | 1.429% | $113,400 | $1,621 |
| 78 | Zavala County | 1.423% | $88,100 | $1,254 |
| 79 | Bee County | 1.421% | $102,800 | $1,461 |
| 80 | Coryell County | 1.414% | $177,400 | $2,509 |
| 81 | Jim Hogg County | 1.413% | $125,600 | $1,775 |
| 82 | Kinney County | 1.406% | $88,500 | $1,244 |
| 83 | Refugio County | 1.404% | $94,400 | $1,325 |
| 84 | Taylor County | 1.403% | $190,300 | $2,670 |
| 85 | Ochiltree County | 1.402% | $137,200 | $1,924 |
| 86 | Calhoun County | 1.397% | $150,000 | $2,095 |
| 87 | Maverick County | 1.394% | $151,500 | $2,112 |
| 88 | Hale County | 1.386% | $106,100 | $1,471 |
| 89 | Sutton County | 1.378% | $140,600 | $1,938 |
| 90 | McCulloch County | 1.375% | $104,400 | $1,435 |
| 91 | Deaf Smith County | 1.371% | $116,000 | $1,590 |
| 92 | Coleman County | 1.368% | $91,200 | $1,248 |
| 93 | Dickens County | 1.366% | $65,000 | $888 |
| 94 | Lipscomb County | 1.363% | $128,400 | $1,750 |
| 95 | Carson County | 1.362% | $140,600 | $1,915 |
| 96 | Clay County | 1.360% | $161,300 | $2,194 |
| 97 | Stonewall County | 1.360% | $54,700 | $744 |
| 98 | Waller County | 1.360% | $292,000 | $3,971 |
| 99 | Tom Green County | 1.351% | $186,700 | $2,523 |
| 100 | Caldwell County | 1.332% | $215,600 | $2,871 |
| 101 | Andrews County | 1.328% | $188,200 | $2,500 |
| 102 | Navarro County | 1.325% | $159,900 | $2,119 |
| 103 | Archer County | 1.322% | $175,300 | $2,317 |
| 104 | Atascosa County | 1.321% | $157,400 | $2,079 |
| 105 | Medina County | 1.310% | $220,000 | $2,881 |
| 106 | Crane County | 1.308% | $119,900 | $1,568 |
| 107 | Wilson County | 1.301% | $286,300 | $3,726 |
| 108 | Hunt County | 1.297% | $210,900 | $2,736 |
| 109 | Oldham County | 1.297% | $144,800 | $1,878 |
| 110 | Bowie County | 1.296% | $161,300 | $2,091 |
| 111 | Jack County | 1.296% | $174,800 | $2,266 |
| 112 | Grayson County | 1.293% | $228,300 | $2,953 |
| 113 | Shackelford County | 1.287% | $176,900 | $2,276 |
| 114 | Palo Pinto County | 1.283% | $167,300 | $2,147 |
| 115 | Ector County | 1.280% | $190,500 | $2,438 |
| 116 | Johnson County | 1.280% | $254,600 | $3,259 |
| 117 | Austin County | 1.279% | $270,900 | $3,464 |
| 118 | Collingsworth County | 1.271% | $108,400 | $1,378 |
| 119 | Lampasas County | 1.268% | $236,000 | $2,993 |
| 120 | Midland County | 1.262% | $293,000 | $3,697 |
| 121 | Brooks County | 1.260% | $82,700 | $1,042 |
| 122 | Kimble County | 1.255% | $173,100 | $2,173 |
| 123 | Matagorda County | 1.255% | $162,200 | $2,035 |
| 124 | Jim Wells County | 1.251% | $104,800 | $1,311 |
| 125 | Liberty County | 1.251% | $167,100 | $2,091 |
| 126 | Angelina County | 1.250% | $149,800 | $1,872 |
| 127 | Baylor County | 1.247% | $93,300 | $1,163 |
| 128 | Orange County | 1.246% | $163,400 | $2,036 |
| 129 | Smith County | 1.245% | $220,800 | $2,749 |
| 130 | Cooke County | 1.244% | $224,600 | $2,794 |
| 131 | Hill County | 1.234% | $163,100 | $2,012 |
| 132 | Gonzales County | 1.227% | $158,900 | $1,949 |
| 133 | Upshur County | 1.226% | $171,200 | $2,099 |
| 134 | Brewster County | 1.224% | $216,000 | $2,644 |
| 135 | Gregg County | 1.222% | $185,800 | $2,271 |
| 136 | Hartley County | 1.221% | $213,200 | $2,604 |
| 137 | Young County | 1.214% | $165,300 | $2,006 |
| 138 | Hall County | 1.212% | $80,200 | $972 |
| 139 | Cherokee County | 1.211% | $160,300 | $1,941 |
| 140 | Comal County | 1.210% | $398,800 | $4,827 |
| 141 | Kendall County | 1.203% | $489,800 | $5,890 |
| 142 | Titus County | 1.201% | $157,900 | $1,897 |
| 143 | Eastland County | 1.192% | $121,700 | $1,451 |
| 144 | Lamb County | 1.192% | $76,600 | $913 |
| 145 | Wise County | 1.188% | $277,200 | $3,293 |
| 146 | Coke County | 1.187% | $112,900 | $1,340 |
| 147 | Limestone County | 1.187% | $154,400 | $1,833 |
| 148 | Cochran County | 1.185% | $57,700 | $684 |
| 149 | Hardeman County | 1.183% | $76,500 | $905 |
| 150 | Foard County | 1.182% | $71,400 | $844 |
| 151 | Reeves County | 1.181% | $113,700 | $1,343 |
| 152 | Hudspeth County | 1.179% | $57,400 | $677 |
| 153 | Morris County | 1.178% | $110,200 | $1,298 |
| 154 | Hemphill County | 1.164% | $214,900 | $2,502 |
| 155 | Hardin County | 1.155% | $188,200 | $2,174 |
| 156 | Madison County | 1.155% | $149,100 | $1,722 |
| 157 | Brown County | 1.152% | $149,900 | $1,727 |
| 158 | Cottle County | 1.152% | $54,100 | $623 |
| 159 | Hood County | 1.152% | $281,300 | $3,240 |
| 160 | Throckmorton County | 1.151% | $84,200 | $969 |
| 161 | Washington County | 1.150% | $270,100 | $3,105 |
| 162 | Dimmit County | 1.142% | $80,300 | $917 |
| 163 | San Jacinto County | 1.139% | $183,100 | $2,086 |
| 164 | Chambers County | 1.135% | $289,900 | $3,290 |
| 165 | Burnet County | 1.126% | $310,500 | $3,495 |
| 166 | Donley County | 1.126% | $90,500 | $1,019 |
| 167 | Erath County | 1.126% | $251,900 | $2,836 |
| 168 | Upton County | 1.126% | $106,300 | $1,197 |
| 169 | Castro County | 1.124% | $94,900 | $1,067 |
| 170 | Starr County | 1.122% | $93,300 | $1,047 |
| 171 | Haskell County | 1.117% | $92,000 | $1,028 |
| 172 | Reagan County | 1.115% | $163,700 | $1,825 |
| 173 | Walker County | 1.112% | $207,900 | $2,312 |
| 174 | Trinity County | 1.107% | $110,100 | $1,219 |
| 175 | Van Zandt County | 1.105% | $199,500 | $2,204 |
| 176 | Fannin County | 1.104% | $213,500 | $2,356 |
| 177 | Motley County | 1.097% | $81,100 | $890 |
| 178 | Callahan County | 1.096% | $144,800 | $1,587 |
| 179 | Grimes County | 1.094% | $226,600 | $2,480 |
| 180 | Rains County | 1.094% | $214,900 | $2,350 |
| 181 | Kerr County | 1.093% | $285,100 | $3,115 |
| 182 | Howard County | 1.092% | $150,300 | $1,642 |
| 183 | Colorado County | 1.091% | $194,000 | $2,117 |
| 184 | Briscoe County | 1.084% | $82,900 | $899 |
| 185 | Floyd County | 1.079% | $101,000 | $1,090 |
| 186 | Duval County | 1.078% | $86,400 | $931 |
| 187 | Hopkins County | 1.072% | $193,200 | $2,072 |
| 188 | Sterling County | 1.072% | $143,200 | $1,535 |
| 189 | Camp County | 1.065% | $159,900 | $1,703 |
| 190 | Cass County | 1.063% | $133,500 | $1,419 |
| 191 | Milam County | 1.059% | $168,900 | $1,789 |
| 192 | Jackson County | 1.052% | $175,500 | $1,847 |
| 193 | Edwards County | 1.051% | $78,300 | $823 |
| 194 | Burleson County | 1.044% | $174,000 | $1,816 |
| 195 | Blanco County | 1.043% | $396,200 | $4,134 |
| 196 | Freestone County | 1.037% | $164,400 | $1,705 |
| 197 | Polk County | 1.037% | $154,000 | $1,597 |
| 198 | Jasper County | 1.036% | $125,900 | $1,304 |
| 199 | Goliad County | 1.035% | $182,800 | $1,892 |
| 200 | Pecos County | 1.034% | $142,900 | $1,477 |
| 201 | Tyler County | 1.032% | $138,400 | $1,428 |
| 202 | Newton County | 1.030% | $83,100 | $856 |
| 203 | Zapata County | 1.027% | $88,800 | $912 |
| 204 | Shelby County | 1.023% | $111,700 | $1,143 |
| 205 | Gillespie County | 1.019% | $432,300 | $4,404 |
| 206 | Harrison County | 1.016% | $178,200 | $1,811 |
| 207 | Aransas County | 1.014% | $236,800 | $2,401 |
| 208 | Bosque County | 1.008% | $184,500 | $1,859 |
| 209 | Fayette County | 1.008% | $271,100 | $2,734 |
| 210 | San Saba County | 1.006% | $161,800 | $1,628 |
| 211 | Roberts County | 1.005% | $176,800 | $1,776 |
| 212 | Rusk County | 1.001% | $166,900 | $1,670 |
| 213 | Sabine County | 0.997% | $131,900 | $1,315 |
| 214 | Red River County | 0.984% | $133,800 | $1,317 |
| 215 | Karnes County | 0.982% | $136,900 | $1,344 |
| 216 | Yoakum County | 0.981% | $183,000 | $1,795 |
| 217 | Henderson County | 0.980% | $189,600 | $1,859 |
| 218 | Delta County | 0.975% | $149,400 | $1,456 |
| 219 | Anderson County | 0.973% | $173,400 | $1,688 |
| 220 | Lee County | 0.969% | $247,500 | $2,399 |
| 221 | Somervell County | 0.967% | $253,600 | $2,452 |
| 222 | Lavaca County | 0.957% | $220,900 | $2,113 |
| 223 | Irion County | 0.954% | $152,600 | $1,456 |
| 224 | Winkler County | 0.952% | $121,200 | $1,154 |
| 225 | Lamar County | 0.951% | $175,500 | $1,669 |
| 226 | Montague County | 0.951% | $189,400 | $1,802 |
| 227 | Bandera County | 0.940% | $249,800 | $2,347 |
| 228 | Wood County | 0.932% | $195,100 | $1,818 |
| 229 | Nacogdoches County | 0.925% | $158,200 | $1,464 |
| 230 | Houston County | 0.921% | $155,100 | $1,429 |
| 231 | Robertson County | 0.917% | $172,700 | $1,583 |
| 232 | Franklin County | 0.912% | $213,200 | $1,944 |
| 233 | Kent County | 0.907% | $108,900 | $988 |
| 234 | Panola County | 0.899% | $146,000 | $1,313 |
| 235 | Martin County | 0.884% | $162,200 | $1,434 |
| 236 | Live Oak County | 0.882% | $142,300 | $1,255 |
| 237 | Mills County | 0.880% | $200,200 | $1,762 |
| 238 | Culberson County | 0.859% | $84,500 | $726 |
| 239 | DeWitt County | 0.859% | $167,200 | $1,437 |
| 240 | San Augustine County | 0.816% | $83,500 | $681 |
| 241 | Mason County | 0.815% | $274,600 | $2,239 |
| 242 | Llano County | 0.803% | $322,300 | $2,587 |
| 243 | Terrell County | 0.803% | $152,200 | $1,222 |
| 244 | Marion County | 0.787% | $110,500 | $870 |
| 245 | Leon County | 0.755% | $177,400 | $1,339 |
| 246 | Ward County | 0.600% | $138,800 | $833 |
| 247 | Jeff Davis County | 0.547% | $234,400 | $1,283 |
| 248 | Borden County | 0.468% | $105,400 | $493 |
| 249 | Glasscock County | 0.464% | $248,600 | $1,154 |
| 250 | Crockett County | 0.333% | $140,000 | $466 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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