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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 rateMedian homeAnnual 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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