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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Counties Where Utilities Cost More Than Property Tax in Texas

Property tax gets all the attention, but in much of the country the electricity and water bill is the larger line item. These are the counties where the gap is widest, using state residential electricity prices from the EIA.

Where does yours land? Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.

Texas ranked

#County Utilities over taxEffective rateMedian home
1 Crockett County $2030.333%$140,000
2 Borden County $2010.468%$105,400
3 Cottle County $1901.152%$54,100
4 Hudspeth County $1861.179%$57,400
5 San Augustine County $1850.816%$83,500
6 Cochran County $1851.185%$57,700
7 Culberson County $1820.859%$84,500
8 Stonewall County $1801.360%$54,700
9 Edwards County $1731.051%$78,300
10 Ward County $1730.600%$138,800
11 Foard County $1721.182%$71,400
12 Newton County $1711.030%$83,100
13 Marion County $1700.787%$110,500
14 Dickens County $1681.366%$65,000
15 Motley County $1681.097%$81,100
16 Briscoe County $1671.084%$82,900
17 Hardeman County $1671.183%$76,500
18 Zapata County $1661.027%$88,800
19 Lamb County $1661.192%$76,600
20 Dimmit County $1661.142%$80,300
21 Duval County $1641.078%$86,400
22 Throckmorton County $1611.151%$84,200
23 Hall County $1611.212%$80,200
24 Kent County $1600.907%$108,900
25 Donley County $1571.126%$90,500
26 Haskell County $1561.117%$92,000
27 Brooks County $1551.260%$82,700
28 Starr County $1551.122%$93,300
29 Castro County $1531.124%$94,900
30 Floyd County $1511.079%$101,000
31 Shelby County $1471.023%$111,700
32 Glasscock County $1460.464%$248,600
33 Winkler County $1460.952%$121,200
34 Baylor County $1451.247%$93,300
35 Willacy County $1451.914%$60,800
36 Upton County $1421.126%$106,300
37 Trinity County $1401.107%$110,100
38 Terrell County $1400.803%$152,200
39 Knox County $1381.862%$66,800
40 Kinney County $1381.406%$88,500
41 Coleman County $1381.368%$91,200
42 Zavala County $1381.423%$88,100
43 Live Oak County $1370.882%$142,300
44 Jeff Davis County $1350.547%$234,400
45 Morris County $1341.178%$110,200
46 Jasper County $1331.036%$125,900
47 Jim Wells County $1331.251%$104,800
48 Panola County $1330.899%$146,000
49 Sabine County $1320.997%$131,900
50 Garza County $1321.660%$79,300
51 Red River County $1320.984%$133,800
52 Fisher County $1321.705%$77,600
53 Refugio County $1321.404%$94,400
54 Leon County $1300.755%$177,400
55 Coke County $1301.187%$112,900
56 Reeves County $1301.181%$113,700
57 Karnes County $1300.982%$136,900
58 Crosby County $1301.781%$75,500
59 Collingsworth County $1271.271%$108,400
60 Wheeler County $1241.446%$97,600
61 Cass County $1241.063%$133,500
62 Jones County $1231.537%$92,700
63 Tyler County $1231.032%$138,400
64 Houston County $1230.921%$155,100
65 Falls County $1231.469%$97,300
66 Martin County $1230.884%$162,200
67 Gray County $1221.429%$100,400
68 McCulloch County $1221.375%$104,400
69 DeWitt County $1220.859%$167,200
70 Eastland County $1211.192%$121,700
71 Irion County $1210.954%$152,600
72 Wilbarger County $1211.474%$98,800
73 Delta County $1210.975%$149,400
74 Bee County $1201.421%$102,800
75 Nacogdoches County $1200.925%$158,200
76 Hale County $1191.386%$106,100
77 Pecos County $1191.034%$142,900
78 Nolan County $1181.511%$98,300
79 Hutchinson County $1161.482%$102,200
80 Runnels County $1161.464%$103,700
81 Bailey County $1141.468%$104,400
82 Sterling County $1141.072%$143,200
83 Swisher County $1121.743%$89,200
84 Dawson County $1111.726%$90,800
85 Crane County $1111.308%$119,900
86 La Salle County $1111.561%$101,000
87 Robertson County $1100.917%$172,700
88 Callahan County $1101.096%$144,800
89 Deaf Smith County $1101.371%$116,000
90 Polk County $1091.037%$154,000
91 Concho County $1091.512%$105,800
92 Schleicher County $1071.429%$113,400
93 San Saba County $1061.006%$161,800
94 Howard County $1051.092%$150,300
95 Terry County $1051.479%$111,200
96 Hockley County $1031.480%$112,700
97 Lamar County $1030.951%$175,500
98 Rusk County $1031.001%$166,900
99 Mitchell County $1021.960%$85,700
100 Anderson County $1010.973%$173,400
101 Childress County $1011.472%$115,100
102 Camp County $1001.065%$159,900
103 Freestone County $1001.037%$164,400
104 Madison County $991.155%$149,100
105 Brown County $981.152%$149,900
106 Menard County $961.659%$105,300
107 Lipscomb County $961.363%$128,400
108 Frio County $961.590%$110,100
109 Scurry County $951.589%$110,800
110 Mills County $950.880%$200,200
111 Jim Hogg County $941.413%$125,600
112 Roberts County $941.005%$176,800
113 Stephens County $941.683%$105,700
114 Milam County $931.059%$168,900
115 Yoakum County $920.981%$183,000
116 Montague County $920.951%$189,400
117 Harrison County $911.016%$178,200
118 Burleson County $911.044%$174,000
119 Wood County $910.932%$195,100
120 Reagan County $901.115%$163,700
121 Limestone County $891.187%$154,400
122 Jackson County $881.052%$175,500
123 Henderson County $870.980%$189,600
124 Bosque County $871.008%$184,500
125 Angelina County $861.250%$149,800
126 Oldham County $861.297%$144,800
127 Goliad County $841.035%$182,800
128 Titus County $841.201%$157,900
129 Carson County $821.362%$140,600
130 Hamilton County $821.537%$124,800
131 Ochiltree County $821.402%$137,200
132 Sutton County $811.378%$140,600
133 Cherokee County $801.211%$160,300
134 Franklin County $800.912%$213,200
135 Cameron County $801.622%$120,000
136 Presidio County $801.583%$123,100
137 Gonzales County $801.227%$158,900
138 Parmer County $761.566%$127,300
139 Young County $751.214%$165,300
140 Hill County $741.234%$163,100
141 Potter County $731.503%$134,900
142 Matagorda County $721.255%$162,200
143 Orange County $721.246%$163,400
144 Dallam County $701.470%$140,500
145 Moore County $701.526%$135,400
146 Hopkins County $691.072%$193,200
147 Atascosa County $691.321%$157,400
148 Comanche County $691.511%$137,800
149 San Jacinto County $681.139%$183,100
150 Liberty County $681.251%$167,100
151 Bowie County $681.296%$161,300
152 Calhoun County $671.397%$150,000
153 Upshur County $671.226%$171,200
154 Maverick County $661.394%$151,500
155 Lavaca County $660.957%$220,900
156 Colorado County $661.091%$194,000
157 Navarro County $651.325%$159,900
158 Palo Pinto County $631.283%$167,300
159 Hansford County $621.639%$132,100
160 McMullen County $611.992%$108,800
161 Kimble County $611.255%$173,100
162 Hardin County $611.155%$188,200
163 Hidalgo County $601.764%$124,000
164 Clay County $591.360%$161,300
165 Van Zandt County $581.105%$199,500
166 Val Verde County $561.474%$151,500
167 Mason County $560.815%$274,600
168 Uvalde County $541.565%$144,400
169 Jack County $531.296%$174,800
170 Lynn County $531.734%$130,800
171 Gregg County $531.222%$185,800
172 Shackelford County $521.287%$176,900
173 Walker County $491.112%$207,900
174 Archer County $491.322%$175,300
175 Bandera County $460.940%$249,800
176 Rains County $461.094%$214,900
177 Fannin County $461.104%$213,500
178 Lee County $420.969%$247,500
179 Aransas County $421.014%$236,800
180 Ector County $391.280%$190,500
181 Sherman County $381.952%$125,500
182 Somervell County $380.967%$253,600
183 Kleberg County $371.614%$152,200
184 Grimes County $351.094%$226,600
185 Andrews County $341.328%$188,200
186 Wichita County $341.766%$141,600
187 Hemphill County $341.164%$214,900
188 Coryell County $331.414%$177,400
189 Jefferson County $331.575%$159,600
190 Tom Green County $321.351%$186,700
191 Llano County $260.803%$322,300
192 Hartley County $251.221%$213,200
193 Brewster County $221.224%$216,000
194 Taylor County $201.403%$190,300
195 Armstrong County $191.443%$185,700
196 Gaines County $151.468%$185,300
197 Fayette County $141.008%$271,100
198 Hunt County $141.297%$210,900
199 Smith County $131.245%$220,800
200 Wharton County $131.505%$182,700
201 San Patricio County $121.527%$180,400
202 Cooke County $91.244%$224,600
203 Erath County $61.126%$251,900
204 Caldwell County $31.332%$215,600
205 Medina County $21.310%$220,000
206 Victoria County $-31.488%$197,600
207 Grayson County $-41.293%$228,300
208 Lampasas County $-71.268%$236,000
209 Washington County $-171.150%$270,100
210 Kerr County $-181.093%$285,100
211 Lubbock County $-181.563%$199,600
212 Hood County $-281.152%$281,300
213 Johnson County $-301.280%$254,600
214 Nueces County $-301.678%$194,700
215 Chambers County $-321.135%$289,900
216 Wise County $-321.188%$277,200
217 Webb County $-341.851%$178,900
218 McLennan County $-371.527%$219,200
219 Bell County $-421.542%$221,100
220 Austin County $-471.279%$270,900
221 El Paso County $-492.086%$167,300
222 Burnet County $-491.126%$310,500
223 Randall County $-571.577%$227,500
224 Midland County $-661.262%$293,000
225 Wilson County $-681.301%$286,300
226 Waller County $-891.360%$292,000
227 Bastrop County $-981.513%$269,500
228 Blanco County $-1021.043%$396,200
229 Galveston County $-1111.488%$284,900
230 Guadalupe County $-1141.494%$285,900
231 Harris County $-1231.718%$255,000
232 Gillespie County $-1251.019%$432,300
233 Bexar County $-1271.814%$244,100
234 Ellis County $-1311.460%$306,400
235 Brazos County $-1401.637%$279,700
236 Dallas County $-1471.680%$277,900
237 Comal County $-1601.210%$398,800
238 Brazoria County $-1601.745%$276,800
239 Parker County $-1731.449%$343,600
240 Kaufman County $-1781.732%$290,800
241 Tarrant County $-1921.772%$294,100
242 Montgomery County $-1941.649%$317,500
243 Kendall County $-2491.203%$489,800
244 Rockwall County $-2861.643%$386,000
245 Hays County $-2931.729%$371,400
246 Denton County $-3361.721%$403,400
247 Fort Bend County $-3381.988%$350,300
248 Williamson County $-3481.707%$414,600
249 Collin County $-3771.660%$447,600
250 Travis County $-3821.535%$487,600

Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. 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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