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 tax | Effective rate | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crockett County | $203 | 0.333% | $140,000 |
| 2 | Borden County | $201 | 0.468% | $105,400 |
| 3 | Cottle County | $190 | 1.152% | $54,100 |
| 4 | Hudspeth County | $186 | 1.179% | $57,400 |
| 5 | San Augustine County | $185 | 0.816% | $83,500 |
| 6 | Cochran County | $185 | 1.185% | $57,700 |
| 7 | Culberson County | $182 | 0.859% | $84,500 |
| 8 | Stonewall County | $180 | 1.360% | $54,700 |
| 9 | Edwards County | $173 | 1.051% | $78,300 |
| 10 | Ward County | $173 | 0.600% | $138,800 |
| 11 | Foard County | $172 | 1.182% | $71,400 |
| 12 | Newton County | $171 | 1.030% | $83,100 |
| 13 | Marion County | $170 | 0.787% | $110,500 |
| 14 | Dickens County | $168 | 1.366% | $65,000 |
| 15 | Motley County | $168 | 1.097% | $81,100 |
| 16 | Briscoe County | $167 | 1.084% | $82,900 |
| 17 | Hardeman County | $167 | 1.183% | $76,500 |
| 18 | Zapata County | $166 | 1.027% | $88,800 |
| 19 | Lamb County | $166 | 1.192% | $76,600 |
| 20 | Dimmit County | $166 | 1.142% | $80,300 |
| 21 | Duval County | $164 | 1.078% | $86,400 |
| 22 | Throckmorton County | $161 | 1.151% | $84,200 |
| 23 | Hall County | $161 | 1.212% | $80,200 |
| 24 | Kent County | $160 | 0.907% | $108,900 |
| 25 | Donley County | $157 | 1.126% | $90,500 |
| 26 | Haskell County | $156 | 1.117% | $92,000 |
| 27 | Brooks County | $155 | 1.260% | $82,700 |
| 28 | Starr County | $155 | 1.122% | $93,300 |
| 29 | Castro County | $153 | 1.124% | $94,900 |
| 30 | Floyd County | $151 | 1.079% | $101,000 |
| 31 | Shelby County | $147 | 1.023% | $111,700 |
| 32 | Glasscock County | $146 | 0.464% | $248,600 |
| 33 | Winkler County | $146 | 0.952% | $121,200 |
| 34 | Baylor County | $145 | 1.247% | $93,300 |
| 35 | Willacy County | $145 | 1.914% | $60,800 |
| 36 | Upton County | $142 | 1.126% | $106,300 |
| 37 | Trinity County | $140 | 1.107% | $110,100 |
| 38 | Terrell County | $140 | 0.803% | $152,200 |
| 39 | Knox County | $138 | 1.862% | $66,800 |
| 40 | Kinney County | $138 | 1.406% | $88,500 |
| 41 | Coleman County | $138 | 1.368% | $91,200 |
| 42 | Zavala County | $138 | 1.423% | $88,100 |
| 43 | Live Oak County | $137 | 0.882% | $142,300 |
| 44 | Jeff Davis County | $135 | 0.547% | $234,400 |
| 45 | Morris County | $134 | 1.178% | $110,200 |
| 46 | Jasper County | $133 | 1.036% | $125,900 |
| 47 | Jim Wells County | $133 | 1.251% | $104,800 |
| 48 | Panola County | $133 | 0.899% | $146,000 |
| 49 | Sabine County | $132 | 0.997% | $131,900 |
| 50 | Garza County | $132 | 1.660% | $79,300 |
| 51 | Red River County | $132 | 0.984% | $133,800 |
| 52 | Fisher County | $132 | 1.705% | $77,600 |
| 53 | Refugio County | $132 | 1.404% | $94,400 |
| 54 | Leon County | $130 | 0.755% | $177,400 |
| 55 | Coke County | $130 | 1.187% | $112,900 |
| 56 | Reeves County | $130 | 1.181% | $113,700 |
| 57 | Karnes County | $130 | 0.982% | $136,900 |
| 58 | Crosby County | $130 | 1.781% | $75,500 |
| 59 | Collingsworth County | $127 | 1.271% | $108,400 |
| 60 | Wheeler County | $124 | 1.446% | $97,600 |
| 61 | Cass County | $124 | 1.063% | $133,500 |
| 62 | Jones County | $123 | 1.537% | $92,700 |
| 63 | Tyler County | $123 | 1.032% | $138,400 |
| 64 | Houston County | $123 | 0.921% | $155,100 |
| 65 | Falls County | $123 | 1.469% | $97,300 |
| 66 | Martin County | $123 | 0.884% | $162,200 |
| 67 | Gray County | $122 | 1.429% | $100,400 |
| 68 | McCulloch County | $122 | 1.375% | $104,400 |
| 69 | DeWitt County | $122 | 0.859% | $167,200 |
| 70 | Eastland County | $121 | 1.192% | $121,700 |
| 71 | Irion County | $121 | 0.954% | $152,600 |
| 72 | Wilbarger County | $121 | 1.474% | $98,800 |
| 73 | Delta County | $121 | 0.975% | $149,400 |
| 74 | Bee County | $120 | 1.421% | $102,800 |
| 75 | Nacogdoches County | $120 | 0.925% | $158,200 |
| 76 | Hale County | $119 | 1.386% | $106,100 |
| 77 | Pecos County | $119 | 1.034% | $142,900 |
| 78 | Nolan County | $118 | 1.511% | $98,300 |
| 79 | Hutchinson County | $116 | 1.482% | $102,200 |
| 80 | Runnels County | $116 | 1.464% | $103,700 |
| 81 | Bailey County | $114 | 1.468% | $104,400 |
| 82 | Sterling County | $114 | 1.072% | $143,200 |
| 83 | Swisher County | $112 | 1.743% | $89,200 |
| 84 | Dawson County | $111 | 1.726% | $90,800 |
| 85 | Crane County | $111 | 1.308% | $119,900 |
| 86 | La Salle County | $111 | 1.561% | $101,000 |
| 87 | Robertson County | $110 | 0.917% | $172,700 |
| 88 | Callahan County | $110 | 1.096% | $144,800 |
| 89 | Deaf Smith County | $110 | 1.371% | $116,000 |
| 90 | Polk County | $109 | 1.037% | $154,000 |
| 91 | Concho County | $109 | 1.512% | $105,800 |
| 92 | Schleicher County | $107 | 1.429% | $113,400 |
| 93 | San Saba County | $106 | 1.006% | $161,800 |
| 94 | Howard County | $105 | 1.092% | $150,300 |
| 95 | Terry County | $105 | 1.479% | $111,200 |
| 96 | Hockley County | $103 | 1.480% | $112,700 |
| 97 | Lamar County | $103 | 0.951% | $175,500 |
| 98 | Rusk County | $103 | 1.001% | $166,900 |
| 99 | Mitchell County | $102 | 1.960% | $85,700 |
| 100 | Anderson County | $101 | 0.973% | $173,400 |
| 101 | Childress County | $101 | 1.472% | $115,100 |
| 102 | Camp County | $100 | 1.065% | $159,900 |
| 103 | Freestone County | $100 | 1.037% | $164,400 |
| 104 | Madison County | $99 | 1.155% | $149,100 |
| 105 | Brown County | $98 | 1.152% | $149,900 |
| 106 | Menard County | $96 | 1.659% | $105,300 |
| 107 | Lipscomb County | $96 | 1.363% | $128,400 |
| 108 | Frio County | $96 | 1.590% | $110,100 |
| 109 | Scurry County | $95 | 1.589% | $110,800 |
| 110 | Mills County | $95 | 0.880% | $200,200 |
| 111 | Jim Hogg County | $94 | 1.413% | $125,600 |
| 112 | Roberts County | $94 | 1.005% | $176,800 |
| 113 | Stephens County | $94 | 1.683% | $105,700 |
| 114 | Milam County | $93 | 1.059% | $168,900 |
| 115 | Yoakum County | $92 | 0.981% | $183,000 |
| 116 | Montague County | $92 | 0.951% | $189,400 |
| 117 | Harrison County | $91 | 1.016% | $178,200 |
| 118 | Burleson County | $91 | 1.044% | $174,000 |
| 119 | Wood County | $91 | 0.932% | $195,100 |
| 120 | Reagan County | $90 | 1.115% | $163,700 |
| 121 | Limestone County | $89 | 1.187% | $154,400 |
| 122 | Jackson County | $88 | 1.052% | $175,500 |
| 123 | Henderson County | $87 | 0.980% | $189,600 |
| 124 | Bosque County | $87 | 1.008% | $184,500 |
| 125 | Angelina County | $86 | 1.250% | $149,800 |
| 126 | Oldham County | $86 | 1.297% | $144,800 |
| 127 | Goliad County | $84 | 1.035% | $182,800 |
| 128 | Titus County | $84 | 1.201% | $157,900 |
| 129 | Carson County | $82 | 1.362% | $140,600 |
| 130 | Hamilton County | $82 | 1.537% | $124,800 |
| 131 | Ochiltree County | $82 | 1.402% | $137,200 |
| 132 | Sutton County | $81 | 1.378% | $140,600 |
| 133 | Cherokee County | $80 | 1.211% | $160,300 |
| 134 | Franklin County | $80 | 0.912% | $213,200 |
| 135 | Cameron County | $80 | 1.622% | $120,000 |
| 136 | Presidio County | $80 | 1.583% | $123,100 |
| 137 | Gonzales County | $80 | 1.227% | $158,900 |
| 138 | Parmer County | $76 | 1.566% | $127,300 |
| 139 | Young County | $75 | 1.214% | $165,300 |
| 140 | Hill County | $74 | 1.234% | $163,100 |
| 141 | Potter County | $73 | 1.503% | $134,900 |
| 142 | Matagorda County | $72 | 1.255% | $162,200 |
| 143 | Orange County | $72 | 1.246% | $163,400 |
| 144 | Dallam County | $70 | 1.470% | $140,500 |
| 145 | Moore County | $70 | 1.526% | $135,400 |
| 146 | Hopkins County | $69 | 1.072% | $193,200 |
| 147 | Atascosa County | $69 | 1.321% | $157,400 |
| 148 | Comanche County | $69 | 1.511% | $137,800 |
| 149 | San Jacinto County | $68 | 1.139% | $183,100 |
| 150 | Liberty County | $68 | 1.251% | $167,100 |
| 151 | Bowie County | $68 | 1.296% | $161,300 |
| 152 | Calhoun County | $67 | 1.397% | $150,000 |
| 153 | Upshur County | $67 | 1.226% | $171,200 |
| 154 | Maverick County | $66 | 1.394% | $151,500 |
| 155 | Lavaca County | $66 | 0.957% | $220,900 |
| 156 | Colorado County | $66 | 1.091% | $194,000 |
| 157 | Navarro County | $65 | 1.325% | $159,900 |
| 158 | Palo Pinto County | $63 | 1.283% | $167,300 |
| 159 | Hansford County | $62 | 1.639% | $132,100 |
| 160 | McMullen County | $61 | 1.992% | $108,800 |
| 161 | Kimble County | $61 | 1.255% | $173,100 |
| 162 | Hardin County | $61 | 1.155% | $188,200 |
| 163 | Hidalgo County | $60 | 1.764% | $124,000 |
| 164 | Clay County | $59 | 1.360% | $161,300 |
| 165 | Van Zandt County | $58 | 1.105% | $199,500 |
| 166 | Val Verde County | $56 | 1.474% | $151,500 |
| 167 | Mason County | $56 | 0.815% | $274,600 |
| 168 | Uvalde County | $54 | 1.565% | $144,400 |
| 169 | Jack County | $53 | 1.296% | $174,800 |
| 170 | Lynn County | $53 | 1.734% | $130,800 |
| 171 | Gregg County | $53 | 1.222% | $185,800 |
| 172 | Shackelford County | $52 | 1.287% | $176,900 |
| 173 | Walker County | $49 | 1.112% | $207,900 |
| 174 | Archer County | $49 | 1.322% | $175,300 |
| 175 | Bandera County | $46 | 0.940% | $249,800 |
| 176 | Rains County | $46 | 1.094% | $214,900 |
| 177 | Fannin County | $46 | 1.104% | $213,500 |
| 178 | Lee County | $42 | 0.969% | $247,500 |
| 179 | Aransas County | $42 | 1.014% | $236,800 |
| 180 | Ector County | $39 | 1.280% | $190,500 |
| 181 | Sherman County | $38 | 1.952% | $125,500 |
| 182 | Somervell County | $38 | 0.967% | $253,600 |
| 183 | Kleberg County | $37 | 1.614% | $152,200 |
| 184 | Grimes County | $35 | 1.094% | $226,600 |
| 185 | Andrews County | $34 | 1.328% | $188,200 |
| 186 | Wichita County | $34 | 1.766% | $141,600 |
| 187 | Hemphill County | $34 | 1.164% | $214,900 |
| 188 | Coryell County | $33 | 1.414% | $177,400 |
| 189 | Jefferson County | $33 | 1.575% | $159,600 |
| 190 | Tom Green County | $32 | 1.351% | $186,700 |
| 191 | Llano County | $26 | 0.803% | $322,300 |
| 192 | Hartley County | $25 | 1.221% | $213,200 |
| 193 | Brewster County | $22 | 1.224% | $216,000 |
| 194 | Taylor County | $20 | 1.403% | $190,300 |
| 195 | Armstrong County | $19 | 1.443% | $185,700 |
| 196 | Gaines County | $15 | 1.468% | $185,300 |
| 197 | Fayette County | $14 | 1.008% | $271,100 |
| 198 | Hunt County | $14 | 1.297% | $210,900 |
| 199 | Smith County | $13 | 1.245% | $220,800 |
| 200 | Wharton County | $13 | 1.505% | $182,700 |
| 201 | San Patricio County | $12 | 1.527% | $180,400 |
| 202 | Cooke County | $9 | 1.244% | $224,600 |
| 203 | Erath County | $6 | 1.126% | $251,900 |
| 204 | Caldwell County | $3 | 1.332% | $215,600 |
| 205 | Medina County | $2 | 1.310% | $220,000 |
| 206 | Victoria County | $-3 | 1.488% | $197,600 |
| 207 | Grayson County | $-4 | 1.293% | $228,300 |
| 208 | Lampasas County | $-7 | 1.268% | $236,000 |
| 209 | Washington County | $-17 | 1.150% | $270,100 |
| 210 | Kerr County | $-18 | 1.093% | $285,100 |
| 211 | Lubbock County | $-18 | 1.563% | $199,600 |
| 212 | Hood County | $-28 | 1.152% | $281,300 |
| 213 | Johnson County | $-30 | 1.280% | $254,600 |
| 214 | Nueces County | $-30 | 1.678% | $194,700 |
| 215 | Chambers County | $-32 | 1.135% | $289,900 |
| 216 | Wise County | $-32 | 1.188% | $277,200 |
| 217 | Webb County | $-34 | 1.851% | $178,900 |
| 218 | McLennan County | $-37 | 1.527% | $219,200 |
| 219 | Bell County | $-42 | 1.542% | $221,100 |
| 220 | Austin County | $-47 | 1.279% | $270,900 |
| 221 | El Paso County | $-49 | 2.086% | $167,300 |
| 222 | Burnet County | $-49 | 1.126% | $310,500 |
| 223 | Randall County | $-57 | 1.577% | $227,500 |
| 224 | Midland County | $-66 | 1.262% | $293,000 |
| 225 | Wilson County | $-68 | 1.301% | $286,300 |
| 226 | Waller County | $-89 | 1.360% | $292,000 |
| 227 | Bastrop County | $-98 | 1.513% | $269,500 |
| 228 | Blanco County | $-102 | 1.043% | $396,200 |
| 229 | Galveston County | $-111 | 1.488% | $284,900 |
| 230 | Guadalupe County | $-114 | 1.494% | $285,900 |
| 231 | Harris County | $-123 | 1.718% | $255,000 |
| 232 | Gillespie County | $-125 | 1.019% | $432,300 |
| 233 | Bexar County | $-127 | 1.814% | $244,100 |
| 234 | Ellis County | $-131 | 1.460% | $306,400 |
| 235 | Brazos County | $-140 | 1.637% | $279,700 |
| 236 | Dallas County | $-147 | 1.680% | $277,900 |
| 237 | Comal County | $-160 | 1.210% | $398,800 |
| 238 | Brazoria County | $-160 | 1.745% | $276,800 |
| 239 | Parker County | $-173 | 1.449% | $343,600 |
| 240 | Kaufman County | $-178 | 1.732% | $290,800 |
| 241 | Tarrant County | $-192 | 1.772% | $294,100 |
| 242 | Montgomery County | $-194 | 1.649% | $317,500 |
| 243 | Kendall County | $-249 | 1.203% | $489,800 |
| 244 | Rockwall County | $-286 | 1.643% | $386,000 |
| 245 | Hays County | $-293 | 1.729% | $371,400 |
| 246 | Denton County | $-336 | 1.721% | $403,400 |
| 247 | Fort Bend County | $-338 | 1.988% | $350,300 |
| 248 | Williamson County | $-348 | 1.707% | $414,600 |
| 249 | Collin County | $-377 | 1.660% | $447,600 |
| 250 | Travis County | $-382 | 1.535% | $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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