Cost to Own
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250 counties

Cost to Own a Home in Texas

The average effective property tax rate across Texas is 1.276%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 16.44¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.

Every county in Texas

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