Same state, very different bills
On an identical $300,000 home, property tax in El Paso County
runs $5,259 a year more than in
Crockett County, inside the same state.
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 15.94¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.
Largest cities in Texas
City pages carry their own median home value and effective tax rate, which often differ from the county they sit in.
Houston$253,400San Antonio$219,700Dallas$295,300Austin$512,700Fort Worth$277,300El Paso$171,700Arlington$276,400Corpus Christi$197,100Plano$440,600Lubbock$197,900Laredo$182,400Irving$287,300Garland$248,900Frisco$595,400McKinney$439,500Amarillo$186,800Grand Prairie$272,200Brownsville$122,400Killeen$196,000Pasadena$193,600Mesquite$226,500Denton$325,700McAllen$173,800Waco$199,600Midland$298,600Carrollton$353,600Lewisville$350,200Abilene$178,900Pearland$330,900Round Rock$383,700College Station$326,500Richardson$405,600The Woodlands$479,400League City$334,000Odessa$208,000Beaumont$158,800Sugar Land$406,600Tyler$216,400Allen$429,900Edinburg$174,800Wichita Falls$142,600San Angelo$179,300New Braunfels$315,100Conroe$283,100Atascocita$283,700Temple$220,300Mission$160,800Bryan$210,600Baytown$187,900Longview$182,700Pharr$111,500Georgetown$398,600Flower Mound$514,100Cedar Park$474,800Mansfield$380,000Missouri City$281,600Harlingen$125,700North Richland Hills$324,800San Marcos$269,700Leander$470,700
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Every county in Texas
| County | Tax rate | Median home | Median 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 |