| County | Median Property Taxes ↓ | With Mortgage | Without Mortgage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis County | $7,487 | $7,918 | $6,682 |
| Collin County | $7,432 | $7,903 | $6,514 |
| Williamson County | $7,079 | $7,477 | $6,101 |
| Fort Bend County | $6,965 | $7,553 | $5,934 |
| Denton County | $6,943 | $7,326 | $5,820 |
| Hays County | $6,420 | $6,694 | $5,641 |
| Rockwall County | $6,341 | $6,812 | $4,846 |
| Kendall County | $5,890 | $6,813 | $4,659 |
| Montgomery County | $5,237 | $5,996 | $3,848 |
| Tarrant County | $5,211 | $5,903 | $3,844 |
| Kaufman County | $5,036 | $5,925 | $3,066 |
| Parker County | $4,978 | $6,097 | $3,302 |
| Brazoria County | $4,831 | $6,192 | $2,865 |
| Comal County | $4,827 | $5,622 | $3,801 |
| Dallas County | $4,668 | $5,448 | $3,621 |
| Brazos County | $4,580 | $5,000 | $3,840 |
| Ellis County | $4,472 | $5,264 | $3,149 |
| Bexar County | $4,429 | $5,213 | $2,968 |
| Gillespie County | $4,404 | $4,780 | $3,946 |
| Harris County | $4,382 | $5,134 | $3,294 |
| Guadalupe County | $4,270 | $4,952 | $2,827 |
| Galveston County | $4,238 | $5,019 | $3,213 |
| Blanco County | $4,134 | $5,390 | $3,175 |
| Bastrop County | $4,077 | $4,701 | $3,119 |
| Waller County | $3,971 | $4,746 | $3,234 |
| Wilson County | $3,726 | $4,597 | $2,625 |
| Midland County | $3,697 | $4,517 | $2,613 |
| Randall County | $3,587 | $3,877 | $3,157 |
| Burnet County | $3,495 | $4,360 | $2,854 |
| El Paso County | $3,490 | $4,290 | $2,662 |
| Austin County | $3,464 | $3,895 | $2,771 |
| Bell County | $3,409 | $3,892 | $2,558 |
| McLennan County | $3,347 | $3,999 | $2,469 |
| Webb County | $3,312 | $3,946 | $2,522 |
| Wise County | $3,293 | $3,962 | $2,501 |
| Chambers County | $3,290 | $3,970 | $1,898 |
| Nueces County | $3,268 | $4,115 | $2,227 |
| Johnson County | $3,259 | $3,946 | $2,161 |
| Hood County | $3,240 | $3,618 | $2,427 |
| Lubbock County | $3,119 | $3,822 | $2,258 |
| Kerr County | $3,115 | $3,340 | $2,903 |
| Washington County | $3,105 | $3,728 | $2,730 |
| Lampasas County | $2,993 | $3,288 | $2,683 |
| Grayson County | $2,953 | $3,755 | $2,191 |
| Victoria County | $2,941 | $3,703 | $2,371 |
| Medina County | $2,881 | $3,565 | $1,997 |
| Caldwell County | $2,871 | $3,511 | $2,274 |
| Erath County | $2,836 | $3,395 | $2,414 |
| Cooke County | $2,794 | $3,250 | $2,403 |
| San Patricio County | $2,754 | $3,563 | $2,023 |
| Wharton County | $2,749 | $3,445 | $2,333 |
| Smith County | $2,749 | $3,186 | $2,193 |
| Hunt County | $2,736 | $3,663 | $2,048 |
| Fayette County | $2,734 | $2,997 | $2,525 |
| Gaines County | $2,721 | $3,952 | $2,411 |
| Armstrong County | $2,679 | $3,317 | $2,035 |
| Taylor County | $2,670 | $3,428 | $1,668 |
| Brewster County | $2,644 | $2,818 | $2,368 |
| Hartley County | $2,604 | $2,413 | $2,859 |
| Llano County | $2,587 | $2,875 | $2,328 |
| Tom Green County | $2,523 | $3,237 | $1,703 |
| Jefferson County | $2,513 | $3,529 | $1,776 |
| Coryell County | $2,509 | $2,914 | $1,944 |
| Hemphill County | $2,502 | $3,663 | $1,878 |
| Wichita County | $2,501 | $2,979 | $1,946 |
| Andrews County | $2,500 | $3,024 | $1,541 |
| Grimes County | $2,480 | $3,590 | $1,947 |
| Kleberg County | $2,457 | $3,753 | $1,278 |
| Somervell County | $2,452 | $2,723 | $2,081 |
| Sherman County | $2,450 | $2,942 | $2,158 |
| Ector County | $2,438 | $3,192 | $1,723 |
| Aransas County | $2,401 | $3,323 | $1,950 |
| Lee County | $2,399 | $2,969 | $1,566 |
| Fannin County | $2,356 | $2,828 | $1,920 |
| Rains County | $2,350 | $3,544 | $1,648 |
| Bandera County | $2,347 | $2,882 | $1,846 |
| Archer County | $2,317 | $2,972 | $1,881 |
| Walker County | $2,312 | $3,143 | $1,746 |
| Shackelford County | $2,276 | $2,778 | $1,825 |
| Gregg County | $2,271 | $2,672 | $1,759 |
| Lynn County | $2,268 | $3,191 | $2,007 |
| Jack County | $2,266 | $2,795 | $1,480 |
| Uvalde County | $2,260 | $3,632 | $1,316 |
| Mason County | $2,239 | $3,757 | $1,832 |
| Val Verde County | $2,233 | $3,362 | $1,380 |
| Van Zandt County | $2,204 | $2,833 | $1,620 |
| Clay County | $2,194 | $2,707 | $1,647 |
| Hidalgo County | $2,187 | $3,243 | $1,515 |
| Hardin County | $2,174 | $2,662 | $1,416 |
| Kimble County | $2,173 | $2,740 | $1,917 |
| McMullen County | $2,167 | $2,179 | $2,159 |
| Hansford County | $2,165 | $2,993 | $1,693 |
| Palo Pinto County | $2,147 | $3,426 | $1,497 |
| Navarro County | $2,119 | $2,465 | $1,818 |
| Colorado County | $2,117 | $2,343 | $1,941 |
| Lavaca County | $2,113 | $2,791 | $1,683 |
| Maverick County | $2,112 | $3,181 | $1,450 |
| Upshur County | $2,099 | $2,710 | $1,439 |
| Calhoun County | $2,095 | $2,613 | $1,387 |
| Bowie County | $2,091 | $2,655 | $1,518 |
| Liberty County | $2,091 | $2,881 | $1,648 |
| San Jacinto County | $2,086 | $2,567 | $1,474 |
| Comanche County | $2,082 | $2,400 | $1,932 |
| Atascosa County | $2,079 | $2,372 | $1,888 |
| Hopkins County | $2,072 | $2,311 | $1,876 |
| Moore County | $2,066 | $2,576 | $1,618 |
| Dallam County | $2,065 | $2,762 | $1,126 |
| Orange County | $2,036 | $2,720 | $1,394 |
| Matagorda County | $2,035 | $2,761 | $1,705 |
| Potter County | $2,028 | $2,615 | $1,613 |
| Hill County | $2,012 | $2,671 | $1,443 |
| Young County | $2,006 | $2,525 | $1,744 |
| Parmer County | $1,994 | $3,584 | $1,452 |
| Presidio County | $1,949 | $2,235 | $1,830 |
| Gonzales County | $1,949 | $2,531 | $1,551 |
| Cameron County | $1,946 | $2,816 | $1,411 |
| Franklin County | $1,944 | $2,488 | $1,643 |
| Cherokee County | $1,941 | $2,635 | $1,449 |
| Sutton County | $1,938 | $3,390 | $1,320 |
| Ochiltree County | $1,924 | $2,738 | $1,709 |
| Hamilton County | $1,918 | $2,167 | $1,770 |
| Carson County | $1,915 | $2,343 | $1,506 |
| Titus County | $1,897 | $2,430 | $1,633 |
| Goliad County | $1,892 | $2,686 | $1,381 |
| Oldham County | $1,878 | $3,413 | $1,259 |
| Angelina County | $1,872 | $2,584 | $1,145 |
| Bosque County | $1,859 | $2,175 | $1,685 |
| Henderson County | $1,859 | $2,670 | $1,368 |
| Jackson County | $1,847 | $2,683 | $1,346 |
| Limestone County | $1,833 | $2,406 | $1,638 |
| Reagan County | $1,825 | $2,114 | $1,643 |
| Wood County | $1,818 | $2,266 | $1,531 |
| Burleson County | $1,816 | $2,498 | $1,467 |
| Harrison County | $1,811 | $2,498 | $1,168 |
| Montague County | $1,802 | $2,180 | $1,517 |
| Yoakum County | $1,795 | $2,975 | $1,520 |
| Milam County | $1,789 | $2,400 | $1,353 |
| Stephens County | $1,779 | $2,153 | $1,633 |
| Roberts County | $1,776 | $3,231 | $1,583 |
| Jim Hogg County | $1,775 | $2,452 | $914 |
| Mills County | $1,762 | $2,187 | $1,553 |
| Scurry County | $1,761 | $2,695 | $1,246 |
| Frio County | $1,751 | $2,399 | $1,452 |
| Lipscomb County | $1,750 | $2,147 | $1,494 |
| Menard County | $1,747 | $1,550 | $1,792 |
| Brown County | $1,727 | $2,415 | $1,324 |
| Madison County | $1,722 | $2,513 | $1,450 |
| Freestone County | $1,705 | $2,274 | $1,440 |
| Camp County | $1,703 | $2,625 | $1,324 |
| Childress County | $1,694 | $2,772 | $1,074 |
| Anderson County | $1,688 | $1,994 | $1,398 |
| Mitchell County | $1,680 | $3,035 | $1,476 |
| Rusk County | $1,670 | $2,375 | $1,228 |
| Lamar County | $1,669 | $2,258 | $1,366 |
| Hockley County | $1,668 | $2,574 | $1,165 |
| Terry County | $1,645 | $1,930 | $1,288 |
| Howard County | $1,642 | $1,899 | $1,358 |
| San Saba County | $1,628 | $2,161 | $1,436 |
| Schleicher County | $1,621 | $1,927 | $1,216 |
| Concho County | $1,600 | $2,233 | $1,500 |
| Polk County | $1,597 | $2,206 | $1,343 |
| Deaf Smith County | $1,590 | $2,765 | $1,274 |
| Callahan County | $1,587 | $2,047 | $1,049 |
| Robertson County | $1,583 | $2,584 | $1,246 |
| La Salle County | $1,577 | $2,432 | $1,144 |
| Crane County | $1,568 | $1,625 | $1,556 |
| Dawson County | $1,567 | $1,940 | $1,350 |
| Swisher County | $1,555 | $2,710 | $994 |
| Sterling County | $1,535 | $2,307 | $1,113 |
| Bailey County | $1,533 | $1,864 | $1,200 |
| Runnels County | $1,518 | $2,184 | $1,175 |
| Hutchinson County | $1,515 | $2,042 | $1,284 |
| Nolan County | $1,485 | $2,455 | $1,030 |
| Pecos County | $1,477 | $2,507 | $1,051 |
| Hale County | $1,471 | $2,471 | $1,081 |
| Nacogdoches County | $1,464 | $2,198 | $1,134 |
| Bee County | $1,461 | $1,988 | $1,175 |
| Wilbarger County | $1,456 | $2,152 | $1,175 |
| Irion County | $1,456 | $1,744 | $1,334 |
| Delta County | $1,456 | $2,052 | $1,023 |
| Eastland County | $1,451 | $2,137 | $1,161 |
| DeWitt County | $1,437 | $2,300 | $1,314 |
| Gray County | $1,435 | $2,568 | $891 |
| McCulloch County | $1,435 | $1,703 | $1,244 |
| Martin County | $1,434 | $2,337 | $1,143 |
| Falls County | $1,429 | $1,822 | $1,155 |
| Houston County | $1,429 | $1,476 | $1,387 |
| Tyler County | $1,428 | $1,590 | $1,329 |
| Jones County | $1,425 | $1,685 | $1,289 |
| Cass County | $1,419 | $1,872 | $1,223 |
| Wheeler County | $1,411 | $2,602 | $1,187 |
| Collingsworth County | $1,378 | $1,701 | $1,277 |
| Crosby County | $1,345 | $1,897 | $1,167 |
| Karnes County | $1,344 | $1,676 | $1,188 |
| Reeves County | $1,343 | $2,000 | $1,121 |
| Coke County | $1,340 | $1,574 | $1,141 |
| Leon County | $1,339 | $1,638 | $998 |
| Refugio County | $1,325 | $1,404 | $1,259 |
| Fisher County | $1,323 | $1,785 | $1,195 |
| Red River County | $1,317 | $1,768 | $1,177 |
| Garza County | $1,316 | $3,657 | $1,171 |
| Sabine County | $1,315 | $2,022 | $971 |
| Panola County | $1,313 | $2,117 | $797 |
| Jim Wells County | $1,311 | $2,546 | $866 |
| Jasper County | $1,304 | $1,835 | $1,168 |
| Morris County | $1,298 | $2,090 | $1,119 |
| Jeff Davis County | $1,283 | $2,158 | $0 |
| Live Oak County | $1,255 | $1,951 | $861 |
| Zavala County | $1,254 | $1,712 | $1,082 |
| Coleman County | $1,248 | $1,402 | $1,112 |
| Knox County | $1,244 | $1,867 | $1,138 |
| Kinney County | $1,244 | $2,097 | $1,198 |
| Terrell County | $1,222 | $1,540 | $1,208 |
| Trinity County | $1,219 | $1,713 | $997 |
| Real County | $1,213 | $4,846 | $973 |
| Upton County | $1,197 | $1,189 | $1,200 |
| Willacy County | $1,164 | $2,340 | $931 |
| Baylor County | $1,163 | $2,495 | $912 |
| Glasscock County | $1,154 | $0 | $1,270 |
| Winkler County | $1,154 | $2,154 | $1,046 |
| Shelby County | $1,143 | $1,822 | $905 |
| Floyd County | $1,090 | $1,936 | $868 |
| Castro County | $1,067 | $1,816 | $799 |
| Starr County | $1,047 | $2,781 | $860 |
| Brooks County | $1,042 | $1,321 | $786 |
| Haskell County | $1,028 | $1,780 | $807 |
| Donley County | $1,019 | $2,244 | $918 |
| Kent County | $988 | $1,766 | $733 |
| Hall County | $972 | $1,550 | $935 |
| Throckmorton County | $969 | $1,359 | $897 |
| Duval County | $931 | $1,369 | $657 |
| Dimmit County | $917 | $1,465 | $802 |
| Lamb County | $913 | $2,234 | $627 |
| Zapata County | $912 | $1,886 | $676 |
| Hardeman County | $905 | $1,831 | $743 |
| Briscoe County | $899 | $1,500 | $843 |
| Motley County | $890 | $1,518 | $593 |
| Dickens County | $888 | $1,700 | $680 |
| Marion County | $870 | $1,543 | $698 |
| Newton County | $856 | $1,257 | $579 |
| Foard County | $844 | $1,313 | $791 |
| Ward County | $833 | $1,676 | $554 |
| Edwards County | $823 | $0 | $693 |
| Stonewall County | $744 | $742 | $746 |
| Culberson County | $726 | $0 | $645 |
| Cochran County | $684 | $1,518 | $578 |
| San Augustine County | $681 | $874 | $606 |
| Hudspeth County | $677 | $1,027 | $660 |
| Cottle County | $623 | $1,163 | $600 |
| King County | $541 | $0 | $533 |
| Borden County | $493 | $0 | $435 |
| Crockett County | $466 | $8,512 | $367 |
| Kenedy County | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Loving County | $0 | $0 | $0 |
In Texas, property tax rates vary by county. The median property tax paid across all 254 counties is $2,175.64. Property taxes are a significant source of local government funding, used to support public schools, infrastructure, and essential services. Texas residents typically pay moderate property taxes compared to the national average.
Leading the state in property tax rates, Travis County County residents contribute a median of $7,487 annually. Property owners with active mortgages face an average payment of $7,918, while those who own their homes outright still pay $6,682. These substantial rates typically correspond to areas with robust public services, high property values, and strong community amenities.
At the other end of the spectrum, Kenedy County County maintains the most modest property tax burden at $0. Mortgage holders in the area can expect to pay approximately $0 annually, with mortgage-free homeowners contributing $0. These reduced rates often indicate more conservative municipal spending, different funding approaches for public services, or areas with lower property valuations.