Property tax in Texas: 1.49%
The median Texas homeowner pays $4,232 a year on a home worth $283,800, an effective rate of 1.49%. That ranks 7th of 51, between New York (1.55%) and Nebraska (1.49%). At the median state's 0.8% the same $283,800 home would owe $1,958 less a year.
In dollars, Texas has the 22nd-lowest median home value and the 12th-largest median bill of the 51. By home value it sits between Tennessee ($286,700, taxed at 0.5%) and Wisconsin ($266,500, 1.42%).
| Rank | State | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Vermont | 1.59% | $5,039 | $316,600 |
| 6 | New York | 1.55% | $6,582 | $423,800 |
| 7 | Texas | 1.49% | $4,232 | $283,800 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 1.49% | $3,549 | $238,600 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 1.42% | $3,792 | $266,500 |
Texas property tax by home price
At county rates the median-value home would owe $4,371 a year in Travis County and $5,931 in El Paso County, against $4,232 at the statewide figure.
| Home value | Per year | Per month | vs. median state (0.8%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $140,000 (half the median) | $2,086 | $174 | +$966 |
| $283,800 (median) | $4,229 | $352 | +$1,958 |
| $425,000 (1.5× the median) | $6,333 | $528 | +$2,933 |
| $570,000 (twice the median) | $8,493 | $708 | +$3,933 |
Property tax by county in Texas
Across the 12 largest Texas counties, measured effective rates run from 1.54% in Travis County to 2.09% in El Paso County; all of them sit above the statewide 1.49%.
| County | Main cities | Population | Effective rate | Median home value | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | Houston | 4,758,579 | 1.72% | $255,000 | $4,382 |
| Dallas County | Dallas | 2,603,816 | 1.68% | $277,900 | $4,668 |
| Tarrant County | Fort Worth, Arlington | 2,135,743 | 1.77% | $294,100 | $5,211 |
| Bexar County | San Antonio | 2,037,344 | 1.81% | $244,100 | $4,429 |
| Travis County | Austin | 1,307,625 | 1.54% | $487,600 | $7,487 |
| Collin County | Plano, McKinney, Frisco | 1,116,601 | 1.66% | $447,600 | $7,432 |
| Denton County | Denton, Lewisville | 945,644 | 1.72% | $403,400 | $6,943 |
| Hidalgo County | McAllen, Edinburg | 880,921 | 1.76% | $124,000 | $2,187 |
| El Paso County | El Paso | 866,275 | 2.09% | $167,300 | $3,490 |
| Fort Bend County | Sugar Land, Missouri City | 859,721 | 1.99% | $350,300 | $6,965 |
| Montgomery County | Conroe, The Woodlands | 654,722 | 1.65% | $317,500 | $5,237 |
| Williamson County | Round Rock, Georgetown | 643,889 | 1.71% | $414,600 | $7,079 |