Texas Property Tax & Sales Tax by County

Texas has no statewide property tax rate and no state income tax. Instead, a county appraisal district (CAD) appraises every property, and the county, city, school district, and special districts that cover a parcel each set their own rate. Your total property tax is the sum of those rates, so it varies from parcel to parcel even within the same county. This hub explains how Texas local taxes work, compares the major metros, and routes you to each county page and tool.

54
Live Counties
Major Texas metros
4
Texas Tax Tools
Cap, protest, over-65, compare
8.25%
Max Sales Tax
6.25% state + 2% local cap
1.47%
Lowest Combined
Midland
2.64%
Highest Combined
El Paso
$0
Annual Car Tax
None in Texas
$140k
Homestead Exempt.
+$60k over-65

Combined rate is a representative nominal taxing-unit stack (county + city + school + special) per $100; typical effective rates run lower. Homestead/over-65 exemptions apply to the school portion. Compare counties

Texas Property Tax Map

The fifty-four Texas counties with published tax rates are shaded by their representative combined property tax rate. Select a county to see its rate. The remaining 200 counties are added over time, highest-demand metros first.

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Key Takeaways

  • There is no statewide property tax rate. Each county, city, school district, and special district sets its own rate, expressed per $100 of value.
  • A county appraisal district (CAD) appraises property at market value; the taxing units then apply their rates.
  • Your total rate is the sum of every overlapping taxing unit, and it varies by parcel. The school district is usually the single largest slice.
  • Texas has no state income tax, so local property tax carries more of the cost of public services.
  • Texas has no annual value-based vehicle (car) property tax. Vehicles are taxed once, at purchase, with a 6.25% motor-vehicle sales tax plus a flat annual registration fee.
  • Combined sales tax caps at 8.25% (6.25% state + a local portion capped at 2.0% as a shared ceiling). Qualifying groceries are exempt.

Quick Rate Reference

Representative combined property tax rate and an estimated annual bill on a $400,000 home with a residence homestead exemption, for each covered Texas county. Combined rate is the sum of a major city plus school district plus the countywide taxing units at current adopted rates.

Texas Metro Tax Rates - Covered Counties (ranked by combined property tax rate)
County Combined Rate Est. Tax on $400k Home Sales Tax
Midland County (Midland / Greenwood) 1.47% $4,688 8.25%
Smith County (Tyler / Whitehouse) 1.63% $5,340 8.25%
Hood County (Granbury / Tolar) 1.63% $5,216 8.25%
Galveston County (League City / Texas City) 1.66% $5,276 8.25%
Williamson County (Round Rock / Georgetown) 1.68% $5,465 8.25%
Collin County (Plano / Frisco) 1.71% $5,375 8.25%
Parker County (Weatherford / Aledo) 1.71% $5,398 8.25%
Wise County (Decatur / Bridgeport) 1.73% $5,655 8.25%
Comal County (New Braunfels) 1.75% $5,554 8.25%
Burnet County (Marble Falls / Burnet) 1.75% $5,772 8.25%
Lubbock County (Lubbock / Wolfforth) 1.77% $5,864 8.25%
Walker County (Huntsville / New Waverly) 1.78% $5,905 8.25%
Kerr County (Kerrville / Hill Country) 1.81% $6,097 8.25%
Fort Bend County (Sugar Land / Katy) 1.84% $5,871 8.25%
Victoria County (Victoria / Coastal Bend) 1.88% $6,414 8.25%
Montgomery County (Conroe / The Woodlands) 1.91% $6,299 8.25%
Brazos County (College Station / Bryan) 1.91% $6,262 8.25%
Randall County (Amarillo south / Canyon) 1.92% $6,472 8.25%
Guadalupe County (Seguin / Schertz) 1.93% $6,191 8.25%
Caldwell County (Lockhart / Luling) 1.93% $6,416 8.25%
Medina County (Hondo / Castroville) 1.95% $6,513 8.25%
Bell County (Killeen / Temple) 1.98% $6,699 8.25%
Denton County (Denton / Lewisville) 1.99% $6,263 8.25%
Gregg County (Longview / Kilgore) 2.00% $6,403 8.25%
Bastrop County (Bastrop / Elgin) 2.00% $6,507 8.25%
Coryell County (Copperas Cove / Gatesville) 2.01% $6,976 8.25%
Cameron County (Brownsville / Harlingen) 2.02% $6,849 8.25%
Harris County (Houston) 2.03% $6,876 8.25%
Henderson County (Athens / Cedar Creek Lake) 2.03% $6,660 8.25%
Liberty County (Liberty / NE Houston) 2.03% $6,777 8.25%
Travis County (Austin) 2.05% $6,891 8.25%
Ellis County (Waxahachie / Midlothian) 2.07% $6,652 8.25%
Hunt County (Greenville / Commerce) 2.08% $6,948 8.25%
Angelina County (Lufkin / East Texas) 2.09% $7,019 8.25%
Potter County (Amarillo north) 2.11% $7,229 8.25%
Kaufman County (Forney / Terrell) 2.12% $6,692 8.25%
Tarrant County (Fort Worth) 2.19% $7,316 8.25%
Grayson County (Sherman / Denison) 2.19% $7,045 8.25%
Waller County (Hempstead / Prairie View) 2.19% $7,259 8.25%
Dallas County (Dallas) 2.21% $7,475 8.25%
Hays County (San Marcos / Kyle) 2.21% $7,228 8.25%
Johnson County (Cleburne / Burleson) 2.21% $7,158 8.25%
Nueces County (Corpus Christi / Robstown) 2.21% $7,511 8.25%
Ector County (Odessa) 2.22% $7,492 8.25%
Brazoria County (Pearland / Alvin) 2.23% $7,316 8.25%
McLennan County (Waco / Hewitt) 2.25% $7,556 8.25%
Bexar County (San Antonio) 2.27% $7,695 8.25%
Taylor County (Abilene) 2.27% $7,724 8.25%
Hidalgo County (McAllen / Edinburg) 2.28% $7,814 8.25%
Wichita County (Wichita Falls) 2.28% $7,611 8.25%
Jefferson County (Beaumont / Port Arthur) 2.30% $7,907 8.25%
Tom Green County (San Angelo) 2.34% $7,845 8.25%
Orange County (Orange / Golden Triangle) 2.50% $8,600 8.25%
El Paso County (El Paso) 2.64% $9,062 8.25%

Estimates use a representative taxing-unit stack for each county with the $140,000 homestead exemption on the school portion; your exact bill depends on your specific city, school district, and special districts. Full rate details and sources on each county page. Compare a specific home value.

How Texas Local Taxes Work

Property Tax (the taxing-unit stack)

Texas property tax is assessed by local taxing units, not the state. Each parcel sits inside several overlapping units - a school district (ISD), a city, the county, and special districts such as a hospital district, community college, and water or flood-control district. Every unit adopts its own rate per $100 of appraised value, and your bill is the sum. Because the mix of units differs by location, two identical homes in different cities, or different counties, can owe different amounts. The school district is usually 45% to 55% of the total.

Sales Tax in Texas

The Texas state sales tax rate is 6.25%. Cities, transit authorities, counties, and special-purpose districts can add a local portion, but Texas caps that local portion at 2.0%. This is a shared ceiling, not additive past 2%: once local rates reach 2%, no further local rate stacks on top. That is why the maximum combined sales tax anywhere in Texas is 8.25%. Qualifying groceries are exempt from sales tax.

No annual car tax, no state income tax

Unlike some states, Texas levies no annual value-based vehicle property tax - vehicles are taxed once at purchase (6.25% motor-vehicle sales tax) plus a flat registration fee - and no state income tax. Property tax and sales tax therefore carry more of the cost of local government.

Texas Property Tax Tools

Free tools for Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, Williamson, Collin, Denton, Fort Bend, Montgomery, El Paso, and Hidalgo County that answer the questions Texans ask at appraisal time.

Texas Property Tax Cap Calculator

Will your taxes go up? Project next year's taxable value under the 10% homestead appraisal cap, with the estimated bill and how much the cap saves you.

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Texas Property Tax Protest Calculator

Should you protest? Compare your appraised value to your opinion of value for the estimated annual savings, plus the May 15 protest and April 30 exemption deadlines.

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Texas Over-65 Property Tax Calculator

Estimate tax for homeowners 65 and older with the $140,000 + $60,000 over-65 school exemption, and see your school-tax ceiling (freeze) amount.

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Texas County Tax Comparison

See the property tax on the same home value across all fifty live Texas counties side by side, ranked by estimated bill.

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Rankings & Comparisons

Texas Property Tax Rates by County

All fifty-four covered Texas counties ranked lowest to highest by combined property tax rate, grouped by metro, with an example bill and sales tax.

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Browse Texas Counties by Metro

Texas has 254 counties. County tax pages are added on an ongoing basis, highest-demand metros first. The 54 live pages are grouped by metro below - see the Texas property tax comparison to rank them all on one page.

Greater Houston

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

Greater Austin

Central Texas

San Antonio

Texas Hill Country

Rio Grande Valley

Coastal Bend

East Texas

Southeast Texas

Permian Basin

Big Country

Texas Panhandle

North Texas (Red River)

Brazos Valley

West Texas

South Plains

Concho Valley

More metros (Laredo, Texarkana, and others) are added on an ongoing basis.

Official Texas Tax Sources

  • Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
    Statewide authority for property tax administration, adopted tax rates and levies, sales tax rates and the local cap, and the grocery exemption.
    comptroller.texas.gov
  • Texas Comptroller - Property Tax Rates and Levies
    Official adopted rates for every Texas county and overlapping taxing unit.
    comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/rates
  • Texas Truth-in-Taxation
    Look up the exact rates and proposed changes for the taxing units that cover your parcel.
    texas.gov/propertytaxes

Data current as of July 2026. Rates change. Verify current figures with the Texas Comptroller and your county appraisal district before making financial decisions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Texas have a state property tax?

No. Texas has no statewide property tax and no state income tax. Property tax is levied entirely by local taxing units - the county, city, school district, and special districts (hospital, college, water, flood control). Each sets its own rate per $100 of value, and your bill is the sum of every unit that covers your parcel, so it varies from parcel to parcel even within one county.

Which Texas county has the lowest property tax?

Among the counties currently covered (Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, Williamson, Collin, Denton, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Galveston, Brazoria, El Paso, Hidalgo, Bell, Hays, Comal, Guadalupe, Ellis, Kaufman, Johnson, Parker, Cameron, McLennan, Nueces, Lubbock, Smith, Brazos, Jefferson, Midland, Ector, Taylor, Randall, Potter, Grayson, Wichita, Tom Green, Gregg, Bastrop, Hunt, Wise, Henderson, Angelina, Orange, Liberty, Victoria, Hood, Coryell, Waller, Burnet, Caldwell, and Kerr), the representative combined rate is lowest in Midland County (about 1.47%), followed by Smith (about 1.63%) and Galveston (about 1.66%), and highest in El Paso County (about 2.64%), with Orange (about 2.50%) and Tom Green (about 2.34%) next. Your actual rate depends on your exact city, school district, and special districts. Use the Texas county tax comparison to compare a specific home value.

Does Texas have an annual car tax?

No. Texas does not levy an annual value-based vehicle property tax. Vehicles are taxed once at purchase through a 6.25% motor-vehicle sales tax, plus a flat annual registration fee. This differs from states like Virginia that charge a yearly personal property tax on vehicle value.

What is the maximum sales tax in Texas?

The maximum combined sales tax anywhere in Texas is 8.25%: the 6.25% state rate plus a local portion capped at 2.0%. The local portion is a shared ceiling, not additive past 2%, so once city, transit, county, and special-district rates reach 2%, no further local tax stacks on top. Qualifying groceries are exempt.

How do the 10% homestead cap and over-65 exemption work in Texas?

A residence homestead exemption removes $140,000 of value from school district taxes and activates a 10% cap that limits how fast your taxable value can grow each year. Homeowners 65 or older get an additional $60,000 school exemption and a school-tax ceiling that freezes their school taxes. Project these with the cap calculator and the over-65 calculator.