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Texas Property Tax Calculator

Applies Texas’s effective rate of 1.40% and its $100,000 homestead exemption.

Texas property tax estimator

Applies Texas’s effective rate of 1.40% and its $100,000 homestead exemption.

Estimated annual tax
Monthly escrow
Saved by exemption

Texas at a glance

FigureTexasSource
Effective property tax rate1.40%[1]
Median home value$303,000[1]
Tax on the median home$4,242[1]
Homestead exemption$100,000[2]

[1] [2] Sources

Effective property tax rate — all 50 states

Texas highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Effective property tax rate — all 50 states. Texas is 1.40%, ranked 7 of 50. The national median is 0.79%, the highest is 1.88% (Illinois), and the lowest is 0.29% (Hawaii). IL 1.88% NJ 1.88% CT 1.54% VT 1.51% NH 1.50% NE 1.44% TX 1.40% OH 1.36% IA 1.33% WI 1.32% NY 1.30% PA 1.26% KS 1.21% MI 1.19% RI 1.12% MA 1.00% MN 1.00% SD 1.00% ME 0.98% AK 0.94% MD 0.92% ND 0.92% MO 0.89% OR 0.81% GA 0.79% OK 0.79% FL 0.78% VA 0.78% IN 0.76% WA 0.75% KY 0.74% CA 0.70% NC 0.66% NM 0.63% MT 0.61% MS 0.58% AR 0.56% LA 0.55% DE 0.54% WY 0.53% TN 0.52% WV 0.51% CO 0.50% ID 0.50% NV 0.50% SC 0.49% AZ 0.48% UT 0.48% AL 0.37% HI 0.29%

Highlighted: Texas, ranked 7 of 50. Median 0.79%.

Texas property tax by home value

Annual tax at Texas's 1.40% effective rate, with and without homestead.

Home valueAnnualMonthlyNo exemption
$75,000$0$0$1,050
$100,000$0$0$1,400
$125,000$350$29$1,750
$150,000$700$58$2,100
$175,000$1,050$88$2,450
$200,000$1,400$117$2,800
$225,000$1,750$146$3,150
$250,000$2,100$175$3,500
$300,000$2,800$233$4,200
$350,000$3,500$292$4,900
$400,000$4,200$350$5,600
$450,000$4,900$408$6,300
$500,000$5,600$467$7,000
$600,000$7,000$583$8,400
$700,000$8,400$700$9,800
$850,000$10,500$875$11,900
$1,000,000$12,600$1,050$14,000
$1,250,000$16,100$1,342$17,500

Worked figures for Texas

Texas values:

ValueAnnualMonthlyEffective
$100,000$0$00.00%
$150,000$700$580.47%
$200,000$1,400$1170.70%
$250,000$2,100$1750.84%
$300,000$2,800$2330.93%
$400,000$4,200$3501.05%
$500,000$5,600$4671.12%
$600,000$7,000$5831.17%
$750,000$9,100$7581.21%
$900,000$11,200$9331.24%
$1,000,000$12,600$1,0501.26%
$1,500,000$19,600$1,6331.31%

How Texas compares nationally

On effective property tax rate, Texas ranks #7 of 50 at 1.40%77% above the median of 0.79%. The national range runs from 0.29% (Hawaii) to 1.88% (Illinois).

RankStateEffective property tax rate
#5New Hampshire1.50%
#6Nebraska1.44%
#7Texas1.40%
#8Ohio1.36%
#9Iowa1.33%

Mid-range effective rates, ranked

Same rule structure as Texas:

StateEffective property tax ratevs Texas
Nebraska1.44%+2.9%
Texas1.40%
Ohio1.36%-2.9%
Iowa1.33%-5.0%
Wisconsin1.32%-5.7%
Pennsylvania1.26%-10.0%
Kansas1.21%-13.6%
Michigan1.19%-15.0%
Rhode Island1.12%-20.0%
Massachusetts1.00%-28.6%
Maine0.98%-30.0%
Alaska0.94%-32.9%

Texas questions, answered with Texas numbers

What is property tax on a median Texas home?
Texas's median home is $303,000 and its effective rate is 1.40%, giving roughly $2,842 a year — about $237 a month in escrow.
What about a $500,000 home?
Approximately $5,600 annually, after Texas's $100,000 homestead exemption saves you about $1,400.
Does Texas have a homestead exemption?
Yes — $100,000 off assessed value for a primary residence, worth about $1,400 a year at Texas's rate.

Other mid-range effective rates

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Last reviewed 2026-08-26. Texas figures only — verify with the relevant Texas agency before acting. How this is calculated.