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Andrews County Property Taxes

The median homeowner in Andrews County pays $2,509 a year, an effective rate of 1.28%, well above the U.S. average.

$2,509
Median tax / yr · High bill
1.28%
Effective rate · High rate
+26%
vs U.S. average
#94 of 250
rank in TX

The verdict

Homeowners in Andrews County pay a median $2,509 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.28%, more affordable than 20% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).

$2,509
Median annual tax bill, 2024
1.28%
Effective rate on median home
#2519 of 3135
U.S. counties by tax burden
+26%
vs the national average bill

Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($195,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.

Tax affordability score · Andrews County, TX

23/100

5 ACS dimensions · release 2024

Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Housing pressure C+
2.71×

Median home value relative to Andrews County's median income

Income room F
3.5%

Median tax as a share of Andrews County's median household income

Bill size F
$2,509/yr

Andrews County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties

Rate relief F
1.28%

Andrews County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)

Mortgage premium F
+$1,810

Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Andrews County

Andrews County affordability profile (scored ACS dimensions) 5-axis radar comparing 1 series across Housing pressure, Income room, Bill size, Rate relief, Mortgage premium. Housing pressureIncome roomBill sizeRate reliefMortgage premium 23 F
Andrews County affordability profile (scored ACS dimensions)
Read the chart values
  • Housing pressure: 60/100 (C+) · 2.71×
  • Income room: 24/100 (F) · 3.5%
  • Bill size: 24/100 (F) · $2,509/yr
  • Rate relief: 20/100 (F) · 1.28%
  • Mortgage premium: 0/100 (F) · +$1,810

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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 18,610. Owner-occupied homes: 5,374.

The median annual property tax in Andrews County is $2,509, which is 41% lower than the Texas state average and 26% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.28% on a median home value of $195,700. Property taxes represent 3.5% of the median household income in this county.

What This Data Tells Us About Andrews County

Primary signal

The bill sits well above the national median

Homeowners in Andrews County pay a median annual property tax of $2,509, well above the national median and well below the Texas state median. On a $195,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.28% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.

Decision signal 2

The effective rate sits near the national middle

Andrews County's 1.28% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 20%).

Decision signal 3

Near the middle of Texas counties by effective rate

Andrews County ranks #94 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (62% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).

Decision signal 4

Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band

Property taxes in Andrews County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $72,242 median household income.

This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Andrews County as reported to the Census Bureau, your own bill can differ based on your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, special districts, and municipal overlays. Always consult your county assessor, tax collector, or a qualified professional before making decisions that depend on these numbers.

The rate held while the market moved

Andrews County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 0.5% down, against a median home value that rose 27.7%.

A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 27.1%, from $1,974 to $2,509.

Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.

Median Annual Tax
$2,509
High bill
-41% vs State +26% vs US
Median Home Value
$195,700
-31% vs State -14% vs US
Effective Tax Rate
1.28%
High rate
-14% vs State +39% vs US

How to read this county's bill

The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 27% from $1,974 to $2,509. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.

The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 1,917 of 5,374 owner-occupied homes (35.7%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.

The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 3.5% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to here.

The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.

What Andrews County Homeowners Actually Pay

The single largest group of Andrews County homeowners, 1,917 of 5,374 owner-occupied homes (35.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.

  • Less than $800 16.2% (870)
  • $800 to $1,499 13.8% (739)
  • $1,500 to $1,999 5.4% (289)
  • $2,000 to $2,999 19.0% (1,021)
  • $3,000 or more 35.7% (1,917)

Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.

538 homes here (10.0%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Texas handles assessments and appeals.

With vs Without Mortgage

With Mortgage
$3,207
$267/mo
Without Mortgage
$1,397
$116/mo

Mortgaged homeowners in Andrews County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+130%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.

How Andrews County compares

Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.

Andrews County 1.28%
Texas average 1.49%
U.S. average 0.92%

Andrews County's effective rate is higher than 62% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #94 of 250 for property tax burden.

Where Andrews County sits among every U.S. county

Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)

1.28% more affordable than 20% of 3,135 U.S. counties

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024

What changed since 2020

The median bill in Andrews County moved from $1,974 in the 2020 release to $2,509 in 2024, a change of about 27%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.

Andrews County vs Benchmarks

Metric Andrews County Texas Avg U.S. Avg
Median Annual Tax High bill $2,509 $4,232 $1,993
Effective Tax Rate High rate 1.28% 1.49% 0.92%
Median Home Value $195,700 $283,800 $227,791
Tax as % of income Heavy income burden 3.5% - -

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.

Think your Andrews County MID bill is out of line at PAR?

On Andrews County's published figures (PAR · MID), a $195,700 median home carries a $2,509 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $251 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in Texas.

Property Tax History · PAR · MID

$1,800$2,000$2,200$2,400$2,600 20202021202220232024 $2,509
Median annual property tax in Andrews County, 2020–2024 (ACS). Up +27% over the period.
Year Median Tax (vs prior release) Effective Rate
2024 $2,509 +0.4% 1.28%
2023 $2,500 -2.7% 1.33%
2022 $2,570 +22.9% 1.43%
2021 $2,091 +5.9% 1.34%
2020 $1,974 1.29%

Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.

Tax Burden

Tax-to-Income Ratio
3.5%
of median household income
Median Income
$72,242
per year
Monthly Tax
$209
per month

Tax Affordability Score

4.7
Moderate

An effective rate well above the national average of 0.92% puts Andrews County in the "Moderate" band for property tax burden.

Very Expensive Very Affordable

How this score is calculated: a 1-10 scale derived mechanically from the ratio of this county's effective rate to the national average effective rate (0.92%) - a ratio at or below 0.5× scores 10, a ratio at or above 2.0× scores 1, with a linear scale between. It is a factual comparison of Census figures only, not a recommendation, quality rating, or endorsement of Andrews County or any other county.

Counties with similar tax profiles

On effective rate, Andrews County sits nearest Spink County (SD), Fulton County (OH), Franklin County (NE).

On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are St. Clair County (MO), Alachua County (FL), Macon County (MO).

How peers are chosen

These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.

What tax filers report in Andrews County

Of the 7,580 federal returns filed from Andrews County in 2022, 280 (3.7% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $5,964 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $200k+, who accounted for 39% of the county's reporting returns.

Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does Andrews County property tax compare to the national average?
Property taxes in Andrews County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.28% versus 0.92% nationally.
Are property taxes increasing in Andrews County?
The ACS median property-tax bill for Andrews County jumped 27.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,974 to $2,509, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What is the tax affordability score for Andrews County?
Andrews County, Texas scores F (23/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at C+ (2.71×). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Andrews County?
Property taxes in Andrews County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.5% of the $72,242 median household income.
What is the average property tax in Andrews County, Texas?
The median annual property tax in Andrews County is $2,509, an effective rate of 1.28% on a $195,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).

What to do with Andrews County's numbers

  • Andrews County's $2,509 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
  • Andrews County ranks #94 of 250 Texas counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Texas overview →
  • If Andrews County's assessment looks high versus the $195,700 typical home, check Texas's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition

Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($195,700); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.

Nationwide peers by effective rate & median bill

Two PlainPropertyTax-derived comparison paths for Andrews County, both outside Texas so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice. Axes stay disjoint: median-bill peers exclude the effective-rate peer set.

Similar effective rate

Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.28%.

Similar median bill

Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,509/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.

Read with Andrews County

Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Andrews County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.

PAR MID

Data vintage and method

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.

Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.

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Editorial standards and provenance

PlainPropertyTax is rendered directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on the Census ACS county-level record for Andrews County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.