Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Aransas County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Aransas County pays $2,705 a year, an effective rate of 1.02%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,705
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.02%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +36%
- vs U.S. average
- #183 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Aransas County pay a median $2,705 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.02%, more affordable than 34% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,705
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.02%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2080 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +36%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($265,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 24,876. Owner-occupied homes: 9,578.
The median annual property tax in Aransas County is $2,705, which is 36% lower than the Texas state average and 36% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.02% on a median home value of $265,400. Property taxes represent 3.9% of the median household income in this county.
Aransas County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Aransas County's 1.02% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 34%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Aransas County pay a median annual property tax of $2,705, well above the national median and well below the Texas state median. On a $265,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.02% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Texas counties by effective rate
Aransas County ranks #183 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (27% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Aransas County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.9% of the $69,466 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Aransas County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 11.2% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 54% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 44.9%, the median bill rose 28.6% to $2,705: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 29% from $2,103 to $2,705. 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: 4,067 of 9,578 owner-occupied homes (42.5%) 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.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 3.9% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
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 Aransas County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Aransas County homeowners, 4,067 of 9,578 owner-occupied homes (42.5%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 11.0% (1,052)
- $800 to $1,499 15.8% (1,509)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.5% (1,101)
- $2,000 to $2,999 10.3% (989)
- $3,000 or more 42.5% (4,067)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
860 homes here (9.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Texas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Aransas County pay a substantially higher bill, 55% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Aransas County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Aransas County's effective rate is higher than 27% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #183 of 250.
Where Aransas County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.02% more affordable than 34% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Aransas County moved from $2,103 in the 2020 release to $2,705 in 2024, a change of about 29%. 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.
Aransas County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Aransas County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.9% | - | - |
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.
Aransas County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Texas counties.
Aransas County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,705 +12.7% | 1.02% |
| 2023 | $2,401 +2.0% | 1.01% |
| 2022 | $2,354 +11.0% | 1.06% |
| 2021 | $2,120 +0.8% | 1.15% |
| 2020 | $2,103 | 1.15% |
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.
Aransas County: tax-to-income at 3.9%
Counties near Aransas County's effective rate
On effective rate, Aransas County sits nearest Gregory County (SD), Sullivan County (PA), Fulton County (PA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Malheur County (OR), Benton County (IA), Orange County (CA).
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.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Aransas County: only 5% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 590 of 12,260 returns from Aransas County reported real estate taxes, averaging $8,420 - 37% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Aransas County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Aransas County?
- Aransas County, Texas scores F (22/100) 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 rate relief at F (1.02%). 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 is the average property tax in Aransas County, Texas?
- The median annual property tax in Aransas County is $2,705, an effective rate of 1.02% on a $265,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Aransas County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Aransas County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.02% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Aransas County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Aransas County jumped 28.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,103 to $2,705, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Aransas County?
- Property taxes in Aransas County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.9% of the $69,466 median household income.
What to do with Aransas County's PAR rate
Aransas County's $2,705 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Aransas County ranks #183 of 250 Texas counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Texas overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Aransas County's PAR effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.02%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,705/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Aransas County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Aransas County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Putnam County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Aransas County at $2,705/yr; rate 1.57% vs Aransas County 1.02%.
Shawnee County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Aransas County at $2,705/yr; rate 1.50% vs Aransas County 1.02%.
Beaver County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,704/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.42% vs Aransas County 1.02%.
Osceola County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,700/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.76% vs Aransas County 1.02%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Aransas County stamps PAR · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Aransas County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.