Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Archer County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Archer County pays $2,296 a year, an effective rate of 1.21%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,296
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.21%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +15%
- vs U.S. average
- #118 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Archer County pay a median $2,296 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.21%, more affordable than 23% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,296
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.21%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2418 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +15%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($189,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 8,867. Owner-occupied homes: 2,929.
The median annual property tax in Archer County is $2,296, which is 46% lower than the Texas state average and 15% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.21% on a median home value of $189,100. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
Archer County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Archer County's 1.21% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 23%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Texas median
Homeowners in Archer County pay a median annual property tax of $2,296, notably higher than the national median and well below the Texas state median. On a $189,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.21% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Archer County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $72,159 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Texas counties by effective rate
Archer County ranks #118 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (53% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Archer 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.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Archer County rose 24.4%, from $152,000 to $189,100. The effective rate fell 18.1% over the same span, a steeper move than in 76% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 1.9%, to $2,296. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $2,253 to $2,296, a change of 2%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 1,189 of 2,929 owner-occupied homes (40.6%) 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 3.2% 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 Archer County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Archer County homeowners, 1,189 of 2,929 owner-occupied homes (40.6%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 19.2% (561)
- $800 to $1,499 19.1% (559)
- $1,500 to $1,999 6.7% (195)
- $2,000 to $2,999 10.5% (309)
- $3,000 or more 40.6% (1,189)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
116 homes here (4.0%) 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 Archer County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+78%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Archer County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Archer County's effective rate is higher than 53% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #118 of 250.
Where Archer County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.21% more affordable than 23% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Texas on both measures
Archer County's effective rate runs 19% under the Texas median and its bill 46% under. Both sitting on the same side means the gap is not a valuation artefact: a county can post a low rate purely because its homes are expensive, but then the bill rises to meet the state. Here it does not, so the $2,296 median bill reflects a genuinely lighter charge than the Texas norm rather than a different denominator. Compare it against the state page before reading anything into the county rank.
Archer County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Archer County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.2% | - | - |
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.
Archer County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Texas counties.
Archer County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,296 -0.9% | 1.21% |
| 2023 | $2,317 +3.6% | 1.32% |
| 2022 | $2,237 +3.5% | 1.42% |
| 2021 | $2,162 -4.0% | 1.47% |
| 2020 | $2,253 | 1.48% |
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.
Archer County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near Archer County's effective rate
On effective rate, Archer County sits nearest Potter County (PA), Perry County (PA), Ashtabula County (OH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Jefferson County (GA), Marquette County (WI), Renville County (ND).
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
Archer County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 240 of 4,150 returns from Archer County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,283 - 46% 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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Archer County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Archer County?
- Archer County, Texas scores F (27/100) 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+ (2.62×). 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.
- How does Archer County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Archer County run notably higher than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.21% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Archer County, Texas?
- The median annual property tax in Archer County is $2,296, an effective rate of 1.21% on a $189,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Archer County?
- Property taxes in Archer County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $72,159 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Archer County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Archer County held roughly steady, up 1.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,253 to $2,296, 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 to do with Archer County's PAR rate
Inside Texas, Archer County's $2,296 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Texas overview →
Archer County ranks #118 of 250 Texas counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Texas overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Archer 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: 1.21%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,296/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Archer County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Archer County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Sandoval County, NM
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Archer County at $2,296/yr; rate 0.73% vs Archer County 1.21%.
Indiana County, PA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,297/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.50% vs Archer County 1.21%.
Van Zandt County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,298/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.03% vs Archer County 1.21%.
Ford County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,300/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.52% vs Archer County 1.21%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Archer 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 Archer County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.