Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Bowie County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Bowie County pays $2,037 a year, an effective rate of 1.18%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $2,037
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.18%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +2%
- vs U.S. average
- #127 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Bowie County pay a median $2,037 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.18%, more affordable than 24% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,037
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.18%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2381 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +2%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($173,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Bowie County, TX
26/100
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.
Median home value relative to Bowie County's median income
Bowie County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Bowie County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Median tax as a share of Bowie County's median household income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Bowie County
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 52/100 (C-) · 2.89×
- Bill size: 37/100 (F) · $2,037/yr
- Rate relief: 24/100 (F) · 1.18%
- Income room: 24/100 (F) · 3.4%
- Mortgage premium: 0/100 (F) · +$1,348
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 92,115. Owner-occupied homes: 22,253.
The median annual property tax in Bowie County is $2,037, which is 52% lower than the Texas state average and 2% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.18% on a median home value of $173,000. Property taxes represent 3.4% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Bowie County
Primary signal
The bill sits below the Texas median
Homeowners in Bowie County pay a median annual property tax of $2,037, roughly in line with the national median and far below the Texas state median. On a $173,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.18% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Bowie County's 1.18% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 24%).
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Bowie County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.4% of the $59,803 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Texas counties by effective rate
Bowie County ranks #127 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (49% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Bowie 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 gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Bowie County rose 40.4%, from $123,200 to $173,000. The effective rate fell 22.6% over the same span, a steeper move than in 89% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 8.6%, to $2,037. 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 $1,875 to $2,037, a change of 9%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 7,144 of 22,253 owner-occupied homes (32.1%) 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.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 3.4% of median household income. A rate ranking places this county by the rate alone; the ratio above is the figure that accounts for what is earned 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 Bowie County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Bowie County homeowners, 7,144 of 22,253 owner-occupied homes (32.1%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 18.6% (4,129)
- $800 to $1,499 17.7% (3,945)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.3% (2,066)
- $2,000 to $2,999 14.5% (3,235)
- $3,000 or more 32.1% (7,144)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,734 homes here (7.8%) 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 Bowie County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+96%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
How Bowie County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Bowie County's effective rate is higher than 49% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #127 of 250 for property tax burden.
Where Bowie County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.18% more affordable than 24% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Texas on both measures
Bowie County's effective rate runs 21% under the Texas median and its bill 52% 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 $2,037 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.
Bowie County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Bowie County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.4% | - | - |
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 Bowie County MID bill is out of line at PAR?
On Bowie County's published figures (PAR · MID), a $173,000 median home carries a $2,037 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $204 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
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,037 -2.6% | 1.18% |
| 2023 | $2,091 +3.6% | 1.30% |
| 2022 | $2,019 +6.6% | 1.34% |
| 2021 | $1,894 +1.0% | 1.43% |
| 2020 | $1,875 | 1.52% |
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 Affordability Score
An effective rate well above the national average of 0.92% puts Bowie County in the "Moderate" band for property tax burden.
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 Bowie County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Bowie County sits nearest Campbell County (SD), Brown County (SD), Mercer County (PA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Grant County (WI), Harford County (MD), Vernon Parish (LA).
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
What tax filers report in Bowie County
Of the 40,160 federal returns filed from Bowie County in 2022, 1,370 (3.4% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $7,355 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $200k+, who accounted for 35% 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
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What to do with Bowie County's numbers
- Inside Texas, Bowie County's $2,037 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Texas overview →
- Bowie County ranks #127 of 250 Texas counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Texas overview →
- If Bowie County's assessment looks high versus the $173,000 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 ($173,000); 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 Bowie 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: 1.18%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,037/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Bowie County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Bowie County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Chippewa County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,038/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.26% vs Bowie County 1.18%.
Monroe County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,036/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.71% vs Bowie County 1.18%.
Lavaca County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,041/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 0.89% vs Bowie County 1.18%.
St. Louis city, MO
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,033/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.03% vs Bowie County 1.18%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Bowie 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.
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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 Bowie County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.