Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Collingsworth County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Collingsworth County pays $1,314 a year, an effective rate of 1.26%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,314
- Median tax / yr
- 1.26%
- Effective rate
- -34%
- vs U.S. average
- #104 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Collingsworth County pay a median $1,314 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.26%, more affordable than 21% of U.S. counties.
- $1,314
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.26%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2487 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -34%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($104,000). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Owner-occupied homes: 720.
The median annual property tax in Collingsworth County is $1,314, which is 69% lower than the Texas state average and 34% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.26% on a median home value of $104,000. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Collingsworth County
Homeowners in Collingsworth County pay a median annual property tax of $1,314, well below the national median and far below the Texas state median. On a $104,000 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.26% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Property taxes in Collingsworth County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $61,280 median household income. Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has eased 4.6%, from $1,378 to $1,314. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Collingsworth 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.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Collingsworth County pay a substantially higher bill, 37% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
How Collingsworth County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Collingsworth County's effective rate is higher than 58% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #104 of 250 for property tax burden.
Where Collingsworth County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.26% more affordable than 21% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Collingsworth County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Collingsworth County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax | $1,314 | $4,232 | $1,993 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 1.26% | 1.49% | 0.92% |
| Median Home Value | $104,000 | $283,800 | $227,791 |
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 Collingsworth County property tax bill is too high?
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Property Tax History
| Year | Median Tax | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,314 -4.6% | 1.26% |
| 2023 | $1,378 +13.1% | 1.27% |
| 2022 | $1,218 +15.2% | 1.36% |
| 2021 | $1,057 +5.5% | 1.62% |
| 2020 | $1,002 | 1.74% |
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate well above the national average of 0.92% puts Collingsworth 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 Collingsworth County or any other county.
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What this means in Collingsworth County
How to use Collingsworth County's property-tax numbers, for budgeting, comparison, or an appeal.
- At Collingsworth County's 1.26% effective rate, a $104,000 home implies about $1,314/yr, plug in your own home's value to estimate your bill. Estimate your bill
- Collingsworth County ranks #104 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate, compare it against the rest of the state before you judge your bill. Texas overview
- If your assessed value looks high relative to Collingsworth County's typical home, you may have grounds to appeal, most jurisdictions have a filing window each year. How to appeal
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($104,000); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
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.
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 Collingsworth County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-09.