Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Dawson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Dawson County pays $1,677 a year, an effective rate of 1.62%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,677
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.62%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -16%
- vs U.S. average
- #24 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Dawson County pay a median $1,677 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.62%, more affordable than 8% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,677
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.62%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2893 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -16%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($103,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 12,134. Owner-occupied homes: 2,856.
The median annual property tax in Dawson County is $1,677, which is 60% lower than the Texas state average and 16% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.62% on a median home value of $103,400. Property taxes represent 3.1% of the median household income in this county.
Dawson County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Dawson County's 1.62% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 92% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Texas median
Homeowners in Dawson County pay a median annual property tax of $1,677, notably lower than the national median and far below the Texas state median. On a $103,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.62% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Texas counties by effective rate
Dawson County ranks #24 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (90% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 7.0%, from $1,567 to $1,677. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Dawson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $54,360 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Dawson 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 39% from $1,204 to $1,677. 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 fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 798 of 2,856 owner-occupied homes (27.9%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
This is the least forgiving PAIRING in the data, bottom-quartile household income with a top-quartile effective rate, putting the median bill at 3.1% of median household income. Neither figure is remarkable on its own; the combination is, and the ratio above is the only part of it a household actually feels.
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 Dawson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Dawson County homeowners, 798 of 2,856 owner-occupied homes (27.9%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 15.9% (453)
- $800 to $1,499 27.9% (798)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.4% (325)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.6% (475)
- $3,000 or more 23.8% (681)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
124 homes here (4.3%) 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 Dawson County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+80%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Dawson County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Dawson County's effective rate is higher than 90% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #24 of 250.
Where Dawson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.62% more affordable than 8% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the highest-taxed counties in the country
At 1.62%, Dawson County sits in the top 8% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. That is the rate, not the bill: a high rate on a modest home can still produce a smaller cheque than a low rate on an expensive one, which is why the $1,677 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Dawson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Dawson County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.1% | - | - |
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.
Dawson County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Dawson County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $103,400 median home carries a $1,677 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $168 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Texas.
Dawson County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,677 +7.0% | 1.62% |
| 2023 | $1,567 +9.0% | 1.73% |
| 2022 | $1,438 +6.6% | 1.51% |
| 2021 | $1,349 +12.0% | 1.63% |
| 2020 | $1,204 | 1.50% |
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.
Dawson County: tax-to-income at 3.1%
Counties near Dawson County's effective rate
On effective rate, Dawson County sits nearest Lake County (OH), Lewis County (NY), Marion County (KS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Rush County (IN), Brunswick County (VA), Fayette County (IN).
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
Dawson County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 140 of 4,600 returns from Dawson County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,586 - 36% of those reporters sat in the $50-75k 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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Dawson County rate FAQs
- How does Dawson County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Dawson County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.62% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Dawson County?
- Dawson County, Texas scores F (30/100) 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 A+ (1.90×). 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 Dawson County, Texas?
- The median annual property tax in Dawson County is $1,677, an effective rate of 1.62% on a $103,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Dawson County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Dawson County is recorded at $1,677 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,204 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 2,856 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Dawson County?
- Property taxes in Dawson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.1% of the $54,360 median household income.
What to do with Dawson County's STEEP rate
Inside Texas, Dawson County's $1,677 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Texas overview →
Dawson County ranks #24 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 Dawson County's STEEP 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: 1.62%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,677/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Dawson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Dawson County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Chowan County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Dawson County at $1,677/yr; rate 0.71% vs Dawson County 1.62%.
Madison County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Dawson County at $1,677/yr; rate 0.76% vs Dawson County 1.62%.
Baraga County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,679/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.22% vs Dawson County 1.62%.
Bulloch County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,679/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.75% vs Dawson County 1.62%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Dawson County stamps STEEP · MID - review notice deadlines before quoting the ACS median.
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 Dawson County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.