Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Erath County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Erath County pays $2,887 a year, an effective rate of 1.07%, well above the U.S. average.
- $2,887
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.07%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +45%
- vs U.S. average
- #168 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Erath County pay a median $2,887 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.07%, more affordable than 30% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,887
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.07%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2185 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +45%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($269,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 43,794. Owner-occupied homes: 10,619.
The median annual property tax in Erath County is $2,887, which is 32% lower than the Texas state average and 45% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.07% on a median home value of $269,100. Property taxes represent 4.4% of the median household income in this county.
Erath County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Erath County's 1.07% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 30%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Erath County pay a median annual property tax of $2,887, well above the national median and well below the Texas state median. On a $269,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.07% 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 Erath County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.4% of the $65,115 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Texas counties by effective rate
Erath County ranks #168 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (33% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Erath 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 Erath County rose 61.8%, from $166,300 to $269,100. The effective rate fell 27.3% over the same span, a steeper move than in 95% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 17.6%, to $2,887. 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
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $2,454 to $2,887, a gain of 18%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 4,803 of 10,619 owner-occupied homes (45.2%) 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.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 4.4% of median household income. The gap between those two positions is the whole story on this page.
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 Erath County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Erath County homeowners, 4,803 of 10,619 owner-occupied homes (45.2%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 10.1% (1,071)
- $800 to $1,499 13.4% (1,424)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.7% (1,033)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.5% (1,646)
- $3,000 or more 45.2% (4,803)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
642 homes here (6.0%) 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 Erath County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+66%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Erath County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Erath County's effective rate is higher than 33% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #168 of 250.
Where Erath County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.07% more affordable than 30% 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
Erath County's effective rate runs 28% under the Texas median and its bill 32% 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 $2,887 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.
Erath County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Erath County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Highest-decile income burden | 4.4% | - | - |
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.
Erath County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Texas counties.
Erath County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,887 +1.8% | 1.07% |
| 2023 | $2,836 +3.3% | 1.13% |
| 2022 | $2,745 +5.8% | 1.25% |
| 2021 | $2,595 +5.7% | 1.47% |
| 2020 | $2,454 | 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.
Erath County: tax takes 4.4% of income
Counties near Erath County's effective rate
On effective rate, Erath County sits nearest Blair County (PA), Knox County (OH), Defiance County (OH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Essex County (VT), De Witt County (IL), Appling County (GA).
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
Erath County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 670 of 17,530 returns from Erath County reported real estate taxes, averaging $6,187 - 36% 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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Erath County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Erath County?
- Erath County, Texas scores F (18/100) 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 (1.07%). 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 Erath County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Erath County run well above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.07% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Erath County, Texas?
- The median annual property tax in Erath County is $2,887, an effective rate of 1.07% on a $269,100 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Erath County?
- Property taxes in Erath County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.4% of the $65,115 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Erath County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Erath County climbed 17.6% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,454 to $2,887, 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 Erath County's PAR rate
Erath County's $2,887 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Erath County ranks #168 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 Erath 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: 1.07%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,887/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Erath County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Erath County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Holmes County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,888/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.08% vs Erath County 1.07%.
Platte County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,885/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.29% vs Erath County 1.07%.
Allegan County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,884/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.08% vs Erath County 1.07%.
Mecklenburg County, NC
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,890/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.71% vs Erath County 1.07%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Erath 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 Erath County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.