Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Fisher County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Fisher County pays $1,359 a year, an effective rate of 1.73%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,359
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.73%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -32%
- vs U.S. average
- #11 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Fisher County pay a median $1,359 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.73%, more affordable than 5% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,359
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.73%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2963 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -32%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($78,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 3,655. Owner-occupied homes: 1,258.
The median annual property tax in Fisher County is $1,359, which is 68% lower than the Texas state average and 32% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.73% on a median home value of $78,600. Property taxes represent 2.1% of the median household income in this county.
Fisher County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Fisher County's 1.73% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 95% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Fisher County pay a median annual property tax of $1,359, well below the national median and far below the Texas state median. On a $78,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.73% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Texas counties by effective rate
Fisher County ranks #11 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (96% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Fisher County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $65,533 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 2.7%, from $1,323 to $1,359. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Fisher 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 36% from $1,001 to $1,359. 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 352 of 1,258 owner-occupied homes (28.0%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
A top-quartile rate meets below-median earnings here, and the median bill reaches 2.1% 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 Fisher County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Fisher County homeowners, 352 of 1,258 owner-occupied homes (28.0%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 26.2% (330)
- $800 to $1,499 28.0% (352)
- $1,500 to $1,999 19.0% (239)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.2% (166)
- $3,000 or more 10.7% (135)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
36 homes here (2.9%) 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 Fisher County pay a substantially higher bill, 52% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Fisher County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Fisher County's effective rate is higher than 96% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #11 of 250.
Where Fisher County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.73% more affordable than 5% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Fisher County taxes property at 1.73%, about 16% above the Texas average, yet its median bill of $1,359 lands roughly 68% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Fisher County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Fisher County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.1% | - | - |
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.
Fisher County's STEEP · LIGHT lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Fisher County's published figures (STEEP · LIGHT), a $78,600 median home carries a $1,359 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $136 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Texas.
Fisher County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,359 +2.7% | 1.73% |
| 2023 | $1,323 +1.1% | 1.70% |
| 2022 | $1,309 +20.5% | 1.58% |
| 2021 | $1,086 +8.5% | 1.62% |
| 2020 | $1,001 | 1.57% |
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.
Fisher County: tax-to-income at 2.1%
Counties near Fisher County's effective rate
On effective rate, Fisher County sits nearest Montgomery County (OH), Suffolk County (NY), Greene County (IL).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Blaine County (MT), Rock County (MN), Madison County (AL).
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
Fisher County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 40 of 1,590 returns from Fisher County reported real estate taxes, averaging $3,075 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k 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.
Other Counties in Texas
Fisher County rate FAQs
- How does Fisher County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Fisher County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.73% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Fisher County, Texas?
- The median annual property tax in Fisher County is $1,359, an effective rate of 1.73% on a $78,600 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Fisher County?
- Fisher County, Texas scores D (43/100) 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+ (1.20×). 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.
- Are property taxes increasing in Fisher County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Fisher County is recorded at $1,359 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,001 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 1,258 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 Fisher County?
- Property taxes in Fisher County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.1% of the $65,533 median household income.
What to do with Fisher County's STEEP rate
Fisher County's $1,359 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Fisher County ranks #11 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 Fisher 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: 1.73%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,359/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Fisher County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Fisher County (STEEP · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP LIGHT
Adams County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Fisher County at $1,359/yr; rate 0.36% vs Fisher County 1.73%.
Hinsdale County, CO
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Fisher County at $1,359/yr; rate 0.31% vs Fisher County 1.73%.
Iosco County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Fisher County at $1,359/yr; rate 0.96% vs Fisher County 1.73%.
Marshall County, SD
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Fisher County at $1,359/yr; rate 0.87% vs Fisher County 1.73%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Fisher County stamps STEEP · LIGHT - 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 Fisher County (STEEP · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.