Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Frio County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Frio County pays $1,670 a year, an effective rate of 1.55%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,670
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.55%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -16%
- vs U.S. average
- #35 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Frio County pay a median $1,670 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.55%, more affordable than 9% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,670
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.55%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2840 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 ($107,700). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 18,582. Owner-occupied homes: 3,205.
The median annual property tax in Frio County is $1,670, which is 61% lower than the Texas state average and 16% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.55% on a median home value of $107,700. Property taxes represent 2.5% of the median household income in this county.
Frio County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national headwind
Frio County's 1.55% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 91% pay more.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Texas median
Homeowners in Frio County pay a median annual property tax of $1,670, notably lower than the national median and far below the Texas state median. On a $107,700 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.55% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Texas counties by effective rate
Frio County ranks #35 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (86% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Frio County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $66,010 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Frio 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 held while the market moved
Frio County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 2.8% down, against a median home value that rose 25.2%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 21.7%, from $1,372 to $1,670.
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 $1,372 to $1,670, a gain of 22%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 751 of 3,205 owner-occupied homes (23.4%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 2.5% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to 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 Frio County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Frio County homeowners, 751 of 3,205 owner-occupied homes (23.4%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 18.5% (593)
- $800 to $1,499 23.4% (751)
- $1,500 to $1,999 13.9% (447)
- $2,000 to $2,999 14.8% (475)
- $3,000 or more 22.7% (726)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
213 homes here (6.6%) 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 Frio County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+62%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
Frio County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Frio County's effective rate is higher than 86% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #35 of 250.
Where Frio County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.55% more affordable than 9% 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 1.55%, Frio County sits in the top 9% 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 $1,670 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Frio County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Frio 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 | 2.5% | - | - |
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.
Frio County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Frio County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $107,700 median home carries a $1,670 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $167 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Texas.
Frio County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,670 -4.6% | 1.55% |
| 2023 | $1,751 +4.5% | 1.59% |
| 2022 | $1,676 +8.1% | 1.71% |
| 2021 | $1,551 +13.0% | 1.54% |
| 2020 | $1,372 | 1.60% |
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.
Frio County: tax-to-income at 2.5%
Counties near Frio County's effective rate
On effective rate, Frio County sits nearest McPherson County (SD), Lehigh County (PA), Lyon County (KS).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Cheboygan County (MI), Carteret County (NC), Juneau City and Borough (AK).
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
Frio County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 180 of 6,610 returns from Frio County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,089 - 33% 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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Frio County rate FAQs
- How does Frio County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Frio County run notably lower than the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.55% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Frio County?
- Frio County, Texas scores F (36/100) 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+ (1.63×). 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 Frio County, Texas?
- The median annual property tax in Frio County is $1,670, an effective rate of 1.55% on a $107,700 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- Are property taxes increasing in Frio County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Frio County jumped 21.7% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,372 to $1,670, 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Frio County?
- Property taxes in Frio County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.5% of the $66,010 median household income.
What to do with Frio County's STEEP rate
Inside Texas, Frio County's $1,670 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Texas overview →
Frio County ranks #35 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 Frio 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: 1.55%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,670/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Frio County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Frio County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Grant County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Frio County at $1,670/yr; rate 1.51% vs Frio County 1.55%.
Fremont County, WY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,671/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.62% vs Frio County 1.55%.
Martin County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,671/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.02% vs Frio County 1.55%.
Aroostook County, ME
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,672/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.12% vs Frio County 1.55%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Frio 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 Frio County (STEEP · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.