Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Glasscock County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Glasscock County pays $1,346 a year, an effective rate of 0.55%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,346
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.55%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -32%
- vs U.S. average
- #248 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Glasscock County pay a median $1,346 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.55%, more affordable than 78% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,346
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.55%
- Effective rate on median home
- #694 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 ($245,200). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Glasscock County, TX
80/100
5 ACS dimensions · release 2024
Comparative score against U.S. county percentiles on Census ACS medians (effective rate, bill, income share, mortgage gap, home-value/income). Higher means more affordable on those published medians, not a recommendation to buy, sell, appeal, or move, and not your personal tax bill. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Glasscock County
Median tax as a share of Glasscock County's median household income
Glasscock County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Median home value relative to Glasscock County's median income
Glasscock County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Read the chart values
- Mortgage premium: 100/100 (A+) · $-422
- Income room: 90/100 (A) · 1.3%
- Rate relief: 77/100 (B+) · 0.55%
- Housing pressure: 74/100 (B) · 2.42×
- Bill size: 62/100 (C+) · $1,346/yr
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 1,068. Owner-occupied homes: 315.
The median annual property tax in Glasscock County is $1,346, which is 68% lower than the Texas state average and 32% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.55% on a median home value of $245,200. Property taxes represent 1.3% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Glasscock County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Glasscock County pay a median annual property tax of $1,346, well below the national median and far below the Texas state median. On a $245,200 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.55% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
High among Texas counties by effective rate
Glasscock County ranks #248 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (1% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Glasscock County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.3% of the $101,250 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Glasscock County's 0.55% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 78%).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Glasscock 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.
The rate held while the market moved
Glasscock County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 38.3% up, against a median home value that fell 19.2%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 11.8%, from $1,204 to $1,346.
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 $1,204 to $1,346, a gain of 12%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 96 of 315 owner-occupied homes (30.5%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
The most forgiving PAIRING in the data, top-quartile household income with a bottom-quartile effective rate, puts the median bill at 1.3% of median household income. Home values still drive the dollar figure, which is why the ratio above varies widely among counties that share this position.
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.
Glasscock County is an outlier inside Texas
Across the 250 Texas counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 1.21%. Glasscock County is at 0.55%, which sits 2.3 standard deviations below that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Glasscock County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Glasscock County homeowners, 96 of 315 owner-occupied homes (30.5%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 30.5% (96)
- $800 to $1,499 15.6% (49)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.8% (34)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.3% (23)
- $3,000 or more 18.7% (59)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
54 homes here (17.1%) report no real estate tax at all, a sizeable minority for a county this size. Exemptions are set by state: how Texas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Glasscock County, mortgaged homeowners actually pay 27% less than those without a mortgage, a mild inversion from the national norm worth cross-checking against the historical table above.
How Glasscock County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Glasscock County's effective rate is higher than 1% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #248 of 250 for property tax burden.
Where Glasscock County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.55% Among the most affordable more affordable than 78% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Below Texas on both measures
Glasscock County's effective rate runs 63% under the Texas median and its bill 68% 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 $1,346 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.
Glasscock County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Glasscock County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.3% | - | - |
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.
Glasscock County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - still check the parcel card
On Glasscock County's published figures (QUIET · LIGHT), a $245,200 median home carries a $1,346 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $135 a year at the same rate. Whether an appeal is worth filing depends on your own parcel. Use our free Appeal Savings Estimator to run your own numbers, then read our step-by-step appeal guide for the procedure in Texas.
Property Tax History · QUIET · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,346 +16.6% | 0.55% |
| 2023 | $1,154 +3.5% | 0.46% |
| 2022 | $1,115 +12.4% | 0.43% |
| 2021 | $992 -17.6% | 0.49% |
| 2020 | $1,204 | 0.40% |
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.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate well below the national average of 0.92% puts Glasscock County in the "Very Affordable" 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 Glasscock County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Glasscock County sits nearest Spartanburg County (SC), Colleton County (SC), Sequoyah County (OK).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Prairie County (MT), Columbia County (NY), Kay County (OK).
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
What tax filers report in Glasscock County
Of the 620 federal returns filed from Glasscock County in 2022, 20 (3.2% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $6,600 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 100% of the county's reporting returns.
Two things this does not say. The amount is what filers reported, recorded before the $10,000 cap on combined state and local tax deductions applies, so it is not the amount deducted. And the share is of everyone who files a return, not of homeowners: most filers now take the standard deduction, so a minority itemise at all. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data, tax year 2022.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Glasscock County's numbers
- Glasscock County's $1,346 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 →
- Income burden is light here: about 1.3% of Glasscock County's $101,250 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
- Glasscock County ranks #248 of 250 Texas counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Texas overview →
- If Glasscock County's assessment looks high versus the $245,200 typical home, check Texas's filing window and evidence rules before the notice deadline passes. How to appeal →
Effective-rate definition
Effective rate is the county median tax divided by the county median home value ($245,200); your parcel's assessed value, exemptions, and local levies determine your actual bill. U.S. Census Bureau ACS · 2024.
Nationwide peers by effective rate & median bill
Two PlainPropertyTax-derived comparison paths for Glasscock County, both outside Texas so the link neighborhoods are not the same-state geography lattice. Axes stay disjoint: median-bill peers exclude the effective-rate peer set.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.55%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,346/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Glasscock County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Glasscock County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Crane County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Glasscock County at $1,346/yr; rate 1.04% vs Glasscock County 0.55%.
Marshall County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Glasscock County at $1,346/yr; rate 0.48% vs Glasscock County 0.55%.
Bedford County, TN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,345/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.48% vs Glasscock County 0.55%.
Essex County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,348/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.57% vs Glasscock County 0.55%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Glasscock County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - 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.
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Editorial standards and provenance
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 Glasscock County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.