Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hardeman County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hardeman County pays $848 a year, an effective rate of 1.04%, far below the U.S. average.
- $848
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 1.04%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -57%
- vs U.S. average
- #176 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Hardeman County pay a median $848 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.04%, more affordable than 32% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $848
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.04%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2125 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -57%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($81,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Hardeman County, TX
60/100
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.
Median home value relative to Hardeman County's median income
Median tax as a share of Hardeman County's median household income
Hardeman County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Hardeman County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Hardeman County
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 100/100 (A+) · 1.29×
- Income room: 89/100 (A) · 1.3%
- Bill size: 84/100 (A-) · $848/yr
- Rate relief: 33/100 (F) · 1.04%
- Mortgage premium: 7/100 (F) · +$1,031
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 3,501. Owner-occupied homes: 909.
The median annual property tax in Hardeman County is $848, which is 80% lower than the Texas state average and 57% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.04% on a median home value of $81,900. Property taxes represent 1.3% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Hardeman County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Hardeman County pay a median annual property tax of $848, far below the national median and far below the Texas state median. On a $81,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.04% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Hardeman County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.3% of the $63,333 median household income.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Texas counties by effective rate
Hardeman County ranks #176 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (30% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Hardeman County's 1.04% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 32%).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hardeman 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 gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Hardeman County rose 54.2%, from $53,100 to $81,900. The effective rate fell 30.9% over the same span, a steeper move than in 98% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 6.5%, to $848. 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
Very little moved here between 2020 and 2024: the typical bill went from $796 to $848, a change of 7%. The comparison describes county-level medians only; individual assessments and bills can differ.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 435 of 909 owner-occupied homes (47.9%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Earnings are below the national midpoint while the rate is above it, and the median bill equals 1.3% 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 Hardeman County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hardeman County homeowners, 435 of 909 owner-occupied homes (47.9%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 47.9% (435)
- $800 to $1,499 17.3% (157)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.3% (103)
- $2,000 to $2,999 7.7% (70)
- $3,000 or more 13.8% (125)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
19 homes here (2.1%) 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 Hardeman County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+147%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
How Hardeman County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hardeman County's effective rate is higher than 30% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #176 of 250 for property tax burden.
Where Hardeman County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.04% more affordable than 32% 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
Hardeman County's effective rate runs 30% under the Texas median and its bill 80% 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 $848 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.
Hardeman County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hardeman County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median 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.
Think your Hardeman County LIGHT bill is out of line at PAR?
On Hardeman County's published figures (PAR · LIGHT), a $81,900 median home carries a $848 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $85 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 · PAR · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $848 -6.3% | 1.04% |
| 2023 | $905 -4.5% | 1.18% |
| 2022 | $948 +18.6% | 1.44% |
| 2021 | $799 +0.4% | 1.38% |
| 2020 | $796 | 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.
Tax Burden
Tax Affordability Score
An effective rate notably higher than the national average of 0.92% puts Hardeman County in the "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 Hardeman County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Hardeman County sits nearest Hanson County (SD), Aurora County (SD), Preble County (OH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Scott County (TN), Hancock County (TN), Harper County (KS).
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 Hardeman County
The IRS county file records no returns reporting real estate taxes on Schedule A for Hardeman County. That is a limit of the published data rather than a finding about the county: county-level figures are withheld where the counts are too small to disclose safely, which is common in places with few filers. Roughly one county in sixteen is in this position, so the filer view available elsewhere on this site is simply not available here. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county data.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do with Hardeman County's numbers
- Hardeman County's $848 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 Hardeman County's $63,333 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
- Hardeman County ranks #176 of 250 Texas counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Texas overview →
- If Hardeman County's assessment looks high versus the $81,900 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 ($81,900); 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 Hardeman 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: 1.04%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $848/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hardeman County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hardeman County (PAR · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR LIGHT
Fountain County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $849/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.59% vs Hardeman County 1.04%.
Whitley County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $849/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.64% vs Hardeman County 1.04%.
Bath County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $850/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.65% vs Hardeman County 1.04%.
Bland County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $846/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.56% vs Hardeman County 1.04%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Hardeman County stamps PAR · 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 Hardeman County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.