Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Hutchinson County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Hutchinson County pays $1,602 a year, an effective rate of 1.35%, notably lower than the U.S. average.
- $1,602
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.35%
- Effective rate · High rate
- -20%
- vs U.S. average
- #82 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Hutchinson County pay a median $1,602 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.35%, more affordable than 17% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,602
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.35%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2617 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -20%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($119,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Hutchinson County, TX
38/100
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 Hutchinson County's median income
Median tax as a share of Hutchinson County's median household income
Hutchinson County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Hutchinson County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Hutchinson County
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 96/100 (A+) · 1.77×
- Income room: 53/100 (C-) · 2.4%
- Bill size: 51/100 (C-) · $1,602/yr
- Rate relief: 17/100 (F) · 1.35%
- Mortgage premium: 0/100 (F) · +$1,286
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 20,184. Owner-occupied homes: 5,829.
The median annual property tax in Hutchinson County is $1,602, which is 62% lower than the Texas state average and 20% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.35% on a median home value of $119,100. Property taxes represent 2.4% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Hutchinson County
Primary signal
The bill sits below the Texas median
Homeowners in Hutchinson County pay a median annual property tax of $1,602, notably lower than the national median and far below the Texas state median. On a $119,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.35% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Hutchinson County's 1.35% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 17%).
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Texas counties by effective rate
Hutchinson County ranks #82 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (67% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Hutchinson County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.4% of the $67,228 median household income.
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson County rose 46.0%, from $81,600 to $119,100. The effective rate fell 20.9% over the same span, a steeper move than in 85% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 15.4%, to $1,602. 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 $1,388 to $1,602, a gain of 15%. 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: 1,325 of 5,829 owner-occupied homes (22.7%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 2.4% 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 Hutchinson County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Hutchinson County homeowners, 1,325 of 5,829 owner-occupied homes (22.7%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 22.7% (1,325)
- $800 to $1,499 21.0% (1,225)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.9% (753)
- $2,000 to $2,999 14.9% (869)
- $3,000 or more 21.2% (1,235)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
422 homes here (7.2%) 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 Hutchinson County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+104%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
How Hutchinson County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Hutchinson County's effective rate is higher than 67% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #82 of 250 for property tax burden.
Where Hutchinson County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.35% more affordable than 17% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same rate as Texas, a smaller bill
The effective rate here sits within 9% of the Texas median, yet the median bill runs 62% below it. When the rate matches and the cheque does not, the difference is in what is being taxed, not how heavily: the same percentage applied to cheaper housing produces $1,602 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Hutchinson County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Hutchinson County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 2.4% | - | - |
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.
Hutchinson County's STEEP · MID lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Hutchinson County's published figures (STEEP · MID), a $119,100 median home carries a $1,602 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $160 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 · STEEP · MID
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,602 +5.7% | 1.35% |
| 2023 | $1,515 +2.3% | 1.48% |
| 2022 | $1,481 +5.9% | 1.53% |
| 2021 | $1,399 +0.8% | 1.62% |
| 2020 | $1,388 | 1.70% |
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 above the national average of 0.92% puts Hutchinson County in the "Moderate" 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 Hutchinson County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Hutchinson County sits nearest Kent County (RI), Montgomery County (PA), Dauphin County (PA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Cape Girardeau County (MO), Alger County (MI), Hettinger County (ND).
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 Hutchinson County
Of the 8,630 federal returns filed from Hutchinson County in 2022, 180 (2.1% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $3,994 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 33% 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 Hutchinson County's numbers
- Inside Texas, Hutchinson County's $1,602 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Texas overview →
- Hutchinson County ranks #82 of 250 Texas counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Texas overview →
- If Hutchinson County's assessment looks high versus the $119,100 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 ($119,100); 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 Hutchinson 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: 1.35%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,602/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Hutchinson County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Hutchinson County (STEEP · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP MID
Bailey County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,601/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.52% vs Hutchinson County 1.35%.
Fayette County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,601/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.94% vs Hutchinson County 1.35%.
Brown County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,600/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.82% vs Hutchinson County 1.35%.
Decatur County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,604/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.79% vs Hutchinson County 1.35%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Hutchinson 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.
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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 Hutchinson County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.