Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Mason County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Mason County pays $2,461 a year, an effective rate of 0.84%, notably higher than the U.S. average.
- $2,461
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 0.84%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +23%
- vs U.S. average
- #233 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Mason County pay a median $2,461 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.84%, more affordable than 47% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,461
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.84%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1663 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +23%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($293,600). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Mason County, TX
31/100
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.
Mason County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Median tax as a share of Mason County's median household income
Mason County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median home value relative to Mason County's median income
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Mason County
Read the chart values
- Rate relief: 47/100 (D) · 0.84%
- Income room: 26/100 (F) · 3.3%
- Bill size: 25/100 (F) · $2,461/yr
- Housing pressure: 21/100 (F) · 3.96×
- Mortgage premium: 19/100 (F) · +$708
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 3,955. Owner-occupied homes: 1,364.
The median annual property tax in Mason County is $2,461, which is 42% lower than the Texas state average and 23% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.84% on a median home value of $293,600. Property taxes represent 3.3% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Mason County
Primary signal
High among Texas counties by effective rate
Mason County ranks #233 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (7% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Texas median
Homeowners in Mason County pay a median annual property tax of $2,461, notably higher than the national median and well below the Texas state median. On a $293,600 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.84% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has climbed 9.9%, from $2,239 to $2,461. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Mason County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.3% of the $74,180 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Mason County's 0.84% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 47%).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Mason 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.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 28% from $1,919 to $2,461. 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 heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 565 of 1,364 owner-occupied homes (41.4%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 3.3% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
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 Mason County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Mason County homeowners, 565 of 1,364 owner-occupied homes (41.4%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 18.3% (249)
- $800 to $1,499 14.1% (192)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.1% (138)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.3% (181)
- $3,000 or more 41.4% (565)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
39 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 Mason County pay a substantially higher bill, 31% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
How Mason County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Mason County's effective rate is higher than 7% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #233 of 250 for property tax burden.
Where Mason County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.84% more affordable than 47% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Mason County moved from $1,919 in the 2020 release to $2,461 in 2024, a change of about 28%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Mason County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Mason County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.3% | - | - |
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.
Mason County stamps UNDER · MID - still check the parcel card
On Mason County's published figures (UNDER · MID), a $293,600 median home carries a $2,461 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $246 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 · UNDER · MID
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,461 +9.9% | 0.84% |
| 2023 | $2,239 +9.5% | 0.82% |
| 2022 | $2,045 -2.8% | 0.80% |
| 2021 | $2,104 +9.6% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | $1,919 | 0.87% |
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 modestly below the national average of 0.92% puts Mason 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 Mason County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Mason County sits nearest Jerauld County (SD), Washington County (OR), Marion County (OR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Major County (OK), Stearns County (MN), Ritchie County (WV).
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 Mason County
Of the 2,100 federal returns filed from Mason County in 2022, 100 (4.8% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $6,280 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $200k+, who accounted for 50% 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 Mason County's numbers
- Inside Texas, Mason County's $2,461 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Texas overview →
- Mason County ranks #233 of 250 Texas counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Texas overview →
- If Mason County's assessment looks high versus the $293,600 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 ($293,600); 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 Mason 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: 0.84%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,461/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Mason County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Mason County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Clinton County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Mason County at $2,461/yr; rate 1.53% vs Mason County 0.84%.
Sedgwick County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Mason County at $2,461/yr; rate 1.21% vs Mason County 0.84%.
Tooele County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,460/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.57% vs Mason County 0.84%.
Yakima County, WA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,463/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.79% vs Mason County 0.84%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Mason County stamps UNDER · MID - 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 Mason County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.