Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Nolan County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Nolan County pays $1,475 a year, an effective rate of 1.53%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,475
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 1.53%
- Effective rate · Highest-decile rate
- -26%
- vs U.S. average
- #40 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Nolan County pay a median $1,475 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.53%, more affordable than 10% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,475
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.53%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2829 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -26%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($96,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Nolan County, TX
33/100
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 Nolan County's median income
Nolan County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Median tax as a share of Nolan County's median household income
Nolan County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Nolan County
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 92/100 (A+) · 1.90×
- Bill size: 56/100 (C) · $1,475/yr
- Income room: 38/100 (F) · 2.9%
- Rate relief: 10/100 (F) · 1.53%
- Mortgage premium: 2/100 (F) · +$1,230
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 14,454. Owner-occupied homes: 4,008.
The median annual property tax in Nolan County is $1,475, which is 65% lower than the Texas state average and 26% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.53% on a median home value of $96,300. Property taxes represent 2.9% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Nolan County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Nolan County pay a median annual property tax of $1,475, well below the national median and far below the Texas state median. On a $96,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.53% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
The effective rate is a national headwind
Nolan County's 1.53% effective rate is among the highest of 3,135 tracked counties: only about 90% pay more.
Decision signal 3
Low among Texas counties by effective rate
Nolan County ranks #40 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (84% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Nolan County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.9% of the $50,747 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 Nolan 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.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 6.6% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 73% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 19.9%, the median bill rose 12.0% to $1,475: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
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 $1,317 to $1,475, 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: 1,195 of 4,008 owner-occupied homes (29.8%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
This is the least forgiving PAIRING in the data, bottom-quartile household income with a top-quartile effective rate, putting the median bill at 2.9% of median household income. Neither figure is remarkable on its own; the combination is, and the ratio above is the only part of it a household actually feels.
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 Nolan County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Nolan County homeowners, 1,195 of 4,008 owner-occupied homes (29.8%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 29.8% (1,195)
- $800 to $1,499 16.9% (677)
- $1,500 to $1,999 10.7% (428)
- $2,000 to $2,999 15.9% (636)
- $3,000 or more 19.0% (761)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
311 homes here (7.8%) 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 Nolan County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+110%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
How Nolan County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Nolan County's effective rate is higher than 84% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #40 of 250 for property tax burden.
Where Nolan County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.53% more affordable than 10% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the highest-taxed counties in the country
At 1.53%, Nolan County sits in the top 10% 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 $1,475 median bill is the number to compare against another county.
Nolan County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Nolan County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Highest-decile rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.9% | - | - |
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.
Nolan County's STEEP · LIGHT lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Nolan County's published figures (STEEP · LIGHT), a $96,300 median home carries a $1,475 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $148 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 · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,475 -0.7% | 1.53% |
| 2023 | $1,485 +4.1% | 1.51% |
| 2022 | $1,426 +8.8% | 1.56% |
| 2021 | $1,311 -0.5% | 1.67% |
| 2020 | $1,317 | 1.64% |
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 far above the national average of 0.92% puts Nolan County in the "Expensive" 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 Nolan County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Nolan County sits nearest Summit County (OH), Lancaster County (NE), Clinton County (IA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Walthall County (MS), Racine County (WI), Mineral 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 Nolan County
Of the 6,050 federal returns filed from Nolan County in 2022, 130 (2.1% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $5,392 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $200k+, who accounted for 46% 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 Nolan County's numbers
- Nolan County's $1,475 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 →
- Nolan County ranks #40 of 250 Texas counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Texas overview →
- If Nolan County's assessment looks high versus the $96,300 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 ($96,300); 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 Nolan 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: 1.53%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,475/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Nolan County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Nolan County (STEEP · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP LIGHT
Wabash County, IL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Nolan County at $1,475/yr; rate 1.41% vs Nolan County 1.53%.
Gallatin County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,476/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.83% vs Nolan County 1.53%.
Palo Alto County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,474/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.20% vs Nolan County 1.53%.
Tippecanoe County, IN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,474/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.62% vs Nolan County 1.53%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Nolan County stamps STEEP · LIGHT - 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 Nolan County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.