Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Sabine County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Sabine County pays $1,260 a year, an effective rate of 0.82%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,260
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.82%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- -37%
- vs U.S. average
- #236 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Sabine County pay a median $1,260 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.82%, more affordable than 49% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,260
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.82%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1614 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -37%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($153,100). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Sabine County, TX
56/100
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 Sabine County's median income
Median tax as a share of Sabine County's median household income
Sabine County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Sabine County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Sabine County
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 78/100 (B+) · 2.30×
- Income room: 71/100 (B) · 1.9%
- Bill size: 66/100 (B-) · $1,260/yr
- Rate relief: 49/100 (D) · 0.82%
- Mortgage premium: 19/100 (F) · +$716
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 10,023. Owner-occupied homes: 3,983.
The median annual property tax in Sabine County is $1,260, which is 70% lower than the Texas state average and 37% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.82% on a median home value of $153,100. Property taxes represent 1.9% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Sabine County
Primary signal
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Sabine County pay a median annual property tax of $1,260, well below the national median and far below the Texas state median. On a $153,100 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.82% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
High among Texas counties by effective rate
Sabine County ranks #236 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (6% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Sabine County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.9% of the $66,585 median household income.
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill down
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has eased 4.2%, from $1,315 to $1,260. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Sabine County's 0.82% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 49%).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Sabine 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 $983 to $1,260. 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 largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 1,350 of 3,983 owner-occupied homes (33.9%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 1.9% 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 Sabine County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Sabine County homeowners, 1,350 of 3,983 owner-occupied homes (33.9%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 33.9% (1,350)
- $800 to $1,499 16.4% (655)
- $1,500 to $1,999 11.7% (468)
- $2,000 to $2,999 16.9% (674)
- $3,000 or more 12.3% (491)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
345 homes here (8.7%) 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 Sabine County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+73%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
How Sabine County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Sabine County's effective rate is higher than 6% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #236 of 250 for property tax burden.
Where Sabine County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.82% more affordable than 49% 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 Sabine County moved from $983 in the 2020 release to $1,260 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.
Sabine County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Sabine County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Below-median income burden | 1.9% | - | - |
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.
Sabine County stamps UNDER · LIGHT - still check the parcel card
On Sabine County's published figures (UNDER · LIGHT), a $153,100 median home carries a $1,260 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $126 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 · LIGHT
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,260 -4.2% | 0.82% |
| 2023 | $1,315 +7.4% | 1.00% |
| 2022 | $1,224 +23.6% | 0.91% |
| 2021 | $990 +0.7% | 0.87% |
| 2020 | $983 | 0.98% |
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 lower than the national average of 0.92% puts Sabine 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 Sabine County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Sabine County sits nearest Deuel County (SD), Philadelphia County (PA), Lane County (OR).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Dent County (MO), Person County (NC), Burt County (NE).
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 Sabine County
Of the 4,370 federal returns filed from Sabine County in 2022, 110 (2.5% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $5,482 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $50-75k, who accounted for 36% 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 Sabine County's numbers
- Sabine County's $1,260 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 1.9% of Sabine County's $66,585 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
- Sabine County ranks #236 of 250 Texas counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Texas overview →
- If Sabine County's assessment looks high versus the $153,100 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 ($153,100); 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 Sabine 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: 0.82%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,260/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Sabine County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Sabine County (UNDER · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER LIGHT
Ida County, IA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Sabine County at $1,260/yr; rate 1.16% vs Sabine County 0.82%.
Tattnall County, GA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Sabine County at $1,260/yr; rate 0.90% vs Sabine County 0.82%.
Minidoka County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,261/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.48% vs Sabine County 0.82%.
Terrell County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,259/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.92% vs Sabine County 0.82%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Sabine County stamps UNDER · 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 Sabine County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.