Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Victoria County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Victoria County pays $3,061 a year, an effective rate of 1.46%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,061
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.46%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +54%
- vs U.S. average
- #55 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Victoria County pay a median $3,061 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.46%, more affordable than 12% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,061
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.46%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2750 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +54%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($209,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 91,413. Owner-occupied homes: 22,750.
The median annual property tax in Victoria County is $3,061, which is 28% lower than the Texas state average and 54% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.46% on a median home value of $209,900. Property taxes represent 4.3% of the median household income in this county.
Victoria County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Victoria County's 1.46% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 12%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Victoria County pay a median annual property tax of $3,061, far above the national median and well below the Texas state median. On a $209,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.46% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Low among Texas counties by effective rate
Victoria County ranks #55 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (78% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Victoria County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.3% of the $70,896 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Victoria County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
A falling rate took the edge off
Victoria County's effective rate fell 13.5% across the 4-year span while its median home value rose 37.3%, leaving the median bill 18.8% higher at $3,061. That rate move is larger than the one in 56% of counties, so a good deal of the market's rise never reached the bill.
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 $2,577 to $3,061, a gain of 19%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 11,170 of 22,750 owner-occupied homes (49.1%) 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.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 4.3% 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 Victoria County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Victoria County homeowners, 11,170 of 22,750 owner-occupied homes (49.1%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 13.0% (2,959)
- $800 to $1,499 11.5% (2,618)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.2% (1,857)
- $2,000 to $2,999 14.8% (3,375)
- $3,000 or more 49.1% (11,170)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
771 homes here (3.4%) 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 Victoria County pay a substantially higher bill, 48% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Victoria County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Victoria County's effective rate is higher than 78% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #55 of 250.
Where Victoria County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.46% more affordable than 12% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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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 2% of the Texas median, yet the median bill runs 28% 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 $3,061 here. That is why comparing counties on rate alone can invert the answer a homeowner actually cares about.
Victoria County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Victoria County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 4.3% | - | - |
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.
Victoria County's STEEP · HEAVY lane - is an appeal worth running?
On Victoria County's published figures (STEEP · HEAVY), a $209,900 median home carries a $3,061 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $306 a year at the same rate. Appeal Savings Estimator · appeal guide for Texas.
Victoria County rate trail · STEEP
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,061 +4.1% | 1.46% |
| 2023 | $2,941 +0.4% | 1.49% |
| 2022 | $2,930 +8.8% | 1.62% |
| 2021 | $2,692 +4.5% | 1.70% |
| 2020 | $2,577 | 1.69% |
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.
Victoria County: tax takes 4.3% of income
Counties near Victoria County's effective rate
On effective rate, Victoria County sits nearest Carbon County (PA), Nassau County (NY), Jefferson County (NE).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Wayne County (NY), St. Landry Parish (LA), Union County (FL).
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
Victoria County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 1,540 of 41,400 returns from Victoria County reported real estate taxes, averaging $7,494 - 32% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in Texas
Victoria County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Victoria County?
- Victoria County, Texas scores F (16/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at D (2.96×). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- How does Victoria County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Victoria County run far above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.46% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Victoria County, Texas?
- The median annual property tax in Victoria County is $3,061, an effective rate of 1.46% on a $209,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Victoria County?
- Property taxes in Victoria County run a bit above the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 4.3% of the $70,896 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Victoria County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Victoria County climbed 18.8% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $2,577 to $3,061, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Victoria County's STEEP rate
Victoria County's $3,061 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
Victoria County ranks #55 of 250 Texas counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Texas overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Victoria County's STEEP effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.46%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,061/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Victoria County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Victoria County (STEEP · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
STEEP HEAVY
Virginia Beach city, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Victoria County at $3,061/yr; rate 0.80% vs Victoria County 1.46%.
Wood County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,059/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.34% vs Victoria County 1.46%.
Eaton County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,067/yr (near-tied bill ABS $6); rate 1.41% vs Victoria County 1.46%.
Lorain County, OH
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,055/yr (near-tied bill ABS $6); rate 1.37% vs Victoria County 1.46%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Appeal filing windows
Victoria County stamps STEEP · HEAVY - 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.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Victoria County (STEEP · HEAVY) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.