Texas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Wise County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Wise County pays $3,466 a year, an effective rate of 1.14%, far above the U.S. average.
- $3,466
- Median tax / yr · High bill
- 1.14%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +74%
- vs U.S. average
- #144 of 250
- rank in TX
The verdict
Homeowners in Wise County pay a median $3,466 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.14%, more affordable than 26% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $3,466
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.14%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2312 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +74%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($304,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Tax affordability score · Wise County, TX
19/100
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 Wise County's median income
Wise County's effective rate vs U.S. county percentiles (ACS 2024)
Median tax as a share of Wise County's median household income
Wise County's median annual property-tax bill vs U.S. counties
Mortgaged vs free-and-clear median bill gap in Wise County
Read the chart values
- Housing pressure: 39/100 (F) · 3.26×
- Rate relief: 26/100 (F) · 1.14%
- Income room: 20/100 (F) · 3.7%
- Bill size: 11/100 (F) · $3,466/yr
- Mortgage premium: 0/100 (F) · +$1,626
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Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Texas. Population: 75,005. Owner-occupied homes: 20,458.
The median annual property tax in Wise County is $3,466, which is 18% lower than the Texas state average and 74% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.14% on a median home value of $304,900. Property taxes represent 3.7% of the median household income in this county.
What This Data Tells Us About Wise County
Primary signal
The bill sits well above the national median
Homeowners in Wise County pay a median annual property tax of $3,466, far above the national median and notably lower than the Texas state median. On a $304,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.14% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 2
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Wise County's 1.14% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 26%).
Decision signal 3
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Wise County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.7% of the $93,421 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Texas counties by effective rate
Wise County ranks #144 of 250 counties in Texas by effective rate (42% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
This page is for informational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Figures describe the median homeowner household in Wise 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 Wise County rose 71.1%, from $178,200 to $304,900. The effective rate fell 21.3% over the same span, a steeper move than in 86% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 34.7%, to $3,466. 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
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 35% from $2,574 to $3,466. 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: 11,248 of 20,458 owner-occupied homes (55.0%) 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.
Earnings are in the national top quarter and the rate is above the midpoint, so the median bill represents 3.7% of median household income. A headline bill conflates the dollar figure with the proportion; the two come apart here, and the ratio above is the second of them.
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 Wise County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Wise County homeowners, 11,248 of 20,458 owner-occupied homes (55.0%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 8.6% (1,765)
- $800 to $1,499 10.0% (2,054)
- $1,500 to $1,999 6.7% (1,380)
- $2,000 to $2,999 14.7% (2,998)
- $3,000 or more 55.0% (11,248)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
1,013 homes here (5.0%) 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 Wise County pay more than double the bill of those without one (+65%), the widest kind of value gap this dataset tracks.
How Wise County compares
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Wise County's effective rate is higher than 42% of the 250 counties in Texas - ranking #144 of 250 for property tax burden.
Where Wise County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.14% more affordable than 26% 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 Wise County moved from $2,574 in the 2020 release to $3,466 in 2024, a change of about 35%. 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.
Wise County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Wise County | Texas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax High bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Heavy income burden | 3.7% | - | - |
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.
Think your Wise County HEAVY bill is out of line at PAR?
On Wise County's published figures (PAR · HEAVY), a $304,900 median home carries a $3,466 median bill, so every 10% off an assessed value is worth about $347 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 · PAR · HEAVY
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,466 +5.3% | 1.14% |
| 2023 | $3,293 +7.7% | 1.19% |
| 2022 | $3,058 +10.0% | 1.23% |
| 2021 | $2,780 +8.0% | 1.41% |
| 2020 | $2,574 | 1.44% |
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 higher than the national average of 0.92% puts Wise 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 Wise County or any other county.
Counties with similar tax profiles
On effective rate, Wise County sits nearest Minnehaha County (SD), Union County (PA), Union County (OH).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Heard County (GA), Lewis County (WA), Putnam County (IN).
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 Wise County
Of the 34,720 federal returns filed from Wise County in 2022, 2,200 (6.3% of filers) itemised and reported real estate taxes on Schedule A, averaging $6,757 each. The largest group was filers with adjusted gross income of $100-200k, who accounted for 37% 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 Wise County's numbers
- Wise County's $3,466 median bill sits well above the U.S. median - size a personal estimate before treating the county headline as your budget. Estimate your bill →
- Wise County ranks #144 of 250 Texas counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Texas overview →
- If Wise County's assessment looks high versus the $304,900 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 ($304,900); 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 Wise 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: 1.14%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $3,466/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Wise County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Wise County (PAR · HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR HEAVY
Riley County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Wise County at $3,466/yr; rate 1.46% vs Wise County 1.14%.
Sagadahoc County, ME
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,470/yr (near-tied bill ABS $4); rate 1.04% vs Wise County 1.14%.
McLennan County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,471/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 1.42% vs Wise County 1.14%.
Chambers County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $3,474/yr (near-tied bill ABS $8); rate 1.05% vs Wise County 1.14%.
Texas county set
State ACS overview for every published Texas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Wise County stamps PAR · HEAVY - 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 Wise County. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-09.