Property Tax in Hunt County, Texas
The median real estate tax bill in Hunt County, Texas is $2,736 per year, and the median home is worth $210,900. Both figures are the US Census Bureau's survey medians for owner-occupied households (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, 2023).
What the Hunt County numbers mean
The median is the midpoint of the county's actual bills: half of Hunt County homeowners pay more than $2,736 a year and half pay less. The exact bill for any one home depends on its assessed value, exemptions, and which school, municipal and special districts cover it.
Set against the median home value of $210,900, the median bill works out to a derived effective rate of 1.30%. That rate is an estimate computed from the two medians — no county publishes a rate calculated this way — but it adjusts for home prices, which makes comparisons between counties more meaningful.
Hunt County by the numbers
| Measure | Hunt County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median real estate taxes paid | $2,736 | $4,111 | $2,969 |
| Median home value | $210,900 | $260,400 | $303,400 |
| Derived effective rate* | 1.30% | 1.58% | 0.98% |
| Median tax per month | $228 | $343 | $247 |
*Estimate derived from Census medians (tax ÷ value), not an official rate.
Hunt County at a glance
- Median tax rank in Texas: #53 of 250 counties
- Median home value rank in Texas: #63 of 250
- Population rank in Texas: #41 of 250 (104,917 residents)
- Population density rank: #41 of 250 (125 people per square mile)
- Land area rank in Texas: #186 of 250 (840 sq mi, 0.3% of the combined county land area)
- Median tax as a monthly figure: $228; per $1,000 of home value: $1.30
How Hunt County compares
The median tax bill in Hunt County is about 33% lower than the state median ($4,111 for Texas) and about 8% lower than the US median ($2,969 nationally). By median taxes paid, the county ranks #53 out of 250 Texas counties with published Census data — 52 counties in the state have a higher median bill.
Comparisons cut both ways: a county can have a modest rate but high bills because homes are expensive, or a high rate but modest bills because homes are cheaper. Hunt County's derived rate of 1.30% sits above the derived US figure of 0.98%.
Some extra context for Hunt County: the median bill works out to about $228 a month, and the derived rate equals roughly $1,297 of tax per $100,000 of home value. The county is home to 104,917 people — the #41 most populous county in Texas, spread over 840 square miles, a density of about 125 people per square mile. Its median home value, $210,900, ranks #63 among the state's 250 counties with data.
Zooming out: of 3133 counties nationwide with published Census figures, only 557 record a higher median tax bill than Hunt County — it sits in the top 18% nationally. The county holds roughly 0.4% of Texas's people. Its homes are worth less than the state norm (median $210,900 versus $260,400), and a decade at the derived rate of 1.30% adds up to about 12.97% of the median home's value in tax. The cheapest county in the state, Crockett County, medians $466 — $2,270 less than Hunt County per year.
Counties nearest Hunt County in the Texas ranking
| County | Median tax paid | Median home value | Derived rate* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith County, TX | $2,749 | $220,800 | 1.25% |
| Wharton County, TX | $2,749 | $182,700 | 1.50% |
| Fayette County, TX | $2,734 | $271,100 | 1.01% |
| Gaines County, TX | $2,721 | $185,300 | 1.47% |
Hunt County and its population peers
For a like-for-like sense of scale, compare Hunt County with its national population peers: the counties nearest to its 104,917 residents, listed in the table below with their own Census medians. Of the 9 counties in that group, Hunt County's median bill of $2,736 is #5 of 9.
| County | Population | Median tax paid | Median home value | Derived rate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbury County, IA | 105,760 | $2,542 | $172,000 | 1.48% |
| Walworth County, WI | 105,447 | $3,964 | $275,900 | 1.44% |
| Franklin County, MO | 105,316 | $1,774 | $214,900 | 0.83% |
| Adams County, PA | 105,183 | $3,569 | $256,100 | 1.39% |
| Maury County, TN | 104,855 | $1,476 | $307,500 | 0.48% |
| Sumter County, SC | 104,853 | $860 | $159,500 | 0.54% |
| Cecil County, MD | 104,366 | $3,059 | $311,800 | 0.98% |
| Dallas County, IA | 104,136 | $4,849 | $333,400 | 1.45% |
The closest population match is Maury County, Tennessee (104,855 residents), where the median real estate tax paid is $1,476 on a median home value of $307,500 — $1,260 more than Hunt County pays.
Inside Texas itself, the counties closest to Hunt County in population are Rockwall County (116,931 residents, median tax $6,341 on a median value of $386,000); Potter County (116,634 residents, median tax $2,028 on a median value of $134,900); Bastrop County (102,370 residents, median tax $4,077 on a median value of $269,500); Liberty County (97,993 residents, median tax $2,091 on a median value of $167,100). Same state, same broad tax framework — yet the median bills still differ, because assessed values and the mix of county, municipal and school-district rates are set locally.
How the tax is worked out
The bill is built in stages. First the assessor puts a market value on the property. Exemptions — a homestead exemption above all — then reduce the taxable amount. Finally the combined local rate is applied. To see the scale: at the county's derived rate of 1.30%, each $100,000 of value corresponds to about $1,297 of tax a year, and a $400,000 home to roughly $5,188. Real bills use the official assessment and district rates, not this derived figure, so treat the example as a sense of scale only.
Illustrative bills in Hunt County at the derived rate
The derived rate of 1.30% is only an estimate built from medians, but applying it to different home values gives a sense of scale for Hunt County — and a quick way to compare with the state derived rate of 1.58% and the US figure of 0.98%:
| Home value | Illustrative tax / year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| $150,000 | $1,946 | $162 |
| $250,000 | $3,242 | $270 |
| $350,000 | $4,540 | $378 |
| $500,000 | $6,485 | $540 |
| $750,000 | $9,728 | $811 |
Illustration only: real bills are computed from the assessed value, exemptions, and the combined rates of the property's actual taxing districts.
Checking your assessment in Hunt County
Most successful appeals are won on facts, not arguments. Start with the property record card held by the Hunt County assessor: wrong square footage, an extra room, or a missing homestead exemption are common and fixable. Next, line your assessed value up against recent sales of genuinely similar homes nearby. Many disputes end at an informal conversation with the assessor's office; if yours does not, file the formal appeal with the review board named on your notice before its deadline, evidence attached, and keep paying the bill in the meantime so penalties do not build up.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the median property tax in Hunt County, Texas?
The median real estate tax paid in Hunt County, Texas is $2,736 per year, on a median home value of $210,900 (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, 2023).
What is the effective property tax rate in Hunt County, Texas?
On a derived basis, 1.30%: the county's median tax bill of $2,736 divided by its median home value of $210,900. Because it is calculated from two survey medians, read it as a comparison estimate rather than an official rate.
How does Hunt County compare with the rest of Texas?
Hunt County ranks #53 of 250 Texas counties with published data by median taxes paid. Its median bill of $2,736 is about 33% lower than the Texas median of $4,111.
How are property taxes calculated in Hunt County, Texas?
Three steps produce the bill: an assessment of market value by the local assessor, a reduction for exemptions you qualify for (a homestead exemption is the common one), and multiplication by the combined rates of the county, municipality, school district and any special districts covering the property. The median result in Hunt County is $2,736 of tax on a $210,900 median home value.
Can I appeal my property tax assessment in Hunt County, Texas?
You can. Pull your property record card from the Hunt County assessor, verify its details, and compare the assessed value against similar homes that sold recently. If the value still seems too high, submit a formal appeal to the board named on your notice before the stated deadline — usually a 30-to-90-day window.