Property Tax in Midland County, Texas

What the Midland County numbers mean

Read the two medians together: $3,697 is the middle tax bill among owner-occupied households in Midland County, and $293,000 is the middle home value. Neither figure describes a specific property — together they describe the typical homeowner's situation in the county.

The derived effective rate for Midland County is 1.26% (median tax ÷ median value). Treat it as an estimate for comparison only: it comes from survey medians of different households, not from the county's rate schedule.

The key figures for Midland County

For context, the Texas medians are $4,111 of tax on $260,400 of value, and the US medians are $2,969 on $303,400. *Derived figures are estimates from Census medians, not official rates.

Midland County at a glance

• Median tax rank in Texas: #27 of 250 counties
• Median home value rank in Texas: #18 of 250
• Population rank in Texas: #29 of 250 (171,496 residents)
• Population density rank: #33 of 250 (190 people per square mile)
• Land area rank in Texas: #141 of 250 (900 sq mi, 0.3% of the combined county land area)
• Median tax as a monthly figure: $308; per $1,000 of home value: $1.26

How Midland County compares

Of the 250 Texas counties with published data, 26 have a higher median property tax bill than Midland County's $3,697, putting the county at #27 in the state. Its bill is about 10% lower than the state median of $4,111 and about 25% higher than the national median of $2,969.

Rates and values pull in opposite directions: an expensive housing market can produce big bills at ordinary rates. Here the derived rate is 1.26%, versus 0.98% derived nationally, and the median home value ranks #18 within Texas.

Some extra context for Midland County: the median bill works out to about $308 a month, and the derived rate equals roughly $1,262 of tax per $100,000 of home value. The county is home to 171,496 people — the #29 most populous county in Texas, spread over 900 square miles, a density of about 190 people per square mile. Its median home value, $293,000, ranks #18 among the state's 250 counties with data.

Zooming out: of 3133 counties nationwide with published Census figures, only 271 record a higher median tax bill than Midland County — it sits in the top 9% nationally. The county holds roughly 0.6% of Texas's people. Its homes are worth more than the state norm (median $293,000 versus $260,400), and a decade at the derived rate of 1.26% adds up to about 12.62% of the median home's value in tax. The cheapest county in the state, Crockett County, medians $466 — $3,231 less than Midland County per year.

Counties nearest Midland County in the Texas ranking

Midland County and its population peers

Population is a useful lens on these figures, so the table below sets Midland County beside the counties closest to it in population anywhere in the country — communities of a similar scale operating under different state and local tax systems. Ranked by median tax paid within this peer group of 9, Midland County's $3,697 bill is #3 of 9.

The closest population match is Winnebago County, Wisconsin (171,357 residents), where the median real estate tax paid is $3,573 on a median home value of $208,600 — $124 more than Midland County pays.

Inside Texas itself, the counties closest to Midland County in population are Guadalupe County (178,368 residents, median tax $4,270 on a median value of $285,900); Comal County (174,552 residents, median tax $4,827 on a median value of $398,800); Ector County (163,206 residents, median tax $2,438 on a median value of $190,500); Kaufman County (160,718 residents, median tax $5,036 on a median value of $290,800). 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

As an illustration of the arithmetic: at Midland County's derived rate of 1.26%, a home valued at $400,000 would carry a tax bill of roughly $5,048 a year. That is only an illustration using the derived rate — a real bill is computed from the property's assessed value, its exemptions, and the combined rates of its specific taxing districts, so it can be higher or lower.

The usual sequence is: the local assessor values the property; exemptions are applied; the taxable value is multiplied by the combined local rates; and the county bills and collects the tax, distributing it to the schools, municipalities and districts that levied it.

Illustrative bills in Midland County at the derived rate

The derived rate of 1.26% is only an estimate built from medians, but applying it to different home values gives a sense of scale for Midland County — and a quick way to compare with the state derived rate of 1.58% and the US figure of 0.98%:

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 Midland County

If your bill looks wrong, work through these steps:

1. Get your property record card from the assessor and check the basics — living area, lot size, bedrooms, condition, and any exemptions you should have.
2. Compare your assessed value with recent sale prices of similar homes in Midland County.
3. Talk to the assessor's office informally first; clear errors are often fixed without a hearing.
4. If needed, file a formal appeal with the local review board before the deadline on your assessment notice, with your evidence attached.
5. Keep paying the bill as issued while the appeal runs, unless your notice says otherwise — unpaid taxes accrue penalties regardless of an appeal.

More Texas counties

• Comal County, TX — $4,827
• Guadalupe County, TX — $4,270
• Ector County, TX — $2,438
• Kaufman County, TX — $5,036
• Parker County, TX — $4,978
• Johnson County, TX — $3,259

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