Property Tax in San Patricio County, Texas

What the San Patricio County numbers mean

The median is the midpoint of the county's actual bills: half of San Patricio County homeowners pay more than $2,754 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 $180,400, the median bill works out to a derived effective rate of 1.53%. 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.

San Patricio County by the numbers

*Estimate derived from Census medians (tax ÷ value), not an official rate.

San Patricio County at a glance

• Median tax rank in Texas: #50 of 250 counties
• Median home value rank in Texas: #88 of 250
• Population rank in Texas: #53 of 250 (69,519 residents)
• Population density rank: #47 of 250 (100 people per square mile)
• Land area rank in Texas: #216 of 250 (693 sq mi, 0.3% of the combined county land area)
• Median tax as a monthly figure: $230; per $1,000 of home value: $1.53

How San Patricio County compares

Of the 250 Texas counties with published data, 49 have a higher median property tax bill than San Patricio County's $2,754, putting the county at #50 in the state. Its bill is about 33% lower than the state median of $4,111 and about 7% lower 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 1.53%, versus 0.98% derived nationally, and the median home value ranks #88 within Texas.

Some extra context for San Patricio County: the median bill works out to about $230 a month, and the derived rate equals roughly $1,527 of tax per $100,000 of home value. The county is home to 69,519 people — the #53 most populous county in Texas, spread over 693 square miles, a density of about 100 people per square mile. Its median home value, $180,400, ranks #88 among the state's 250 counties with data.

Zooming out: of 3133 counties nationwide with published Census figures, only 548 record a higher median tax bill than San Patricio County — it sits in the top 18% nationally. The county holds roughly 0.2% of Texas's people. Its homes are worth less than the state norm (median $180,400 versus $260,400), and a decade at the derived rate of 1.53% adds up to about 15.27% of the median home's value in tax. The cheapest county in the state, Crockett County, medians $466 — $2,288 less than San Patricio County per year.

Counties nearest San Patricio County in the Texas ranking

San Patricio County and its population peers

For a like-for-like sense of scale, compare San Patricio County with its national population peers: the counties nearest to its 69,519 residents, listed in the table below with their own Census medians. Of the 9 counties in that group, San Patricio County's median bill of $2,754 is #3 of 9.

The closest population match is Harrison County, Texas (69,584 residents), where the median real estate tax paid is $1,811 on a median home value of $178,200 — $943 more than San Patricio County pays.

San Patricio County's nearest population neighbours within Texas are Wise County (72,359 residents, median tax $3,293 on a median value of $277,200); Harrison County (69,584 residents, median tax $1,811 on a median value of $178,200); Starr County (65,809 residents, median tax $1,047 on a median value of $93,300); Nacogdoches County (64,897 residents, median tax $1,464 on a median value of $158,200). Comparing them is a reminder that even inside one state's rules, the bill follows local home values and local district rates more than anything decided at the state level.

How the tax is worked out

As an illustration of the arithmetic: at San Patricio County's derived rate of 1.53%, a home valued at $400,000 would carry a tax bill of roughly $6,108 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 San Patricio County at the derived rate

The derived rate of 1.53% is only an estimate built from medians, but applying it to different home values gives a sense of scale for San Patricio 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 San Patricio 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 San Patricio 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

• Harrison County, TX — $1,811
• Wise County, TX — $3,293
• Starr County, TX — $1,047
• Nacogdoches County, TX — $1,464
• Hood County, TX — $3,240
• Van Zandt County, TX — $2,204

Frequently asked questions