Property tax in Texas County, Missouri
In Texas County, the property tax bill comes from the Texas County Collector/Treasurer. The 2026 bill is due December 31, 2026. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Texas County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Texas County, Missouri is $713 a year, which is about 0.49% of the county's median home value of $146,700. That effective rate is lower than the typical Missouri county (0.7%) and lower than the national median (0.81%). These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024); your own bill depends on your home's assessed value and any exemptions.
Who sends the property tax bill in Texas County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Texas County Collector/Treasurer. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Texas County Assessor, which is who to ask if the value looks wrong. For how to look up and pay the bill, go to the county's own payment information.
The Texas County Assessor values property and the Collector/Treasurer sends one bill and distributes the money to every taxing body. Online payments go through the county's outside payment portal, and phone payments are taken at 877-690-3729 (enter code 3512). If your mortgage lender pays your taxes but the bill came to you, the lender did not request it; forward the bill to the lender. The 2026 senior credit enrollment and the county's 2026 appeal dates have passed, but an appeal from a Board of Equalization decision can still go to the State Tax Commission by September 30, 2026, or within 30 days of the Board's decision if that is later.
When are property taxes due in Texas County?
For the 2026 bill, Texas County has one due date: December 31, 2026. One annual payment. Missouri law makes real estate taxes still unpaid on January 1 delinquent, so December 31 is the last day to pay; December 31, 2026 is a Thursday. A mailed payment counts as paid on its postmark date. The county's own pages do not print the due date. Taxes unpaid on January 1 are delinquent, and penalties and interest set by state law are added. Real estate with delinquent taxes can be offered at the county's annual land tax certificate sale, held on the fourth Monday in August.
From Texas County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. The county had not posted a calendar labeled for this cycle when we checked, so these dates come from state law and the county's standing schedule; the date on your bill is the one that binds you.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Texas County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Texas County's average effective rate of 0.49% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $719 / year
Property tax in Texas County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $713 |
| Median home value | $146,700 |
| Effective tax rate | 0.49% |
| Typical Missouri county rate | 0.7% |
| National median county rate | 0.81% |
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid divided by median home value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
How does Texas County compare in Missouri?
Among Missouri's 115 counties, Texas County has the 103rd highest effective property-tax rate: 102 rank higher and 12 rank lower. That places it among the least taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 2664th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Missouri county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Texas County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Texas County's 7,338 owner-occupied homes, 0.9% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 6.4% pay at least $2,000, and 54.2% pay under $800. Another 4.9% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 3,980 | 54.2% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 1,959 | 26.7% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 569 | 7.8% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 401 | 5.5% |
| $3,000 or more | 69 | 0.9% |
| No property tax paid | 360 | 4.9% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $738 and owners without one pay $683. That is within 10% either way, so in Texas County paying off the house does not go with a noticeably different bill. Census table B25103.
How does the Texas County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $713 is about 1.3% of the median income of Texas County homeowner households, $56,267 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 77.2% of Texas County's occupied homes are lived in by their owners; renters pay property tax too, just folded into rent.
Have property taxes gone up in Texas County?
Yes. The median bill went from $577 in 2015-2019 to $713 in 2020-2024, a 23.6% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 31.3%, from $111,700 to $146,700. Bills rose more slowly than values, which is what assessment caps and falling millage rates do: the county is taxing a smaller share of each home's worth.
Two Census ACS 5-year periods with no survey years in common, in each period's own dollars. A change counts only if it exceeds the combined 90% margin of error.
Property tax in counties next to Texas County
Texas County borders 8 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phelps County, MO | 0.64% | $1,312 | $206,500 |
| Pulaski County, MO | 0.61% | $1,159 | $189,800 |
| Laclede County, MO | 0.6% | $1,011 | $168,400 |
| Dent County, MO | 0.52% | $878 | $167,500 |
| Howell County, MO | 0.5% | $872 | $173,000 |
| Texas County, MO (this county) | 0.49% | $713 | $146,700 |
| Douglas County, MO | 0.44% | $740 | $168,200 |
| Shannon County, MO | 0.43% | $676 | $157,500 |
| Wright County, MO | 0.4% | $640 | $160,100 |
How is a home assessed in Texas County?
Missouri assesses homes at 19% of market value in every county, Texas County included. How Missouri assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Texas County?
No. Missouri has no general homestead exemption; relief comes through the income-tested Property Tax Credit and the county-option senior freeze. That is the Missouri rule, and it applies in Texas County. Missouri's exemptions and relief programs in full.
On top of the Missouri programs, Texas County runs its own:
- Texas County Tax Credit (senior property tax freeze): Texas County offers the senior property tax credit that Missouri law lets counties adopt: an owner who will be 62 or older by December 31 of the tax year, lives in the home as a primary residence, is liable for its real estate tax and is current on it can have future taxes held at the amount set in the first year they are approved. It is not an exemption, and later improvements to the property are taxed separately. Applications need proof of residency, the warranty deed and the prior year's real estate tax receipt, returned to the Collector or Assessor; the 2026 enrollment period ran February 1 to April 1. Apply by April 1.
How to appeal your Texas County property assessment
In Texas County you appeal to the Texas County Board of Equalization (appeal forms go to the County Clerk's office). The deadline: Talk to the Assessor's office first; the county set June 26, 2026 as the informal review deadline. The Board of Equalization appeal form was due July 13, 2026, with hearings on July 22, 2026; both dates have passed for 2026. A further appeal to the Missouri State Tax Commission is due by September 30 or 30 days after the Board's decision, whichever is later. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against the official appeal rules.
How Missouri's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Missouri rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Missouri page.
Work out your own numbers
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How much house can I afford?
Your income, debts and down payment against the 28/36 rule lenders actually use, with Texas County's tax rate to hand.
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Mortgage calculator
Monthly payment with principal, interest, tax and insurance, plus what an extra payment saves you.
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Missouri income tax
Brackets, standard deduction and what Missouri actually taxes.
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Sales tax in Texas County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Texas County, Missouri: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020-2024), tables B25103, B25077, B25102, B25119 and B25003; the five-year comparison uses the 2015-2019 estimates. Neighboring counties: Census county adjacency file.