Property tax in Camp County, Texas

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The median property tax bill in Camp County, Texas is $1,901 a year, which is about 1.1% of the county's median home value of $173,100. That effective rate is lower than the typical Texas county (1.19%) and higher 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.

Estimate the property tax on a home in Camp County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Camp County's average effective rate of 1.1% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.


Estimated property tax: $1,904 / year

Property tax in Camp County at a glance

Camp County, Texas property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
MeasureValue
Median annual property tax$1,901
Median home value$173,100
Effective tax rate1.1%
Typical Texas county rate1.19%
National median county rate0.81%

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 Camp County compare in Texas?

Among Texas's 250 counties, Camp County has the 153rd highest effective property-tax rate: 152 rank higher and 97 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Texas. Nationally, it ranks 911th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Texas county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Camp County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Camp County's 3,733 owner-occupied homes, 24.7% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 44.7% pay at least $2,000, and 17.3% pay under $800. Another 5.8% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.

Annual property tax paid by Camp County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual billHomesShare
Under $80064717.3%
$800 to $1,49973919.8%
$1,500 to $1,99946312.4%
$2,000 to $2,99974520%
$3,000 or more92124.7%
No property tax paid2185.8%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $2,661 and owners without one pay $1,409. Owners who have paid off a home have usually held it longer, and in states that cap how fast an existing owner's assessment can rise, long-held homes carry lower assessed values. Census table B25103.

How does the Camp County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,901 is about 2.6% of the median income of Camp County homeowner households, $73,029 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 77.5% of Camp 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 Camp County?

Yes. The median bill went from $1,300 in 2015-2019 to $1,901 in 2020-2024, a 46.2% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 70.4%, from $101,600 to $173,100. 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 Camp County

Camp County borders 5 counties.

Camp County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
CountyEffective rateMedian billMedian home value
Titus County, TX1.2%$2,096$174,000
Upshur County, TX1.19%$1,993$167,800
Morris County, TX1.1%$1,329$120,400
Camp County, TX (this county)1.1%$1,901$173,100
Franklin County, TX0.89%$2,023$226,300
Wood County, TX0.88%$1,900$216,500

How is a home assessed in Camp County?

Texas assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Camp County included. How Texas assesses and reappraises homes.

Is there a homestead exemption in Camp County?

Yes. Texas exempts $140,000 of a home's value from school-district taxes, and local taxing units may add an exemption of up to 20% of value. That is the Texas rule, and it applies in Camp County. Texas's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Camp County?

Bills are mailed starting in October; taxes are due on receipt and delinquent February 1 (the standard January 31 deadline). Set and collected by local taxing units; certain age-65+/disabled owners may pay in installments.

That is the Texas rule. Camp County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Camp County property assessment

You contest the assessed value with the Appraisal Review Board (ARB). The filing deadline is typically May 15. That is the Texas rule; Camp County sets the exact dates and forms. The Texas appeal process step by step.

Texas rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Texas page.

Work out your own numbers

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