Property tax in Nueces County, Texas
In Nueces County, the property tax bill comes from the Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector. The 2026 bill is due January 31, 2027. You can look up and pay the bill on the county's own payment page. Taken from Nueces County's own pages, checked September 23, 2026.
The median property tax bill in Nueces County, Texas is $3,330 a year, which is about 1.59% of the county's median home value of $208,800. That effective rate is higher 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.
Who sends the property tax bill in Nueces County, and how do you pay it?
The bill comes from the Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector. The value it is based on is set by a separate office, the Nueces Central Appraisal District (NCAD), 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 Nueces County Tax Office collects the county's tax and, by its own count, taxes for 31 other units, including six cities, twelve school districts and several special districts; the units taxing a home are listed on its bill. Online and phone payments by card cost 2.15% (minimum $2.00), and online checks cost $0.50. Mailed payments go to Nueces County Tax Assessor-Collector, P.O. Box 2810, Corpus Christi, Texas 78403, with the property tax account number. The tax office does not prorate taxes. Emergency service district taxes can appear on a bill even for over-65 owners who pay no other tax, because those districts do not have to grant the exemptions. The appraisal district, not the tax office, sets values and approves exemptions.
When are property taxes due in Nueces County?
For the 2026 bill, Nueces County has one due date: January 31, 2027. Taxes are due when the bill arrives and must be paid by January 31. January 31, 2027 is a Sunday, and under state law a payment made on the next regular business day, Monday, February 1, 2027, is on time. If no bill has arrived by mid-December, the tax office asks owners to call for another one; not receiving a bill does not excuse penalty and interest. Homeowners who are 65 or older, disabled, or disabled veterans with a homestead exemption may pay in four equal installments without penalty or interest: the first before February 1 with notice to the tax office, then before April 1, June 1 and August 1. The county's own FAQ lists August 3 for the last payment, but state law sets August 1. In 2027 July 31 is a Saturday, so under state law the last installment is on time if paid by Monday, August 2; a payment on August 3 would be late. Taxes not paid on time are delinquent from February 1 (for this bill, a payment made on Monday, February 1, 2027 still counts as on time because January 31 is a Sunday). State law adds a 6% penalty plus 1% interest in February; the penalty rises 1% a month and reaches 12% on July 1, and interest keeps adding 1% a month until the tax is paid. Taxes still delinquent on July 1 can also be charged a collection penalty of up to 20%.
From Nueces County's published schedule, checked September 23, 2026. If a date falls on a weekend or holiday, the county's own rules on the next business day apply.
Estimate the property tax on a home in Nueces County
Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Nueces County's average effective rate of 1.59% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.
Estimated property tax: $3,320 / year
Property tax in Nueces County at a glance
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median annual property tax | $3,330 |
| Median home value | $208,800 |
| Effective tax rate | 1.59% |
| Typical Texas county rate | 1.19% |
| 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 Nueces County compare in Texas?
Among Texas's 250 counties, Nueces County has the 30th highest effective property-tax rate: 29 rank higher and 220 rank lower. That places it among the most heavily taxed counties in the state. Nationally, it ranks 270th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Texas county ranked.
How much do homeowners in Nueces County actually pay?
The median is only the middle bill. Across Nueces County's 78,272 owner-occupied homes, 48.5% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 61.3% pay at least $2,000, and 12.5% pay under $800. Another 10.6% report paying no property tax at all, which usually means an exemption covers the whole bill.
| Annual bill | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $800 | 9,823 | 12.5% |
| $800 to $1,499 | 7,349 | 9.4% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 4,815 | 6.2% |
| $2,000 to $2,999 | 10,032 | 12.8% |
| $3,000 or more | 37,992 | 48.5% |
| No property tax paid | 8,261 | 10.6% |
Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $4,268 and owners without one pay $2,282. 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 Nueces County property tax bill compare with local incomes?
The median property tax bill of $3,330 is about 3.9% of the median income of Nueces County homeowner households, $84,894 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 59.7% of Nueces 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 Nueces County?
Yes. The median bill went from $2,578 in 2015-2019 to $3,330 in 2020-2024, a 29.2% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 50.5%, from $138,700 to $208,800. 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 Nueces County
Nueces County borders 4 counties.
| County | Effective rate | Median bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nueces County, TX (this county) | 1.59% | $3,330 | $208,800 |
| San Patricio County, TX | 1.49% | $2,866 | $192,400 |
| Kleberg County, TX | 1.47% | $2,369 | $161,300 |
| Jim Wells County, TX | 1.15% | $1,426 | $123,600 |
| Aransas County, TX | 1.02% | $2,705 | $265,400 |
How is a home assessed in Nueces County?
Texas assesses homes at 100% of market value in every county, Nueces County included. How Texas assesses and reappraises homes.
Is there a homestead exemption in Nueces 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 Nueces County. Texas's exemptions and relief programs in full.
How to appeal your Nueces County property assessment
In Nueces County you appeal to the Nueces Central Appraisal District Appraisal Review Board (ARB). The deadline: File a protest with the Appraisal Review Board by May 15, or within 30 days after your notice of appraised value is delivered, whichever is later. This deadline is set by state law for every Texas county. How to file. Checked September 23, 2026 against state law, because Nueces County does not restate them on its own pages.
How Texas's appeal process works, including the next level if the first one turns you down.
Texas rules from primary state sources, reviewed September 7, 2026; sources on the Texas page.
Work out your own numbers
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Sales tax in Nueces County
The other local tax: combined state and local rate for this county.
Sources
- Median real estate taxes paid and median home value for Nueces County, Texas: 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.