Property tax in Reeves County, Texas

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The median property tax bill in Reeves County, Texas is $1,271 a year, which is about 1.08% of the county's median home value of $118,000. 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 Reeves County

Enter a home's market value for a ballpark at Reeves County's average effective rate of 1.08% (Census). The real bill depends on the home's assessed value, the millage where it sits and any exemptions.


Estimated property tax: $1,274 / year

Property tax in Reeves County at a glance

Reeves County, Texas property tax (Census ACS, reviewed September 23, 2026)
MeasureValue
Median annual property tax$1,271
Median home value$118,000
Effective tax rate1.08%
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 Reeves County compare in Texas?

Among Texas's 250 counties, Reeves County has the 165th highest effective property-tax rate: 164 rank higher and 85 rank lower. That is on the lower side for Texas. Nationally, it ranks 948th of 3135 US counties by effective rate. See every Texas county ranked.

How much do homeowners in Reeves County actually pay?

The median is only the middle bill. Across Reeves County's 3,113 owner-occupied homes, 15.3% pay $3,000 or more a year in property tax, 28.1% pay at least $2,000, and 31.2% 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 Reeves County homeowners (Census ACS 2020-2024)
Annual billHomesShare
Under $80097231.2%
$800 to $1,49969822.4%
$1,500 to $1,99938812.5%
$2,000 to $2,99939812.8%
$3,000 or more47515.3%
No property tax paid1825.8%

Owners with a mortgage pay a median of $1,956 and owners without one pay $999. 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 Reeves County property tax bill compare with local incomes?

The median property tax bill of $1,271 is about 1.7% of the median income of Reeves County homeowner households, $73,319 a year. That compares two middles, so a retiree in a long-held home can pay a far larger share. 73.7% of Reeves 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 Reeves County?

Yes. The median bill went from $816 in 2015-2019 to $1,271 in 2020-2024, a 55.8% rise. Over the same span the median home value moved 82.1%, from $64,800 to $118,000. 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 Reeves County

Reeves County borders 6 counties, 1 of them across the state line.

Reeves County and its neighbors, highest effective rate first (Census ACS 2020-2024)
CountyEffective rateMedian billMedian home value
Reeves County, TX (this county)1.08%$1,271$118,000
Pecos County, TX1.03%$1,707$165,700
Culberson County, TX0.97%$769$79,300
Ward County, TX0.64%$965$150,700
Jeff Davis County, TX0.6%$1,365$226,200
Eddy County, NM0.52%$1,095$212,600
Loving County, TXnot publishednot publishednot published

How is a home assessed in Reeves County?

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

Is there a homestead exemption in Reeves 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 Reeves County. Texas's exemptions and relief programs in full.

When are property taxes due in Reeves 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. Reeves County issues and collects the bill, so the dates printed on your statement are the ones that bind you.

How to appeal your Reeves 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; Reeves 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.

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