What Tarrant County property tax looks like
Among the 30 counties covered here, Tarrant County has the 4th highest effective rate and the 10th highest median bill. Every $100,000 of value carries about $1,772 of tax a year at this rate.
On a $400,000 purchase that comes to roughly $7,088 a year, or $591 a month. Priced at the Texas average rate instead, the same home would cost $64 a month less in tax.
The Tarrant Appraisal District sets the value. The county, the Tarrant County Hospital District and the Tarrant County College District levy on every address, with the school district and city on top.
Parcel-level values and tax history are published by the Tarrant Appraisal District.
Example monthly payment at the median home value
Borrowing $235,280 against a $294,100 Tarrant County home (20% down, 6.5% for 30 years, illustrative rather than quoted) works out as follows.
| Component | Per month |
|---|---|
| Principal and interest | $1,487 |
| Property tax | $434 |
| Homeowners insurance | $150 |
| Mortgage insurance (PMI) | $0 |
| Total | $2,071 |
Property tax is 21.0% of the $2,071 total, so a lender escrowing it would set aside about $434 each month toward the Tarrant County bill.
How reliable this figure is
For Tarrant County the Census Bureau reports a 90% margin of error of ±$55 on the $5,211 median tax and ±$1,888 on the $294,100 median value, so the 1.772% rate is a county-wide average rather than the rate on any one bill.
These medians describe today's owners, not today's buyers. How Texas values and caps a home, including what resets on sale, is set out on the Texas page.
Counties with a similar rate
Also in Texas: Bexar County (1.814%), Dallas County (1.680%), Harris County (1.718%).
Frequently asked questions
What is the property tax rate in Tarrant County, TX?
The effective rate is 1.772%, which is the median real estate tax paid ($5,211) divided by the median home value ($294,100) in the Census Bureau's 2019-2023 estimates.
How much is property tax on a $400,000 home in Tarrant County?
At this county's effective rate the figure is about $7,088 a year, or $591 a month. That is $64 a month more than the Texas average rate of 1.58% would give on the same price.
How much of a Tarrant County monthly mortgage payment is property tax?
On a $294,100 home with 20% down at 6.5% over 30 years, property tax is about $434 of a $2,071 total monthly payment, or 21.0%.
Is property tax in Tarrant County high compared with the rest of Texas?
Tarrant County's 1.772% is 0.19 percentage points above the 1.58% Texas average, and its $5,211 median bill ranks 10th of the 30 counties covered here, with the rate ranking 4th.
Source and method
Census American Community Survey, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates, released December 2024. For Tarrant County: B25103 median tax $5,211, B25077 median value $294,100, B25003 456,632 owner-occupied homes. Formulas are on the methodology page; every result is an estimate, not a quote or tax advice.