Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Falls County is $794.00 per year, based on a median home value of $59,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.33% of property value.

Falls County collects relatively high property taxes, and is ranked in the top half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections. Of the two-hundred-fifty-four counties in Texas, Falls County is ranked 174th by median property taxes, and 129th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Falls County collects a median of 1.33% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Texas. This is partially because the median property value in Falls County is $66,300.00 lower than the Texas median property value of $125,800.00.

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174th out of 254 By median yearly property tax

129th out of 254 By percentage of median home value

100th out of 254 By percentage of median income

You can see how Falls County (highlighted in green) compares to the two-hundred-fifty-four other counties in Texas with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Texas, see our Texas county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Texas counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Falls County are the responsibility of the Falls County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Marlin, Texas.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Falls County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Falls County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Falls County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Falls County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Falls County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).