Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Hays County is $3,417.00 per year, based on a median home value of $173,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.97% of property value.

Hays County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the two-hundred-fifty-four counties in Texas, Hays County is ranked 9th by median property taxes, and 21st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Hays County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Hays County is $173,300.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $125,800.00

• County Tax Comparison
• National Tax Comparison
• Other Texas Counties
• Property Lookup

9th out of 254 By median yearly property tax

21st out of 254 By percentage of median home value

5th out of 254 By percentage of median income

You can see how Hays 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 Hays County are the responsibility of the Hays County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in San Marcos, Texas.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Hays County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Hays County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Hays County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Hays 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 Hays County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).