Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Jones County is $730.00 per year, based on a median home value of $51,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.41% of property value.

Jones 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, Jones County is ranked 192nd by median property taxes, and 96th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Jones County collects a median of 1.41% 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 Jones County is $74,100.00 lower than the Texas median property value of $125,800.00.

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192nd out of 254 By median yearly property tax

96th out of 254 By percentage of median home value

195th out of 254 By percentage of median income

You can see how Jones 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 Jones County are the responsibility of the Jones County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Anson, Texas.

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