Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Moore County is $1,138.00 per year, based on a median home value of $83,100.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.37% of property value.

Moore 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, Moore County is ranked 98th by median property taxes, and 115th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Moore County has lower property taxes than many other Texas counties. The median home value is $83,100.00, compared to the median property value in Texas of $125,800.00

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98th out of 254 By median yearly property tax

115th out of 254 By percentage of median home value

116th out of 254 By percentage of median income

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

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