Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in San Patricio County is $1,552.00 per year, based on a median home value of $88,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.76% of property value.

San Patricio 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, San Patricio County is ranked 53rd by median property taxes, and 30th by median tax as percentage of home value.

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53rd out of 254 By median yearly property tax

30th out of 254 By percentage of median home value

62nd out of 254 By percentage of median income

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

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