Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Upton County is $359.00 per year, based on a median home value of $42,800.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.84% of property value.

Upton 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, Upton County is ranked 252nd by median property taxes, and 235th by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Upton County collects a median of 0.84% 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 Upton County is $83,000.00 lower than the Texas median property value of $125,800.00.

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252nd out of 254 By median yearly property tax

235th out of 254 By percentage of median home value

254th out of 254 By percentage of median income

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

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