Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Val Verde County is $1,255.00 per year, based on a median home value of $81,000.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.55% of property value.

Val Verde 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, Val Verde County is ranked 79th by median property taxes, and 68th by median tax as percentage of home value.

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79th out of 254 By median yearly property tax

68th out of 254 By percentage of median home value

64th out of 254 By percentage of median income

You can see how Val Verde 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 Val Verde County are the responsibility of the Val Verde County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Del Rio, Texas.

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