Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Van Zandt County is $1,173.00 per year, based on a median home value of $95,900.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 1.22% of property value.

Van Zandt 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, Van Zandt County is ranked 89th by median property taxes, and 164th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Van Zandt County has lower property taxes than many other Texas counties. The median home value is $95,900.00, compared to the median property value in Texas of $125,800.00

Property tax assessments in Van Zandt County are the responsibility of the Van Zandt County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Canton, Texas.

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