Property Tax & Income in Brown County, Texas
Brown County has an effective property tax rate of 1.11%. On the median home value of $158,900, that's roughly $1,770 per year. Median household income is $57,470.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Brown County | Texas (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.11% | 1.18% |
| Median home value1 | $158,900 | — |
| State income tax3 | No state income tax | No state income tax |
| State sales tax3 | 8.20% combined | 8.20% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Brown County, TX
In Brown County, Texas, where Brownwood anchors a trio of communities alongside Early and Blanket, buying a home comes with a property tax rate of 1.114% — below the statewide median of 1.183% and ranked 149th out of 250 Texas counties. A median-priced home at $158,900 carries an annual real-estate tax bill near $1,770. That pairing of affordable housing stock and a rate that trails most of the state makes the county a plausible option for buyers who want to keep ownership costs contained. Households here earn a median of $57,470, with per-capita income at $31,180, so the yearly tax outlay amounts to a modest slice of a family's budget. Nationally, the median effective rate sits at 0.794%, meaning buyers comparing Brown County against markets elsewhere will find it pricier on taxes but considerably cheaper on purchase price.