Property Tax & Income in Guadalupe County, Texas
Guadalupe County has an effective property tax rate of 1.43%. On the median home value of $304,400, that's roughly $4,343 per year. Median household income is $92,375.
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 | Guadalupe County | Texas (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.43% | 1.18% |
| Median home value1 | $304,400 | — |
| 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 Guadalupe County, TX
Guadalupe County's effective property tax rate of 1.427% sits noticeably above Texas's statewide median of 1.183%, placing it 62nd among the state's 250 counties. That gap matters in a state where property taxes already run high, and it means a home valued at the median $304,400 carries an estimated annual tax bill of $4,343. Against the national median rate of 0.794%, the county's figure is nearly double. For a household earning the median $92,375, that tax bill consumes a meaningful share of income, though per-capita income of $40,669 suggests a fairly broad economic base. Communities such as Seguin, along with Mc Queeney and Staples, anchor the county. The takeaway: homeowners here face a rate that outpaces both state and national norms, so buyers weighing a move to the area should budget accordingly.