Property Tax & Income in Lynn County, Texas
Lynn County has an effective property tax rate of 1.77%. On the median home value of $147,300, that's roughly $2,604 per year. Median household income is $73,679.
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 | Lynn County | Texas (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.77% | 1.18% |
| Median home value1 | $147,300 | — |
| 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 Lynn County, TX
Homes in Lynn County, Texas, are affordable by most standards, with a median value of $147,300. Property taxes run higher than much of the state, though. The effective rate of 1.768% sits well above Texas's 1.183% median and ranks 9th among the state's 250 counties. On a median-valued home, that works out to about $2,604 a year in real-estate taxes. Households here bring in a median of $73,679, while per-capita income is $37,797. Buyers looking in Tahoka, Wilson, or New Home should weigh the lower purchase prices against a tax bill that outpaces both the state and national norms — the U.S. median effective rate is just 0.794%. The tradeoff is straightforward: cheaper entry prices, but steeper ongoing costs than many other places.