Property Tax & Income in Presidio County, Texas
Presidio County has an effective property tax rate of 1.24%. On the median home value of $121,300, that's roughly $1,506 per year. Median household income is $43,802.
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 | Presidio County | Texas (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.24% | 1.18% |
| Median home value1 | $121,300 | — |
| 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 Presidio County, TX
Presidio County offers an unusual combination for buyers: home values that sit well below many parts of Texas, paired with a tax rate that runs slightly above the state median. At a median value of $121,300, the annual real-estate tax bill comes to about $1,506 — an effective rate of 1.242%, compared with Texas's 1.183% average and a national median of 0.794%. That ranking places the county 111th of 250 statewide, so the tax rate itself isn't a bargain, but the low entry price keeps absolute costs down. Household income here averages $43,802, with per-capita income at $23,915, meaning the tax bill absorbs a meaningful share of earnings. Marfa, the county's best-known town, anchors a region where buying in remains cheaper than in much of the state, even if the rate runs higher.