Property Tax & Income in Upshur County, Texas
Upshur County has an effective property tax rate of 1.19%. On the median home value of $167,800, that's roughly $1,993 per year. Median household income is $66,208.
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 | Upshur County | Texas (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.19% | 1.18% |
| Median home value1 | $167,800 | — |
| 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 Upshur County, TX
Upshur County's effective property tax rate of 1.188% edges past Texas's statewide median of 1.183%, placing it 125th among the state's 250 counties — squarely in the middle of the pack. That near-match with the state figure matters because Texas already taxes property far more heavily than most of the country; the national median sits at just 0.794%. Homes around Gilmer and the county's other communities carry a median value of $167,800, generating an annual tax bill near $1,993. With median household income at $66,208 and per-capita income of $33,097, that levy takes a noticeable bite out of local budgets, though it stays close to what Texans elsewhere pay. Anyone weighing a move here should expect property taxes roughly in line with state norms and well above what a buyer would encounter in much of the rest of the nation.