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Texas is famous for having absolutely zero state income tax, making it a massive draw for out-of-state remote workers. However, local municipalities fund their schools and services primarily through property taxes. Consequently, Texas has some of the highest property tax rates in the nation.
While the national average property tax rate hovers around 0.99%, many counties in Texas (particularly around Austin, Dallas, and Houston) routinely see effective tax rates between 1.8% and 2.5%.
For example, if you buy a $500,000 home in Travis County with a 2.2% tax rate:
This is why using a localized Texas Mortgage Calculator is crucial. If you only look at Principal and Interest, you might severely underestimate your actual monthly housing cost. Simply type your targeted Texas ZIP code into our calculator above to fetch real localized tax estimates.
Thankfully, Texas offers robust ways to legally lower your property tax burden, the most powerful being the Homestead Exemption.
The county bills you yearly (usually due in January). However, almost all mortgage lenders require you to pay 1/12th of that annual bill every month into an "Escrow" account. The lender then pays the county on your behalf at the end of the year to ensure the home is never seized for tax delinquency.
Texas is one of the few states that does strictly regulate title insurance premiums. Meaning, you cannot "shop around" for a cheaper title insurance rate-the state sets the exact price algorithmically based on the purchase price of the home.
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