How are property tax rates determined in Texas?

Property tax rates in Texas are set by each taxing district (municipality, school district, park district, library, etc.) based on their annual levy (the amount of tax revenue they need). The rate is calculated by dividing the levy by the total assessed value of all property in the district.

What is the composite tax rate?

The composite tax rate is the sum of all overlapping taxing district rates that apply to a specific property. A typical property may be taxed by several overlapping districts. The composite rate determines your total tax bill when multiplied by your property's assessed value.

Why do tax rates vary within the same town?

Properties within the same municipality can have different composite rates because overlapping districts (school, park, fire, library) have different boundaries. A home in one school district may have a different rate than a home two blocks away in a different school district.

Ranger, TX

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Property Tax — Tax Year 2025 (payable 2026)i

TX Comptroller

Composite Ratei

2.02%–2.24%-0.3%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

0.7171%+7.4%YoY33.6% of total

Effective Ratei

2.02%–2.24%

Est. Annual Taxi

$1K–$1K

Median Home Valuei

$66,000

Total Leviedi

$32.6M

Tax Per Capitai

$257

Rate varies by school district. Your actual rate depends on which school district your property falls in.

Rate Trend — click a year to explorei

20242025

Municipal

Other Districts

Where Your Tax Dollar Goesi

$0.41 Lingleville ISD

$0.38 Huckabay ISD

$0.38 De Leon ISD

$0.37 Eastland ISD

$0.36 Gorman ISD

$0.35 Cross Plains ISD

$0.35 Rising Star ISD

$0.34 City of Ranger

$0.31 Ranger ISD

$0.30 Cisco ISD

$0.16 Eastland County

$0.09 Cisco College District

$0.06 Eastland Memorial Hospital District

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$50K

$1,010–$1,122

$100K

$2,020–$2,245

$150K

$3,030–$3,367

$200K

$4,041–$4,489

$250K

$5,051–$5,611

$300K

$6,061–$6,734

$350K

$7,071–$7,856

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($66K)

13 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

Lingleville ISDUnit K-12i

40.6%0.8664%

$440K levied

Huckabay ISDUnit K-12i

38.1%0.8134%

$18K levied

De Leon ISDUnit K-12i

37.9%0.8073%

$314K levied

Eastland ISDUnit K-12i

36.9%0.7869%

$6.4M levied

Gorman ISDUnit K-12i

36.1%0.7688%

$1.7M levied

Cross Plains ISDUnit K-12i

35.5%0.7575%

$452K levied

Rising Star ISDUnit K-12i

35.4%0.7552%

$609K levied

City of Rangeri

33.6%0.7171%

$678K levied

Ranger ISDUnit K-12i

31%0.6611%

$1.5M levied

Cisco ISDUnit K-12i

30.1%0.6422%

$6.7M levied

Eastland Countyi

15.9%0.3400%

$10.3M levied

Cisco College Districti

9.4%0.2000%

$2.3M levied

Eastland Memorial Hospital Districti

5.7%0.1210%

$1.1M levied