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.

Sanctuary, TX Property Tax Rate 2026 — Full Breakdown by District

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Property Tax — Tax Year 2025 (payable 2026)i

TX Comptroller

Composite Ratei

1.31%–1.87%-2.7%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

0.1500%+0%YoY9.4% of total

Effective Ratei

1.31%–1.87%

Est. Annual Taxi

$3K–$5K

Median Home Valuei

$255,000

Total Leviedi

$387.9M

Tax Per Capitai

$297

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

$0.78 Brock ISD

$0.75 Aledo ISD

$0.73 Peaster ISD

$0.68 Azle ISD

$0.67 Millsap ISD

$0.66 Lipan ISD

$0.65 Weatherford ISD

$0.65 Springtown ISD

$0.61 Mineral Wells ISD

$0.58 Granbury ISD

$0.52 Perrin-Whitt CISD

$0.48 Poolville ISD

$0.43 Garner ISD

$0.18 Parker County

$0.09 City of Sanctuary

$0.07 Weatherford Junior College District

$0.05 Parker County Hospital District

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$150K

$1,972–$2,802

$200K

$2,630–$3,736

$250K

$3,287–$4,670

$300K

$3,944–$5,603

$350K

$4,602–$6,537

$400K

$5,259–$7,471

$450K

$5,917–$8,405

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($255K)

17 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

Brock ISDUnit K-12i

78.1%1.2426%

$17.5M levied

Aledo ISDUnit K-12i

75%1.1942%

$73.8M levied

Peaster ISDUnit K-12i

73.3%1.1664%

$10.0M levied

Azle ISDUnit K-12i

68.2%1.0850%

$23.5M levied

Millsap ISDUnit K-12i

67.2%1.0698%

$7.9M levied

Lipan ISDUnit K-12i

65.8%1.0469%

$750K levied

Weatherford ISDUnit K-12i

65%1.0342%

$77.9M levied

Springtown ISDUnit K-12i

64.8%1.0317%

$23.2M levied

Mineral Wells ISDUnit K-12i

60.6%0.9637%

$174K levied

Granbury ISDUnit K-12i

58.4%0.9296%

$1.2M levied

Perrin-Whitt CISDUnit K-12i

51.5%0.8192%

$926K levied

Poolville ISDUnit K-12i

47.6%0.7575%

$3.5M levied

Garner ISDUnit K-12i

43.3%0.6896%

$2.0M levied

Parker Countyi

17.9%0.2851%

$87.2M levied

City of Sanctuaryi

9.4%0.1500%

$90K levied

Weatherford Junior College Districti

6.7%0.1061%

$32.5M levied

Parker County Hospital Districti

5.3%0.0841%

$25.8M levied