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.

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

CSATyler-Jacksonville MSATyler#2/10 Population

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Property Tax — Tax Year 2025 (payable 2026)i

TX Comptroller

Composite Ratei

2.10%–2.51%-0.2%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

0.7179%+0%YoY31.1% of total

Effective Ratei

2.10%–2.51%

Est. Annual Taxi

$5K–$6K

Median Home Valuei

$253,800

Total Leviedi

$379.8M

Tax Per Capitai

$683

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

$0.54 Bullard ISD

$0.47 Arp ISD

$0.47 Chapel Hill ISD

$0.44 Gladewater ISD

$0.42 Whitehouse ISD

$0.41 Winona ISD

$0.41 Van ISD

$0.41 Lindale ISD

$0.37 Tyler ISD

$0.36 Troup ISD

$0.31 City of Whitehouse

$0.16 Smith County

$0.08 Tyler Junior College District

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$150K

$3,149–$3,771

$200K

$4,199–$5,028

$250K

$5,249–$6,285

$300K

$6,299–$7,542

$350K

$7,349–$8,799

$400K

$8,398–$10,056

$450K

$9,448–$11,313

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($254K)

13 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

Bullard ISDUnit K-12i

54.1%1.2469%

$13.7M levied

Arp ISDUnit K-12i

47%1.0853%

$5.1M levied

Chapel Hill ISDUnit K-12i

46.5%1.0729%

$18.0M levied

Gladewater ISDUnit K-12i

43.7%1.0085%

$1.2M levied

Whitehouse ISDUnit K-12i

41.8%0.9649%

$29.7M levied

Winona ISDUnit K-12i

41.5%0.9579%

$8.4M levied

Van ISDUnit K-12i

41.1%0.9490%

$1.1M levied

Lindale ISDUnit K-12i

40.7%0.9379%

$22.5M levied

Tyler ISDUnit K-12i

36.6%0.8450%

$111.4M levied

Troup ISDUnit K-12i

36.1%0.8324%

$2.2M levied

City of Whitehousei

31.1%0.7179%

$6.2M levied

Smith Countyi

15.8%0.3642%

$116.4M levied

Tyler Junior College Districti

8%0.1851%

$43.7M levied