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.

Merkel, 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

1.80%–2.27%-1%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

0.5600%+0%YoY27.6% of total

Effective Ratei

1.80%–2.27%

Est. Annual Taxi

$2K–$3K

Median Home Valuei

$115,100

Total Leviedi

$195.2M

Tax Per Capitai

$336

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

$0.57 Wylie ISD

$0.53 Eula ISD

$0.49 Jim Ned CISD

$0.47 Abilene ISD

$0.46 Blackwell CISD

$0.44 Clyde ISD

$0.42 Trent ISD

$0.42 Merkel ISD

$0.33 Winters ISD

$0.28 City of Merkel

$0.27 Taylor County

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$50K

$898–$1,134

$100K

$1,797–$2,268

$150K

$2,695–$3,402

$200K

$3,593–$4,535

$250K

$4,491–$5,669

$300K

$5,390–$6,803

$350K

$6,288–$7,937

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($115K)

11 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

Wylie ISDUnit K-12i

56.6%1.1499%

$31.5M levied

Eula ISDUnit K-12i

53.3%1.0838%

$3.4M levied

Jim Ned CISDUnit K-12i

48.6%0.9870%

$9.3M levied

Abilene ISDUnit K-12i

47.1%0.9580%

$58.0M levied

Blackwell CISDUnit K-12i

46.2%0.9397%

$964K levied

Clyde ISDUnit K-12i

44.2%0.8992%

$407K levied

Trent ISDUnit K-12i

42.2%0.8572%

$708K levied

Merkel ISDUnit K-12i

41.6%0.8461%

$4.6M levied

Winters ISDUnit K-12i

33.4%0.6787%

$99K levied

City of Merkeli

27.6%0.5600%

$907K levied

Taylor Countyi

27.4%0.5578%

$85.4M levied