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.

Cedar Park, 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

1.74%–2.12%+0%YoY

Varies by school district

Municipal Portioni

0.3600%-0.8%YoY18.7% of total

Effective Ratei

1.74%–2.12%

Est. Annual Taxi

$9K–$11K

Median Home Valuei

$513,600

Total Leviedi

$2.0B

Tax Per Capitai

$810

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

$0.64 Liberty Hill ISD

$0.63 Thrall ISD

$0.63 Granger ISD

$0.63 Thorndale ISD

$0.63 Hutto ISD

$0.62 Coupland ISD

$0.61 Jarrell ISD

$0.60 Bartlett ISD

$0.57 Pflugerville ISD

$0.56 Leander ISD

$0.55 Taylor ISD

$0.55 Georgetown ISD

$0.53 Florence ISD

$0.46 Round Rock ISD

$0.45 Burnet CISD

$0.45 Lexington ISD

$0.21 Williamson County

$0.19 City of Cedar Park

$0.05 Austin Community College District

Estimated Tax by Home Valuei

$300K

$5,215–$6,348

$400K

$6,953–$8,464

$500K

$8,691–$10,581

$600K

$10,429–$12,697

$700K

$12,167–$14,813

$800K

$13,906–$16,929

$900K

$15,644–$19,045

Highlighted value is closest to median home value ($514K)

19 Overlapping Taxing Districtsi

Liberty Hill ISDUnit K-12i

64.3%1.2389%

$108.9M levied

Thrall ISDUnit K-12i

62.8%1.2096%

$6.5M levied

Granger ISDUnit K-12i

62.8%1.2093%

$3.5M levied

Thorndale ISDUnit K-12i

62.6%1.2072%

$319K levied

Hutto ISDUnit K-12i

62.5%1.2052%

$107.0M levied

Coupland ISDUnit K-12i

61.9%1.1922%

$3.8M levied

Jarrell ISDUnit K-12i

60.6%1.1669%

$40.5M levied

Bartlett ISDUnit K-12i

60.2%1.1604%

$1.2M levied

Pflugerville ISDUnit K-12i

57.4%1.1069%

$978K levied

Leander ISDUnit K-12i

56.4%1.0869%

$313.8M levied

Taylor ISDUnit K-12i

55.2%1.0638%

$21.5M levied

Georgetown ISDUnit K-12i

54.5%1.0506%

$222.4M levied

Florence ISDUnit K-12i

52.8%1.0182%

$10.8M levied

Round Rock ISDUnit K-12i

46.3%0.8931%

$377.6M levied

Burnet CISDUnit K-12i

45.2%0.8710%

$415K levied

Lexington ISDUnit K-12i

44.7%0.8610%

$33K levied

Williamson Countyi

21.5%0.4138%

$588.8M levied

City of Cedar Parki

18.7%0.3600%

$63.5M levied

Austin Community College Districti

5.4%0.1034%

$88.7M levied