Madison County Property Taxes
Madison County, Texas
Effective Tax Rate
0.00%
21.8% below state avgMedian Annual Tax
$0
$144/mo escrow
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Annual Tax
$0
Monthly
$0
Eff. Rate
1.15%
At a Glance
Median Home Value
$149,100
State avg ▼ $171,960
Tax w/ Mortgage/yr
$2,513
$209/mo escrow
Tax w/o Mortgage/yr
$1,450
$121/mo
State Tax Rate Rank
#95
of 250 counties (1 = lowest)
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About Property Taxes in Madison County, Texas
Madison County taxes run below national norm
At 1.155% effective rate, Madison County sits below the national median rate and ranks in the lower-tax half of U.S. counties. The median annual tax of $1,722 falls well short of the national median of $2,690.
Slightly below Texas state average
Madison County's 1.155% rate edges below Texas's state average of 1.276%, positioning it as a modestly lower-tax option within the state. The median tax of $1,722 trails the state median of $2,193 by about $471 annually.
Favorable rates among Central Texas peers
Madison County's 1.155% rate sits between Limestone County's 1.187% and Liberty County's 1.251%, offering competitive tax terms in the region. It ranks among the more tax-friendly options in this dataset.
What Madison County homeowners pay yearly
On a median home valued at $149,100, Madison County residents pay approximately $1,722 in annual property taxes. Including mortgage taxes, the total reaches roughly $2,513 per year.
Even low taxes benefit from verification
Madison County residents enjoy below-average tax burdens, but that doesn't mean assessments are always accurate. Check your appraisal against neighboring sales to ensure you're not paying more than your home's fair market value warrants.
How Madison County Compares
Median Annual Property Tax
Madison County
1.15%
Effective rate
Texas Avg
1.28%
Effective rate
National Avg
0.91%
Effective rate
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Data updated: March 2026
Data from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. Effective tax rate is calculated as median property tax divided by median home value.