Property Tax Resources · Cottle County, Texas
Cottle County
Property Taxes
A small, rural county in the Rolling Plains — Cottle County property owners deserve the same rights and protections as anyone else in Texas.
Property Tax Resources · Cottle County, Texas
A small, rural county in the Rolling Plains — Cottle County property owners deserve the same rights and protections as anyone else in Texas.
Source: County debt — Texas Bond Review Board, FY2025 (no outstanding county bond debt reported).
🔴 2026
Cottle County lies in the Rolling Plains of northwest Texas, with Paducah as its county seat. The county has lost population steadily for decades, but those who remain — ranchers, farmers, and working families — still face the same annual property tax cycle as every other Texan. Low protest rates here likely reflect a lack of information more than a lack of overassessment.
In 2023, county property owners saved $40,000 through informal protests. The number of protests filed is low, but that means most residents are leaving money on the table. Texas law gives you the right to protest every year — and it costs nothing to file.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Cottle CAD protest procedures and deadline information for the current year.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Cottle County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Cottle County — your school district, city, county — must publish its proposed rate and hold a public hearing before adopting any rate exceeding the no-new-revenue rate. These meetings are open. Your voice is on the record.
View Cottle County Tax Rates →Photo: Cottle County Courthouse, Paducah, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Cottle County | County | $0.8636/$100 |
| Childress ISD | School District | $0.6189/$100 |
| Paducah ISD | School District | $0.6822/$100 |
| Quanah ISD | School District | $0.6822/$100 |
2025 adopted rates per Texas Comptroller Tax Rates & Levies (source). City, MUD, college and other special-district rates may also apply depending on your parcel. Your total depends on which districts your property falls in — verify current rates at your county appraisal district.
What your Notice means and exactly what to do — and by when — after it arrives.
How the Texas homestead exemption lowers your taxable value, including recent changes.
When a property tax consultant is worth it for protesting your appraisal.
Lesser-known special valuations that can cut the taxable value of qualifying land.
The state office that oversees appraisal districts and protects taxpayers.
Who sets your county’s values and why that role matters to your bill.
Search your account at cottlecad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Cottle Appraisal District: P.O. Box 459, Paducah, TX 79248. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after notice was mailed.
Recent sales of comparable properties, your purchase price, photos of condition issues, and repair estimates all strengthen your case.
Before your ARB hearing, a CAD appraiser may offer to settle. Review any offer carefully before accepting — you can accept or proceed to the formal hearing.
The Appraisal Review Board is independent of the CAD. Present your evidence clearly and concisely. Most hearings run 15–30 minutes.
Disagree with the ARB ruling? You may appeal to district court, binding arbitration, or SOAH (properties over $1 million).
“No person’s particular services shall be demanded, nor property taken or applied to public use, unless by the consent of himself or his representative, without just compensation being made therefor.”
— Section 13, Declaration of Rights, Republic of Texas, 1836Cottle County is the Texas the founders were talking about — farming families, cattle ranchers, people with roots in this land going back generations. The annual property tax cycle doesn’t care about your history or your circumstances. But the law is on your side. Look up your value. File your protest. Show up to the hearings. The people setting these rates represent you — hold them to it.
