Property Tax Resources · Camp County, Texas
Camp County sits in the Piney Woods of Northeast Texas, where small-town Pittsburg anchors a rural community carrying a property tax rate above 1.4% — and fewer than 2% of property owners ever push back.
Source: County debt — Texas Bond Review Board, FY2025.
🔴 2026
Camp County is a small Piney Woods county in Northeast Texas — Pittsburg is the county seat, a community of about 4,500 known for its annual Ezekiel Airship Days and as the birthplace of the famous Pittsburg Hot Links. The county is rural and tight-knit, and like many small Texas counties, most property owners simply pay whatever the appraisal district sends without question. In 2024, only about 2% of Camp County parcels were protested — 407 protests across 19,181 parcels (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey).
That low participation is the opportunity. Camp CAD handles both appraisals and the protest process at a small office, which means the informal review is typically direct and accessible. If your home, land, or rural property has been appraised higher than comparable properties nearby, the process to challenge it costs nothing and can be done in person or by mail. Pay taxes online by phone at 903-494-6650 or through campcad.org.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, protest filing, and online tax payments.
Use the property search on campcad.org or contact the office at (903) 856-6538 to verify your value.
Camp CAD offers online protest filing through campcad.org. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your notice was mailed.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Camp County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Camp 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 Camp County Tax Rates →Photo: Camp County Courthouse, Pittsburg, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Camp County | County | $0.4227/$100 |
| Gilmer ISD | School District | $0.9300/$100 |
| Pittsburg ISD | School District | $1.1169/$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 property on campcad.org or call Camp CAD at (903) 856-6538. Confirm your appraised value and the deadline on your notice.
File online through campcad.org, by mail, or in person at Camp CAD: 143 Quitman St., Pittsburg, TX 75686. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your notice was mailed.
Recent sales of comparable homes, your purchase price, photos of property 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, 1836Camp County is the kind of place where people still know their neighbors and trust that things are generally handled fair. That trust can work against property owners when it comes to the appraisal district — low protest rates mean the district rarely has to defend its numbers. Only about 2% of parcels were protested in 2024 (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey). The taxing units setting rates in this county hold public meetings before they do it. Look up your value. File your protest before May 15th. Show up to those public hearings and let them know you’re watching.
