Property Tax Resources · Foard County, Texas
Rolling Plains ranching country — Foard County carries the highest effective property tax rate in Texas at 3.17%, pressing hard on landowners in one of the state’s most rural and least-populated counties.
Sources: Population — U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 estimates; County Debt — Texas Bond Review Board (FY2025)
🔴 2026 Protest Deadline: May 15, 2026 — or 30 days after your Notice of Appraised Value is mailed, whichever is later. Miss this date and you waive your right to protest.
Foard County is a small stretch of Rolling Plains north of the Red River breaks, with Crowell as its county seat and ranching as the backbone of its economy. With barely more than 1,000 residents spread across 708 square miles, Foard County is one of the least populated counties in Texas — and yet it carries what Ownwell has calculated as the highest effective property tax rate in the state at 3.17%. That burden falls on a tiny number of landowners with relatively modest property values.
A 3.17% effective rate in a county with low median property values means a disproportionate share of income goes to property taxes — particularly for cattle and wheat operations where margins are thin. Few protests are filed in Foard County. That pattern of silence is exactly how inflated valuations persist year after year. If you received a Notice of Appraised Value, your deadline is May 15, 2026 or 30 days from the mailing date.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Foard County Appraisal District protest procedures, online filing portal, and deadline information for the current year.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Foard County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Foard 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 Foard County Tax Rates →| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Foard County | County | $0.8300/$100 |
| Crowell ISD | School District | $0.8705/$100 |
| Vernon ISD | School District | $0.9122/$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 foard-cad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Foard County Appraisal District: P.O. Box 582, Crowell, TX 79227. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your 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, 1836Foard County landowners carry what may be the heaviest effective tax rate in the entire state of Texas. The founders of the Republic wrote that no property shall be taken without consent and just compensation — not for large counties with booming populations, not just for suburban homeowners, but for every property owner in every county, including the rancher in Crowell. A 3.17% effective rate on modest land values is a direct challenge to that principle. Look up your value. File your protest. The burden here is real, and the right to challenge it is yours.
