Property Tax Resources · Tyler County, Texas
Tyler County
Property Taxes
The Big Thicket county — one of Texas’s lower tax rate counties, but protest rights still protect you.
Property Tax Resources · Tyler County, Texas
The Big Thicket county — one of Texas’s lower tax rate counties, but protest rights still protect you.
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.
Tyler County sits in the Big Thicket of Southeast Texas, with Woodville as county seat. Timber, cattle, and small-scale agriculture anchor the local economy. The effective tax rate here is among the lower end in Texas, but modest home values mean even a small over-assessment creates a real burden on fixed incomes.
1,317 ARB protests were filed in Tyler County in 2024; 40% of protests resolved through the informal process received a value reduction, and 74% of written ARB determinations lowered the appraised value (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey). Rural doesn’t mean easy — comparable sales data and condition evidence work just as well here as anywhere. Know your rights and use them.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Tyler 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 Tyler County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Tyler 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 Tyler County Tax Rates →| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler County | County | $0.8629/$100 |
| Chester ISD | School District | $1.0427/$100 |
| Colmesneil ISD | School District | $0.7392/$100 |
| Spurger ISD | School District | $0.9083/$100 |
| Warren ISD | School District | $1.1152/$100 |
| Woodville ISD | School District | $1.1292/$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 tylercad.net. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Tyler County Appraisal District: 806 W. Bluff St., Woodville, TX 75979. 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, 1836Tyler County is deep East Texas — Big Thicket country, where generations of families have kept land in the family through hard times. A low state average rate doesn’t mean your appraisal is correct. If the number doesn’t match what your property would sell for, the founders’ principle applies here too. Look up your value. File your protest. Attend the rate hearings.