Property Tax Resources · Baylor County, Texas
Baylor County
Property Taxes
North Texas ranching and oil country — a small county where every dollar of tax matters to working landowners.
Property Tax Resources · Baylor County, Texas
North Texas ranching and oil country — a small county where every dollar of tax matters to working landowners.
Source: County debt — Texas Bond Review Board, FY2025 (no outstanding county bond debt reported).
🔴 2026
Baylor County sits in the Rolling Plains of North Texas, anchored by Seymour and built on ranching, oil production, and wind energy. With one of the state’s smallest populations, Baylor’s appraisal district operates with limited staff covering an area where agricultural and mineral valuations drive most of the tax base. Property owners here rarely protest — but the right to do so is fully available, and the process is the same as in any Texas county.
If your land, home, or business property value increased substantially, the protest process at Baylor County Appraisal District is straightforward. Contact the district at 211 N. Washington St., Seymour, TX 76380 before the May 15 deadline to start the process.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Baylor County Appraisal District protest procedures and forms. Contact the district for current-year filing options.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Baylor County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Baylor 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 Baylor County Tax Rates →Photo: Baylor County Courthouse, Seymour, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor County | County | $0.9471/$100 |
| Olney ISD | School District | $0.9605/$100 |
| Seymour ISD | School District | $0.6489/$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 esearch.baylorcad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File by mail or in person at Baylor County Appraisal District: 211 N. Washington St., Seymour, TX 76380. 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, 1836Baylor County is the kind of place the founders of this Republic were thinking about — working people on working land, who built something real and expect their government to leave them to it. Texas law gives every property owner the right to protest, the right to a hearing, and the right to attend every public meeting where their tax rate is set. Those rights do not require a lawyer or a consultant. They require showing up. Look up your value. File your protest. Hold these officials accountable — they serve at your pleasure.
