Property Tax Resources · Archer County, Texas
Archer County
Property Taxes
North Texas ranch and oil country — where a small appraisal district governs big agricultural land and mineral interests with significant tax implications.
Property Tax Resources · Archer County, Texas
North Texas ranch and oil country — where a small appraisal district governs big agricultural land and mineral interests with significant tax implications.
Source: County debt — Texas Bond Review Board, FY2025.
🔴 2026
Archer County covers roughly 910 square miles of rolling North Texas plains, bordered by the Wichita Falls metro to the east. Archer City is the county seat — a small town made famous by Larry McMurtry’s writing and known for its quiet, rural character. The county economy runs on ranching, oil and gas, and agriculture, with mineral valuations adding complexity to the local tax base that most residential property owners never see.
Archer County is one of Texas’s smaller counties by population, which means the appraisal district operates with limited staff and contracted appraisers handling complex accounts. If your residential or agricultural value is wrong, the path to correction starts with a protest. The Archer CAD office is at 112 E. Walnut, Archer City, TX 76351. File before May 15, 2026.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Archer CAD protest procedures and filing information for the current tax year.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Archer County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Archer County — your school district, city, county, hospital district — 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 Archer County Tax Rates →Photo: Archer County Courthouse, Archer City, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Archer County | County | $0.5315/$100 |
| Archer City ISD | School District | $0.9822/$100 |
| Holliday ISD | School District | $1.2552/$100 |
| Iowa Park CISD | School District | $1.0100/$100 |
| Jacksboro ISD | School District | $1.1269/$100 |
| Olney ISD | School District | $0.9605/$100 |
| Windthorst ISD | School District | $0.9171/$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 archercad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File in person or by mail at Archer County Appraisal District: 112 E. Walnut, P.O. Box 1141, Archer City, TX 76351. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your notice was mailed.
Recent sales of comparable properties, land valuations, agricultural use documentation, and photos of property condition all support 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, 1836Archer County is cattle country and hardscrabble plains — people who built their lives here didn’t do it to be taxed off the land. Whether you own a ranch, a home in Archer City, or agricultural acreage, your valuation deserves scrutiny, and the law gives you the right to provide it. A small county means fewer people watching those public hearings. That’s not a reason to stay home — it’s a reason to go. Look up your value. File your protest. Show up.
