Property Tax Resources · Armstrong County, Texas
Texas Panhandle ranch land on the rim of Palo Duro Canyon — one of the state’s smallest counties, where agricultural valuation and rural property rights matter most.
Source: County debt — Texas Bond Review Board, FY2025 (no outstanding county bond debt reported).
🔴 2026
Armstrong County sits on the southern edge of the Texas Panhandle, straddling the Caprock Escarpment above Palo Duro Canyon. With fewer than 2,000 residents and Claude as the county seat, this is one of the least populated counties in Texas — ranch land, wheat fields, and wide-open sky as far as the horizon. The Armstrong County Appraisal District is headquartered at 114 Trice St., Claude, with utility, industrial, and real estate accounts appraised by contracted firms including Pritchard & Abbott, Inc.
In 2024, only 28 protests were filed across Armstrong County’s 4,655 parcels — under 1% (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey) — a number that likely reflects both a small property owner population and lack of awareness about the process, not an absence of errors. Agricultural valuation, productivity appraisals, and land assessments in Panhandle counties are complex and worth checking. 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.
Armstrong CAD protest procedures and filing information for the current tax year.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Armstrong County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Armstrong 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 Armstrong County Tax Rates →Photo: Armstrong County Courthouse, Claude, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong County | County | $0.4662/$100 |
| Clarendon ISD | School District | $0.7705/$100 |
| Claude ISD | School District | $0.6956/$100 |
| Groom ISD | School District | $1.0385/$100 |
| Happy ISD | School District | $0.7807/$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 armstrongcad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File in person or by mail at Armstrong County Appraisal District: 114 Trice St., P.O. Box 149, Claude, TX 79019. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your notice was mailed.
For agricultural land: productivity valuation data, soil surveys, grazing records. For residential: recent comparable sales, photos of condition, repair estimates.
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, 1836Armstrong County is one of the smallest counties in Texas — fewer than 2,000 people, most of them ranchers and farmers whose families have worked this land for generations. Small counties don’t get a pass on accountability. In fact, they need it more: with fewer people watching, the temptation to let valuations drift upward without challenge is real. Know your value. File your protest. Show up to the rate hearings. The land is yours — make sure the bill reflects that.
