Property Tax Resources · Crane County, Texas
Crane County
Property Taxes
An oil-and-gas county in the Permian Basin — where high effective tax rates and volatile property values make annual protest worth the effort.
Property Tax Resources · Crane County, Texas
An oil-and-gas county in the Permian Basin — where high effective tax rates and volatile property values make annual protest worth the effort.
Source: 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.
Crane County is Permian Basin country — oil and gas are the economic engine, and the county seat of Crane has been shaped by energy booms and busts since the first well came in 1926. That volatile economic backdrop makes property valuation especially subjective, and mass appraisal especially unreliable. The county’s effective tax rate of approximately 2.21% is among the highest in West Texas.
With a relatively small number of taxable parcels, Crane CAD applies Texas’s mass appraisal model to a thin dataset. That means errors are common and protests can produce real results. Texas law gives every property owner the right to protest annually — and it costs nothing to file.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Crane CAD protest procedures and deadline information for the current year.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Crane County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Crane 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 Crane County Tax Rates →Photo: Crane County Courthouse, Crane, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Crane County | County | $0.8129/$100 |
| Crane ISD | School District | $0.8454/$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 cranecad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Crane County Appraisal District in Crane, TX 79731. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after 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.
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, 1836The Permian Basin built this state. The families who stayed through every oil bust, who ranched this land before the first well was drilled, deserve the same protections as every other Texan property owner. An effective tax rate above 2% on modest home values is a heavy burden. Look up your value. File your protest. Show up to the public hearings. The people setting these rates work for you.
