Property Tax Resources · Fisher County, Texas
Rolling Plains cotton and ranch country — Fisher County’s 1.73% effective rate ranks among the higher ones in West Texas, falling on a very modest property value base.
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.
Fisher County occupies a stretch of the Rolling Plains between Abilene and Lubbock, where cotton farming, ranching, and small-town life have defined the community since settlement. Roby and Rotan are the main towns; the county’s population has declined steadily for decades. What hasn’t declined is the tax rate — at 1.73%, Fisher County landowners pay one of the higher effective rates in West Texas relative to their property values.
With a median annual bill of $753 on modest property values, Fisher County’s burden in dollar terms looks small. But expressed as 1.73% of value, it represents a substantial share of agricultural income — particularly for operators whose revenues fluctuate with cotton prices and rainfall. Few protests are filed in small counties like Fisher, which means appraisal errors often go unchallenged year after year. Check your notice.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Fisher 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 Fisher County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Fisher 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 Fisher County Tax Rates →| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Fisher County | County | $0.5544/$100 |
| Hamlin ISD | School District | $0.9146/$100 |
| Hermleigh ISD | School District | $0.6669/$100 |
| Roby CISD | School District | $1.0425/$100 |
| Roscoe Collegiate ISD | School District | $0.8330/$100 |
| Rotan ISD | School District | $1.0825/$100 |
| Sweetwater ISD | School District | $0.9047/$100 |
| Trent ISD | School District | $0.8572/$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 fishercad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Fisher County Appraisal District: P.O. Box 516, Roby, TX 79543. 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, 1836Fisher County is the kind of place where people know their neighbors, know their land, and have built their lives around both. The founders of the Republic wrote the Declaration of Rights to protect exactly that — property that was earned through labor, improved through decades of work, and owned as a matter of fundamental right. A 1.73% effective rate in a low-value county is not a small matter. It is a significant portion of every dollar this land can earn. Look up your value. File your protest. These rights were written for you.
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