Property Tax Resources · Upshur County, Texas
Upshur County
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East Texas pine country — growing rural demand and rising appraisals make the protest process essential.
Property Tax Resources · Upshur County, Texas
East Texas pine country — growing rural demand and rising appraisals make the protest process essential.
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.
Upshur County sits in the Piney Woods of East Texas, with Gilmer as county seat. The county has seen steady growth from people leaving DFW for rural acreage, pushing rural land values higher and raising residential appraisals across the board. Many longtime residents are seeing increases that don’t reflect market reality for their specific property.
2,899 ARB protests were filed in Upshur County in 2024; 48% of protests resolved through the informal process received a value reduction, and 51% of written ARB determinations lowered the appraised value (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey). The informal settlement process works — but only if you show up. Verify your value, gather your comparable sales, and file before May 15.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Upshur 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 Upshur County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Upshur 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 Upshur County Tax Rates →| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Upshur County | County | $0.5140/$100 |
| Big Sandy ISD | School District | $0.8182/$100 |
| Gilmer ISD | School District | $0.9300/$100 |
| Gladewater ISD | School District | $1.0085/$100 |
| Harmony ISD | School District | $1.0411/$100 |
| New Diana ISD | School District | $1.2869/$100 |
| Ore City ISD | School District | $1.1212/$100 |
| Pittsburg ISD | School District | $1.1169/$100 |
| Union Grove ISD | School District | $1.0472/$100 |
| Union Hill ISD | School District | $0.7552/$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 upshur-cad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Upshur County Appraisal District: 215 N. Titus St., Gilmer, TX 75644. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your notice was mailed.
Recent sales of comparable homes, your purchase price, photos of property 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, 1836Upshur County has drawn people looking for the East Texas dream — land, quiet, community. But those same buyers have inflated values that now fall on families who’ve been here for decades. The tax bill doesn’t care about your story. The protest process does give you a voice. Look up your value. File your protest. Attend the rate hearings. The county appraiser works for you, and so does the ARB.