Property Tax Resources · Upton County, Texas
Upton County
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Remote West Texas oil country — small population, big energy tax base, and your protest rights are unchanged.
Property Tax Resources · Upton County, Texas
Remote West Texas oil country — small population, big energy tax base, and your protest rights are unchanged.
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.
Upton County lies in the Permian Basin of far West Texas, with Rankin as county seat. The county’s population is small, but its oil and gas activity makes it a significant energy producer. Mineral properties and surface land associated with energy development drive a considerable share of the local appraisal roll.
10,247 ARB protests were filed in Upton County in 2024; 3% of written ARB determinations lowered the appraised value (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey). With a small number of residential accounts, the CAD’s attention to individual properties varies. If your notice seems off — it’s worth the fifteen minutes 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.
Upton 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 Upton County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Upton 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 Upton County Tax Rates →| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Upton County | County | $0.2302/$100 |
| McCamey ISD | School District | $1.1102/$100 |
| Rankin ISD | School District | $0.8859/$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 uptoncad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Upton County Appraisal District: 109 E. 10th St., Rankin, TX 79778. 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, 1836Upton County’s oil derricks and open rangeland represent a way of life that doesn’t ask for much — just a fair deal. The founders wrote that no person’s property shall be applied to public use without just compensation. That principle doesn’t stop at the county line. Look up your value. File your protest. Attend the rate hearings.