Property Tax Resources · Wharton County, Texas
Wharton County
Property Taxes
Lower Colorado River country — agriculture, energy, and an effective tax rate above the Texas median.
Property Tax Resources · Wharton County, Texas
Lower Colorado River country — agriculture, energy, and an effective tax rate above the Texas median.
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.
Wharton County sits on the lower Colorado River in the Gulf Coast Plain southwest of Houston. The county’s economy blends row crop agriculture, cattle, and energy production. El Campo and Wharton serve as the main commercial centers, and residential values have risen with spillover demand from the greater Houston region.
2,804 ARB protests were filed in Wharton County in 2024; 55% of written ARB determinations lowered the appraised value (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey). With a mix of rural residential, agricultural, and commercial properties, the comparable sales data is available if you look for it. File before May 15 and let the evidence do the work.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Wharton 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 Wharton County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Wharton 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 Wharton County Tax Rates →| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Wharton County | County | $0.3452/$100 |
| Boling ISD | School District | $1.0496/$100 |
| East Bernard ISD | School District | $0.8786/$100 |
| El Campo ISD | School District | $1.0527/$100 |
| Hallettsville ISD | School District | $0.8774/$100 |
| Louise ISD | School District | $0.7674/$100 |
| Wharton ISD | School District | $1.0286/$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 whartoncad.net. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Wharton County Appraisal District: 115 S. Milam St., Wharton, TX 77488. 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, 1836Wharton County’s farms and ranches have produced for generations, and the families who tend them deserve a tax system that plays fair. Every dollar in your appraisal that doesn’t reflect market reality is a dollar taken without just cause. The founders said so plainly. Look up your value. File your protest. Attend the rate hearings.