Property Tax Resources · Wichita County, Texas
Wichita County
Property Taxes
Wichita Falls and North Texas — a regional hub with one of the higher effective tax burdens in the state.
Property Tax Resources · Wichita County, Texas
Wichita Falls and North Texas — a regional hub with one of the higher effective tax burdens in the state.
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.
Wichita County anchors the Rolling Plains of North Texas, centered on Wichita Falls, a regional hub with Sheppard Air Force Base, healthcare, and manufacturing. The county’s effective tax rate of 1.64% is well above the state average, driven by school district levies and city taxes in a market where median home values haven’t kept pace with appraisal inflation.
4,148 ARB protests were filed in Wichita County in 2024; 88% of protests resolved through the informal process received a value reduction, and 64% of written ARB determinations lowered the appraised value (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey). Military families, retirees, and longtime homeowners often find their appraisals have outrun reality. Pull your comparable sales, document any condition issues, and file before the deadline.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Wichita 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 Wichita County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Wichita 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 Wichita County Tax Rates →| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita County | County | $0.5213/$100 |
| Burkburnett ISD | School District | $1.1100/$100 |
| City View ISD | School District | $1.0713/$100 |
| Electra ISD | School District | $1.0857/$100 |
| Holliday ISD | School District | $1.2552/$100 |
| Iowa Park CISD | School District | $1.0100/$100 |
| Wichita Falls ISD | School District | $1.0753/$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 wadtx.com. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Wichita Appraisal District: 600 Scott Ave., Ste. 300, Wichita Falls, TX 76301. 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, 1836Wichita Falls has been a working North Texas city for over a century — oil, military, agriculture, healthcare. The people who built that city deserve a tax system that respects what their property is actually worth in the current market. Show up. The hearings are public. The record is yours to make. Look up your value. File your protest. Attend the rate hearings.