Homestead Exemption

Save on Taxes With a Homestead Exemption

If your Sterling County home is your main residence, you can apply for a homestead exemption to lower your tax bill.

A homestead exemption reduces the taxable value of your home. Less taxable value means a smaller tax bill. You qualify if you own the home and it is your main residence on January 1 of the tax year.

You file the application once with the Sterling County Appraisal District. Bring a copy of your Texas driver's license showing your home address. The general deadline is before May 1, but the CAD can tell you the current date. Download the form at sterlingcad.org or call 325-378-7711.

Source to confirm: Texas Comptroller — Property Tax Exemptions

More Sterling County notes

Property Tax Basics

How Property Taxes Work in Sterling County

One office appraises your property and a separate office collects the tax bill in Sterling County.

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Groundwater & Wells

Drilling a Water Well in Sterling County

Sterling County has its own groundwater district that requires new wells to be registered before you drill.

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Mineral Rights & Oil Leases

Oil and Gas Activity in Sterling County

Oil was found in Sterling County in 1947 and the Texas Railroad Commission regulates all wells drilled there today.

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Hunting & Wildlife

Hunting in Sterling County

Most hunting in Sterling County is on private ranch land, but a Texas Parks and Wildlife annual permit opens public hunting statewide.

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