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Property Tax Exemption

Homestead Exemption Lowers Your School Tax Bill

Texas law requires school districts to give homeowners a $140,000 exemption on their main home. This can lower the school part of your property tax bill.

Upshur County Money & Taxes

A homestead exemption lowers your property tax if Upshur County is your main home. Texas law makes every school district cut $140,000 off your appraised value before figuring your school tax. That means you pay school tax on a lower number.

Homeowners who are 65 or older get an extra $60,000 school exemption on top of that. So do homeowners with a qualifying disability.

You apply once at the Upshur Appraisal District. Use Form 50-114. The general deadline is before May 1. Check with the district for the current year's exact deadline.

The county and city can also offer extra optional exemptions — up to 20 percent of your home's value. Ask the appraisal district what is available in your area.

Source to confirm: Texas Comptroller — Property Tax Exemptions

More Upshur County notes

Property Tax

Where to Handle Property Tax in Upshur County

The Upshur Appraisal District in Gilmer sets property values and handles exemption applications for all taxing entities in the county.

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Property Tax

Multiple Taxing Entities Mean Multiple Tax Lines

Upshur County property owners may owe taxes to several different groups at once — the county, a school district, a city, and special districts.

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Ag Exemption

Agricultural Valuation Can Cut Land Tax Bills Significantly

Land used for farming, timber, or wildlife management in Upshur County can qualify for a special lower tax value based on what the land produces, not what it would sell for.

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Fishing

Lake O' the Pines Offers Fishing on Upshur County's Edge

Lake O' the Pines is a 19,780-acre reservoir on Big Cypress Creek that touches Upshur County and is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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