Homestead Exemption

Homestead Exemption Cuts Your School Tax Bill

Texas law requires school districts to exempt a set amount of your home's value from taxation if it's your main residence.

Wilbarger County Money & Taxes

If you own and live in your home in Wilbarger County, you can apply for a homestead exemption. School districts must remove at least $140,000 from your home's taxable value. That means you are taxed on a lower number, which lowers your school tax.

You file the application with the Wilbarger County Appraisal District — not a state agency. You only need to apply once as long as you stay in the same home. The appraisal district can tell you current deadlines and whether additional local exemptions apply. Additional exemptions may be available for seniors and disabled homeowners.

Source to confirm: Texas Comptroller — Property Tax Exemptions

More Wilbarger County notes

Property Tax

Two Offices Handle Your Property Taxes

Wilbarger County has a separate appraisal district and a tax assessor-collector — each does a different job.

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Ag Valuation

Farm and Ranch Land Can Be Taxed on Productivity, Not Market Value

Land actively used for farming or ranching in Wilbarger County may qualify for a lower tax rate based on what the land can produce, not what it would sell for.

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Hunting

Wilbarger County Has a Long Hunting Season List

Wilbarger County falls in multiple TPWD hunting zones, allowing deer, quail, dove, duck, pheasant, turkey, and more depending on season.

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Wildfire Hazard

Wilbarger County Sits in a High Wildfire Risk Zone

The county's dry climate, grasslands, and wind make wildfire a real property hazard — the state has included Wilbarger County in past disaster declarations.

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