Buying a home in Travis County, Texas
What to check before you buy in Austin & Travis County: flood maps, windstorm insurance, property taxes and special districts, schools, and which records HouseDirt looks up for you here. Every figure on this page comes from a public record named under Sources.
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- Checks automated here
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- Travis County tax rate (2025)
- $0.3758
- MUDs taxing in the county
- 65
- Windstorm (TWIA) area
- No
Who keeps the records
- Appraisal district (value, exemptions, protests): www.traviscad.org, 512-834-9317
- Tax assessor-collector (tax bills, unpaid taxes, tax certificates): www.tax-office.traviscountytx.gov, 512-854-9473
- Texas Comptroller county directory for Travis County
Property taxes and special districts
A Texas home pays tax to several bodies at once: the county, usually a city, a school district and often special districts. Rates are per $100 of taxable value, as reported to the Texas Comptroller for 2025. Your bill depends on which of these overlap the lot, which a HouseDirt report works out for the exact address.
65 municipal utility districts (MUDs) and 85 water, utility, improvement and similar districts in all reported a 2025 tax rate in Travis County. The median MUD rate was $0.6845 and the highest $1.05 per $100. A MUD or PID can add a large share to a tax bill; see how MUD and PID taxes work.
City tax rates (2025)
| City | Rate per $100 |
|---|---|
| City of Austin | $0.574 |
| City of Bee Cave | $0.02 |
| City of Briarcliff | $0.0759 |
| City of Cedar Park | $0.36 |
| City of Creedmoor | $0.45 |
| City of Elgin | $0.6193 |
| City of Jonestown | $0.3981 |
| City of Lago Vista | $0.42 |
| City of Lakeway | $0.1696 |
| City of Leander | $0.4173 |
| City of Manor | $0.8537 |
| City of Mustang Ridge | $0.2708 |
| City of Pflugerville | $0.535 |
| City of Point Venture | $0.0858 |
| City of Rollingwood | $0.202 |
| City of Round Rock | $0.372 |
| City of San Leanna | $0.2498 |
| City of Volente | $0.0778 |
| City of Webberville | $0.1505 |
| City of West Lake Hills | $0.1768 |
| Village of the Hills | $0.092 |
Cities that extend into this county and reported a rate to the Comptroller. Outside city limits, no city tax applies.
School districts
| District | 2025 rate per $100 | TEA rating |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ISD | $0.9252 | B |
| Coupland ISD | $1.1922 | C |
| Del Valle ISD | $0.9489 | D |
| Dripping Springs ISD | $1.1052 | B |
| Eanes ISD | $0.8322 | A |
| Elgin ISD | $1.2234 | D |
| Hays CISD | $1.1546 | B |
| Johnson City ISD | $0.8608 | B |
| Lago Vista ISD | $1.0169 | C |
| Lake Travis ISD | $1.0397 | A |
| Leander ISD | $1.0869 | B |
| Manor ISD | $1.0814 | D |
| Marble Falls ISD | $0.8855 | C |
| Pflugerville ISD | $1.1069 | B |
| Round Rock ISD | $0.8931 | B |
The district rating is the Texas Education Agency's latest A–F accountability rating on TXschools.gov. School district taxes on a homestead are figured after the $140,000 homestead exemption. Attendance zones change; confirm the zoned campus with the district.
Flood risk
Every HouseDirt report checks the address against FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer and FEMA's flood insurance claim history for the area. What the FEMA zones mean.
Newer or local flood maps also checked here: City of Austin, FEMA estimated flood maps. These can show risk the effective FEMA map doesn't yet.
Windstorm and hurricanes
Travis County is outside the Texas coastal windstorm (TWIA) area. Reports here still include hail history from NOAA storm reports.
What a HouseDirt report covers in Travis County
20 checks are automated and 5 partly automated. For the rest, the report names the office to ask and the question to ask it.
| Check | Here | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Property record | Automated | |
| Flood zone (FEMA official map) | Automated | |
| Flood history (FEMA flood insurance records) | Automated | Adds the City of Austin floodplain map. |
| Windstorm insurance, hurricanes & storm surge | Not yet | |
| Permits & renovation history | Automated | |
| Code violations | Automated | |
| Property taxes & special districts | Automated | |
| Unpaid property taxes | Automated | |
| Title & liens | Link and what to ask | Links the County Clerk's records; deed and lien records are searched by owner name. |
| HOA / property owners association | Partly automated | Found from the parcel's subdivision name; rural tracts without one get a question to ask. |
| Soil & foundation risk (USDA) | Automated | |
| Natural hazards & contamination | Automated | |
| Zoning, lot restrictions & nearby development | Automated | |
| Schools | Partly automated | Zoned campuses automated for Austin ISD, Pflugerville ISD; elsewhere the district's state rating is shown and the zoned campuses are to confirm. |
| Home internet (FCC broadband availability) | Automated | |
| Reported crime nearby | Automated | |
| Water, sewer, septic & lead pipes | Automated | |
| Aquifer & watershed rules | Automated | |
| Historic district & landmarks | Automated | |
| What you can build on this lot | Partly automated | Automated inside the City of Austin; elsewhere we say who sets the rules. |
| Age-related risks & radon | Partly automated | Era risks need the year built from the parcel record. |
| Foreclosure notices | Link and what to ask | Links the county's posted foreclosure notices. |
| Appraised value & square-footage history | Automated | Appraisal district value history. |
| Road, rail & aircraft noise | Automated | |
| Major construction nearby | Automated | |
| Short-term rentals nearby | Partly automated | Austin's licensed rentals are automated inside the City of Austin. |
| Hail history | Automated | |
| Walkability & transit | Automated | |
| Sex offender registry | Link and what to ask | Links the state sex-offender registry search for this address. |
From the county profile that is live now; it updates with every release. See coverage for all 254 counties.
Common questions
- What is the Travis County property tax rate?
- Travis County's own rate for 2025 was $0.3758 per $100 of taxable value (Texas Comptroller). A home's total rate adds the city, school district and any special districts, so check the exact address.
- Are there MUDs in Travis County?
- 65 municipal utility districts reported a 2025 tax rate in Travis County to the Texas Comptroller.
- Is Travis County in the TWIA windstorm area?
- No. Travis County is outside TWIA's catastrophe area.
- Where do I check unpaid property taxes in Travis County?
- The Travis County tax assessor-collector (www.tax-office.traviscountytx.gov) holds tax balances and issues tax certificates. A HouseDirt report shows what it can look up for the address.
Sources
- Texas Comptroller, 2025 property tax rates and levies
- Texas Comptroller county directory
- Texas Education Agency, TXschools.gov ratings
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
- Texas Windstorm Insurance Association