Bexar County Holds Property Tax Rate Steady for Sixth Straight Year — What It Means for Your Home

If you own a home in San Antonio, Bexar County just gave you a piece of relatively good news. On September 8, 2025, the Bexar County Commissioners Court adopted a $2.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2025-26 and held the county property tax rate flat at $0.299999 per $100 of assessed value — the same rate that has been in place since fiscal year 2019-20. That is six consecutive years without a county-level rate increase, and this year's rate actually falls below the no-new-revenue rate, meaning the county is technically collecting less in new tax dollars than it would be allowed to under that threshold.

For most San Antonio homeowners, property taxes arrive as one combined bill that bundles several taxing entities together — the county, your city or municipality, your school district, any municipal utility district, and so on. Bexar County's portion is just one slice of that total, but it is a meaningful one, and holding it steady provides a layer of predictability that homeowners in a rising-value market genuinely appreciate.

Here is the simplest way to think about what the rate means in dollars. Divide your home's assessed value by 100, then multiply by 0.299999. On a home assessed at $250,000, that works out to roughly $750 in county taxes annually. On a $400,000 home, you are looking at approximately $1,200 going to the county each year. Keep in mind that your total tax bill includes other entities on top of this, so these are county-only figures.

The rate being held flat does not mean your actual county tax bill is guaranteed to stay flat. If your home's assessed value has gone up — and in many San Antonio neighborhoods it has — you will still pay more in dollar terms even with an unchanged rate. Homeowners in areas like Alamo Heights, Stone Oak, Helotes, and Leon Valley have seen significant appreciation in assessed values over recent years, which means the flat rate provides comfort but not necessarily a flat bill. If you have not already applied for your homestead exemption with the Bexar Appraisal District, doing so will reduce the taxable value of your primary residence and limit how much your assessed value can increase year over year under state law.

For buyers currently shopping for homes in San Antonio, this news factors into your affordability calculations. When you are being pre-approved for a mortgage and your lender is estimating a monthly payment, property taxes are a real part of that number. Knowing that the county rate has been stable for six years and remains below the no-new-revenue threshold is a positive signal. It does not eliminate the need to carefully research the full tax picture for any specific property, especially if it falls within a municipal utility district or a newer master-planned community in areas like Far West San Antonio, Converse, or portions of ZIP codes along the U.S. 281 and Loop 1604 corridors, where additional district taxes can meaningfully affect your monthly costs.

For sellers, a stable county tax environment helps support buyer confidence, which is good for your sale. Buyers who feel comfortable about ongoing ownership costs are more likely to move forward decisively. If you are pricing a home in neighborhoods such as Terrell Hills, Olmos Park, or communities served by North East Independent School District or Northside ISD, being able to point to a consistent county tax rate as part of the overall cost-of-ownership conversation is a genuine selling point.

Renters are connected to this story in a less direct but still real way. Landlords factor their total property tax burden into the rent they charge. When county taxes remain flat and a landlord's overall tax bill does not spike dramatically, there is at least one fewer pressure pushing rents upward. That does not mean rent prices are determined by taxes alone — they are not — but it is part of the picture.

The broader context worth noting is that Bexar County commissioners approved a $2.8 billion budget while keeping this rate in place, which reflects choices made about spending priorities and revenues across a large, growing county. San Antonio and its surrounding communities — from Schertz and Converse to the east, to Helotes and Leon Valley to the northwest, to Pleasanton Road and South San Antonio corridors — are all part of a county that continues to grow in both population and complexity.

As a homeowner or buyer, the most useful thing you can do right now is pull your current Bexar Appraisal District notice, verify your homestead exemption is on file, and do the straightforward math using the $0.299999 rate to understand your county-specific obligation. Then look at the full picture, school district taxes included, for any property you own or are considering.

If you have questions about how property taxes affect what you can afford to buy or what your home is worth to sell, we are glad to walk through the numbers with you. Understanding the carrying costs of homeownership is as important as understanding the purchase price, and we take both seriously.