Austin homeowners in Travis County and Austin ISD will see five local taxing entities on their bills this fall. Four raised their rates: the city of Austin, Travis County, Central Health and Austin Community College. Austin ISD lowered its rate.
Rates don’t tell the whole story, because property values also fell. Travis County’s median homestead value dropped about 5%, from $519,677 to $493,449, according to the Travis Central Appraisal District.
The no-new-revenue rate would bring in the same money from the same properties as last year. Austin ISD and ACC came in below it, so they’ll collect less from existing property, even though ACC’s rate rose slightly. The other three came in above it.
How the bill breaks down
A $500,000 homestead, close to the county median, pays about $8,215 a year to the five entities. Austin ISD takes about 40%, the city 28%, Travis County 19%, and Central Health and ACC about 6% each. These estimates use standard homestead exemptions, not senior or disability exemptions, and actual bills vary.
Each entity below also reports a bill for its own example homeowner, either the median, the home in the middle, or the average, which expensive homes pull higher. Most use taxable value after exemptions, which is lower than market value.
City of Austin
The Austin City Council adopted a rate of $0.579948 per $100 on Aug. 12, up from $0.524017. That is above the city's no-new-revenue rate of $0.535466 and is the maximum the city can adopt without an election, according to the city. The median homeowner’s city bill will rise from about $2,074 to about $2,250, according to city estimates. Those estimates are based on a median homestead value of $484,907, down from $494,803 last year.
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Travis County
Travis County commissioners adopted a rate of $0.386210 per $100 on Sept. 15, up from $0.375845. Last year's rate included a one-time increase for recovery from the July 2025 floods. The county removed that portion this year, but the new rate is still higher than last year's and above the no-new-revenue rate of $0.378179, according to the county.
What that means for a bill depends on the home. According to the county, the owner of the median homestead, with a taxable value of $372,633, will pay about $31 less for the county’s portion. The owner of the average homestead, with a taxable value of $502,989, will pay about $6 more.
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Central Health
Travis County commissioners approved Central Health's rate of $0.132863 per $100 on Sept. 15, up from $0.118023. That is above the no-new-revenue rate of $0.118633, according to the organization's notice. Central Health says it will put all $22.1 million in new revenue toward mental health care. The owner of the median homestead will pay about $36 more, according to Central Health.
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Austin ISD
The AISD board adopted a rate of $0.9184 per $100 of taxable value on Sept. 24, down from $0.9252 last year. That is below the district's no-new-revenue rate of $0.9452, according to its 2026 tax rate worksheet. The district projects the median homeowner's bill will fall from $3,525 to $3,461.
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Austin Community College
The ACC board adopted a rate of $0.103643 per $100 on Sept. 14, slightly above last year's $0.1034. Because it's still below the no-new-revenue rate of $0.105924, ACC will collect less from existing property than last year, according to the district's worksheet. The owner of an average home will pay about $557, down from $562 last year, according to ACC.
ACC's taxing district covers all of Austin ISD plus Del Valle, Elgin, Hays CISD, Leander, Lockhart, Manor and Round Rock ISDs, along with the parts of Eanes and Pflugerville ISDs inside Austin city limits.
On Nov. 3, Pflugerville ISD voters will decide whether the rest of their district joins, according to Community Impact reporting. If it does, those property owners would pay ACC's tax in exchange for in-district tuition. ACC has not said which tax year that would start.
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What's next
Tax bills typically go out in the fall. This year's bills are due Feb. 1, 2027, since Jan. 31 falls on a Sunday, according to the Travis County Tax Office. Homeowners can look up estimated taxes for their property from each entity on the tax office's website.
