El Paso property tax: where it goes
A El Paso house pays 2.671% of its taxable value in property tax. For a house at $224,614 of market value with the homestead exemption, that's about $4,432 a year.
Tax is levied on taxable value: tax = tax rate x taxable value / 100, with rates set per $100 of value.
Who taxes this house
| Taxing agency | Rate | On $224,614 |
|---|---|---|
| City of El Paso | 0.798% | $1,753 |
| El Paso County | 0.4511% | $991 |
| El Paso County Hospital District (University Medical Center) | 0.2369% | $532 |
| El Paso Community College | 0.1102% | $247 |
| El Paso ISD (schools) | 1.0745% | $909 |
| Total | 2.671% | $4,432 |
2026 tax year, El Paso County. Exemptions applied: School homestead exemption (El Paso ISD) ($140,000); City of El Paso residential homestead exemption ($5,000); El Paso County residential homestead exemption ($5,000).
Ways to pay less
- Seniors 65+ or disabled: extra school exemption. El Paso ISD homeowners who are 65 or older, or who have disabilities, receive an additional $60,000 exemption on top of the $140,000 school homestead exemption. How: Exemption applications are filed with the appraisal district in the county where the property is located.
Dates
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Jan 31 | Property tax bills are mailed every October and payment is due by January 31. |
| Jan 31 | Homeowners 65 or older, disabled or disabled veterans with the exemption can pay homestead taxes in installments: give notice and pay the first installment by Jan. 31. |
| Feb 1 | Unpaid property taxes become delinquent on February 1: 6% penalty plus 1% interest in February, growing each month after. |
| Apr 30 | General deadline to file exemption applications: before May 1. |
| May 15 | Usual deadline to protest your appraised value (or 30 days after the notice is mailed, if later). |
Pay or manage it
Sources
- KFOX14: EPISD trustees adopt tax rate
- City of El Paso Ordinance 019904 levying FY2027 taxes
- KFOX14: El Paso County approves 2026 tax rate
- El Paso County Hospital District 2026 tax rate notice
- KFOX14: Hospital district approves tax rate
- El Paso Community College order setting 2026 tax rate
- City of El Paso notice of public hearing on tax increase, 2026
- El Paso Central Appraisal District 2026 certified totals
- Texas Comptroller: property tax exemptions
- El Paso Central Appraisal District entities and exemptions list (April 2024)
- El Paso Consolidated Tax Office
- El Paso tax office penalty and interest schedule
- Texas Comptroller: property tax deadlines calendar
- Texas Comptroller: property tax protests
Checked October 21, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.