Sales tax calculator
Pick a city and see the exact combined rate the Comptroller publishes for it — state 6.25% plus city, county, transit and special-district rates.
Open the calculator2026 edition · Texas
Texas taxes, in numbers you can check
The state takes 6.25% on sales, local governments can add 2% on top, and property taxes are set county by county. We publish the rate, the citation and the calculator — nothing that cannot be traced back to the Texas Comptroller.
Quick answer
Texas sales tax is 6.25% statewide; with local additions the total tops out at 8.25%. There is no state property tax, and the school homestead exemption is $140,000.
6.25%
State sales and use tax
Tax Code ch. 151
8.25%
Highest combined rate (1,600 areas at the cap)
Comptroller city rate file
$140,000
School homestead exemption
Tax Code §11.13(b)
$2.65M
Franchise tax no-tax-due threshold
Reports 2026–2027
Property tax calculator
Enter appraised value, choose county, school district and city, and apply the $140,000 homestead exemption. Uses 254 counties and 1,549 school district rates from the 2025 report.
Open the calculatorFranchise tax calculator
Long-form or EZ computation, with the $2,650,000 no-tax-due threshold, the $480,000 compensation deduction and both rates — 0.375% and 0.75%.
Open the calculatorWhat the numbers say in 2026
Texas applies a 6.25% state sales and use tax, with local taxing units sharing a combined allowance of up to 2%. Of the 2,998 city and special-purpose areas in the Comptroller's current sales rate file, 1,600 are at the full 8.25% and only 9 collect the state rate alone.
| Measure | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| State sales and use tax | 6.25% | Tax Code ch. 151 |
| Maximum local sales tax | 2.00% | Tax Code §321.101 et seq. |
| Maximum combined sales tax | 8.25% | Comptroller, sales tax overview |
| Median school district total rate | 0.96% | 1,549 ISDs, 2025 |
| Median county total rate | 0.49% | 254 counties, 2025 |
| Highest single district rate | 1.53% | 2025 ISD report |
| Franchise tax no-tax-due threshold | $2,650,000 | Reports 2026–2027 |
| Franchise tax rates | 0.375% / 0.75% | Retail-wholesale / all others |
How to read these two numbers together
A Texas homeowner pays sales tax on purchases and property tax on the house. Because the
state has no income tax, the property tax bill is the largest state-and-local tax most
households pay — which is why the property-vs-sales-tax trade-off has been a live legislative
argument in Texas policy. A 2012 report appears in the domain's 2013–2015 archive; the current edition is a separate 2026 rebuild and does not claim continuous operation or publisher identity since that period.
Read the trade-off explainer.
Start here
Texas sales tax rate 2026
Why 8.25% is a ceiling, not a rate, and how the four local layers stack.
Property tax rates by county
County, city and school district rates for all 254 counties, with the districts that cost the most.
Franchise tax 2026
The margin, the EZ computation and the $2.65 million line that decides whether you file at all.
Property tax vs sales tax
The trade-off Texas keeps debating, with the arithmetic of a revenue-neutral swap.