Hays County property tax rates, 2025

Short answer: Hays County's own 2025 rate is 0.3999% of taxable value ($0.3999 per $100). It's one line of your bill. Your city, school district and special districts add the rest.

0.3999%County rate
11Cities · 0.06475%–0.6515%
7School districts · 0.858%–1.1546%
49Special districts

Example bill: $6,845.12 a year

$400,000 homestead in San Marcos: $140,000 school homestead exemption, no local optional exemptions assumed.

Hays County $1,600
San Marcos $2,606
San Marcos CISD $2,640

Example: $400,000 homestead in San Marcos
Unit	Taxable	Rate	Tax
Hays County	$400,000	0.3999%$0.3999 per $100	$1,599.60
San Marcos	$400,000	0.6515%$0.6515 per $100	$2,606.00
San Marcos CISD	$260,000	1.0152%$1.0152 per $100	$2,639.52
Total		2.0666%$2.0666 per $100	$6,845.12

Hays County has 49 special districts in the 2025 data, including MUDs and road districts that apply only in some areas. The example below shows only the county, city and school district.

Appraisal district: Hays Central Appraisal District (Hays CAD)
Protest deadline: May 15 (next business day if that falls on a weekend), or 30 days after the notice is mailed — whichever is later (Tax Code §41.44). Check your notice.

County rate

Hays County 2025 county rate
Taxing unit	Rate	Tax on $100,000
Hays County	0.3999%$0.3999 per $100	$400

City rates (11)

Cities in Hays County, 2025. (split) = spans more than one county
Taxing unit	Rate	Tax on $100,000
Austin (split)	0.574017%$0.574017 per $100	$574
Bear Creek	0.06475%$0.06475 per $100	$65
Buda	0.3576%$0.3576 per $100	$358
Dripping Springs	0.2267%$0.2267 per $100	$227
Hays	0.0917%$0.0917 per $100	$92
Kyle	0.5957%$0.5957 per $100	$596
Mountain City	0.0765%$0.0765 per $100	$77
Niederwald (split)	0.079%$0.079 per $100	$79
San Marcos (split)	0.6515%$0.6515 per $100	$652
Uhland (split)	0.1801%$0.1801 per $100	$180
Woodcreek	0.1828%$0.1828 per $100	$183

School district rates (7)

School districts in Hays County, 2025
Taxing unit	Rate	Tax on $100,000
Blanco ISD (split)	0.858%$0.858 per $100	$858
Comal ISD (split)	1.0748%$1.0748 per $100	$1,075
Dripping Springs ISD (split)	1.1052%$1.1052 per $100	$1,105
Hays CISD (split)	1.1546%$1.1546 per $100	$1,155
Johnson City ISD (split)	0.8608%$0.8608 per $100	$861
San Marcos CISD (split)	1.0152%$1.0152 per $100	$1,015
Wimberley ISD (split)	1.0099%$1.0099 per $100	$1,010

Special district rates (49)

Special districts in Hays County, 2025 (MUDs, ESDs, hospital, college and others)
Taxing unit	Rate	Tax on $100,000
Anthem MUD	1%$1.00 per $100	$1,000
Austin Community College District (split)	0.1034%$0.1034 per $100	$103
Buda MUD #1	0.75%$0.75 per $100	$750
Buda MUD #2 *	0%$0.00 per $100	$0
Caldwell / Hays ESD #1 (split)	0.1%$0.10 per $100	$100
Crosswinds Municipal Utility District	0.9%$0.90 per $100	$900
Driftwood Conservation District	1%$1.00 per $100	$1,000
Driftwood Economic Development MD	0.15%$0.15 per $100	$150
Dripping Springs MUD #1	0.76%$0.76 per $100	$760
East Hays County MUD #1	0.91%$0.91 per $100	$910
East Hays County MUD #2 *	0%$0.00 per $100	$0
Greenhawe WCID #2	0.13%$0.13 per $100	$130
Hays County Development District #1	0.9%$0.90 per $100	$900
Hays County ESD #5	0.1%$0.10 per $100	$100
Hays County ESD #6	0.08024%$0.08024 per $100	$80
Hays County ESD #8	0.1%$0.10 per $100	$100
Hays County ESD #9	0.06237%$0.06237 per $100	$62
Hays County Fire ESD #3	0.1%$0.10 per $100	$100
Hays County MUD #11	0.95%$0.95 per $100	$950
Hays County MUD #4	0.8989%$0.8989 per $100	$899
Hays County MUD #5	0.3968%$0.3968 per $100	$397
Hays County MUD #7A *	0%$0.00 per $100	$0
Hays County MUD #7B *	0%$0.00 per $100	$0
Hays County MUD #9 *	0%$0.00 per $100	$0
Hays County WCID #1	0.6249%$0.6249 per $100	$625
Hays County WCID #2	0.7206%$0.7206 per $100	$721
Headwaters MUD	0.9%$0.90 per $100	$900
LaSalle MUD #1	0.95%$0.95 per $100	$950
LaSalle MUD #2	0.95%$0.95 per $100	$950
Mason MUD of Hays County *	0%$0.00 per $100	$0
Mirasol Springs MUD * (split)	0%$0.00 per $100	$0
North Hays County ESD #1	0.05%$0.05 per $100	$50
North Hays County MUD #1	0.46%$0.46 per $100	$460
North Hays County MUD #2	0.2%$0.20 per $100	$200
Northeast Hays County ESD #2	0.069024%$0.069024 per $100	$69
Plum Creek Underground Water District (split)	0.017%$0.017 per $100	$17
Plum Creek Water Conservation District (split)	0.0137%$0.0137 per $100	$14
Ranch at Clear Fork Creek MUD #1 * (split)	0%$0.00 per $100	$0
Reunion Ranch WCID	0.623%$0.623 per $100	$623
South Buda WCID #1	0.6159%$0.6159 per $100	$616
Springhollow MUD	1%$1.00 per $100	$1,000
Sunfield MUD #1 (split)	0.87%$0.87 per $100	$870
Sunfield MUD #3 (split)	0.9%$0.90 per $100	$900
Sunfield MUD #4	0.9%$0.90 per $100	$900
Wayside MUD	1%$1.00 per $100	$1,000
Wild Ridge MUD	0.8722%$0.8722 per $100	$872
Wimberley ESD #4	0.08696%$0.08696 per $100	$87
Wimberley-Hays ESD #7	0.056%$0.056 per $100	$56
York Creek Water Improvement District (split)	0.0043%$0.0043 per $100	$4

A rate of X% is the same number as $X per $100 of taxable value. Source: Texas Comptroller, 2025 Tax Rates and Levies (version 01/28/2026), adopted totals (M&O + I&S). See methodology.