Property Taxes in
Kilgore
Texas has no state property tax — your bill is set locally. Here's how it works in Kilgore, and where to find your exact rate.
How your bill is calculated
A property-tax bill in Kilgore is not a single rate — it's the sum of the rates set by each local taxing unit that overlaps your address. For a typical Kilgore home that stack is:
- ▪Gregg County · $0.3043 — county government and any county special funds (roads, hospital district, etc.)
- ▪City of Kilgore · $0.616 — the municipal rate, if you're inside the city limits
- ▪Kilgore ISD · $1.1047 — usually the largest single piece of the bill; the center of Kilgore is in Kilgore ISD, but district lines don't follow city limits, so your district depends on your address
- ▪Special districts — college, hospital, MUD, ESD or water districts, where they apply
County + city + school district, center of Kilgore
$2.025 per $100 of taxable value (2.03%)
Rough yearly bill on a $171,600 homestead (the Census median home value here): about $1,928. That's school $349 on $31,600 after the $140,000 school homestead exemption, county $522, city $1,057. Before any county or city exemptions, special districts, or the 10% homestead cap.
2025 adopted rates from the Texas Comptroller's Tax Rates and Levies reports. Special districts (college, hospital, MUD, ESD) are not included.
Each unit adopts its own rate every year, and district lines don't follow city limits, so your exact total depends on where the property sits. Look up the rates for your address at your county appraisal district (below).
Exemptions that lower your bill
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Residence homestead
If you own and live in the home as your primary residence, school districts exempt $140,000 of its value from school taxes (raised from $100,000 by the constitutional amendment voters approved in November 2025). Homesteads are also protected by a 10% annual cap on taxable-value increases.
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Age 65+ and disabled
Homeowners 65 or older (or disabled) get an additional $60,000 school-district homestead exemption and a ceiling (freeze) on their school-district taxes.
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Disabled veterans
Partial to total exemptions are available based on VA disability rating. See the Comptroller's exemptions guide for all categories and how to apply.
Appraisals & protests
Your property's value is set each year by the appraisal district for Gregg County — not by the city or county. Notices of appraised value go out in the spring, and you have the right to protest: the deadline is generally May 15 (or 30 days after your notice, whichever is later). Protests are heard by the county Appraisal Review Board. Part of Kilgore lies in Rusk County; addresses there are taxed by that county and appraised by its appraisal district instead.
Look up your exact rate, file a homestead exemption, or protest
- Gregg County appraisal district — property search, current rates, exemption forms, and protest filing
- Rusk County appraisal district — for the part of Kilgore in Rusk County
- Texas Comptroller — tax rates & levies by taxing unit
- Exemptions · Protests & appeals · Property tax basics
Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Property Tax Assistance Division.
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