Texas · Mills County · Local exemptions · Updated Oct 2026
Mills County, TX property tax exemptions (2026)
The property tax breaks that are set or run locally in Mills County, on top of Texas’s statewide rules: what each is worth here, who qualifies, where to apply and the deadline.
What is different in Mills County
Mills CAD's 2025 partial exemption list shows no local option exemptions: Mills County and the City of Mullin grant only the state disabled veteran exemptions, and the school districts only the state homestead, over-65 and disability exemptions. So homeowners here get the statewide amounts, with school taxes frozen at 65.
Apply at
Mills Central Appraisal District
Phone
325-648-2253
Local breaks
Mills County local option homestead exemptions, Goldthwaite CISD local option homestead exemptions, City of Mullin local option homestead exemptions
You own the home and live in it as your principal residence (residence homestead) in Mills County.
How to apply
No separate application to Mills County: file Form 50-114 once with the Mills Central Appraisal District, checking the age 65 or disabled box if it applies, with a copy of your Texas driver's license or ID showing the home's address. The appraisal district applies every taxing unit's exemptions to your home.
Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431).
Renewal
One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.
Goldthwaite CISD local option homestead exemptions
A school tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners, as state law requires. It has no percentage homestead exemption and no local over-65 amount beyond the state $60,000.
Set by
school district
Tax year
2025
Who qualifies
You own the home and live in it as your principal residence (residence homestead) in Goldthwaite CISD.
How to apply
No separate application to Goldthwaite CISD: file Form 50-114 once with the Mills Central Appraisal District, checking the age 65 or disabled box if it applies, with a copy of your Texas driver's license or ID showing the home's address. The appraisal district applies every taxing unit's exemptions to your home.
Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431).
Renewal
One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.
You own the home and live in it as your principal residence (residence homestead) in City of Mullin.
How to apply
No separate application to City of Mullin: file Form 50-114 once with the Mills Central Appraisal District, checking the age 65 or disabled box if it applies, with a copy of your Texas driver's license or ID showing the home's address. The appraisal district applies every taxing unit's exemptions to your home.
Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431).
Renewal
One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.
Roughly what an exemption could save you a year: the value it takes off, times your tax rate.
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Questions about property tax exemptions in Mills County
What property tax exemptions are there in Mills County?
Mills CAD's 2025 partial exemption list shows no local option exemptions: Mills County and the City of Mullin grant only the state disabled veteran exemptions, and the school districts only the state homestead, over-65 and disability exemptions. So homeowners here get the statewide amounts, with school taxes frozen at 65. Local breaks here: Mills County local option homestead exemptions; Goldthwaite CISD local option homestead exemptions; City of Mullin local option homestead exemptions.
Where do I apply for a property tax exemption in Mills County?
Mills Central Appraisal District Phone: 325-648-2253 Address: 901 W. 6th St., Goldthwaite, TX 76844-9998. Also: Texas Comptroller, Property Tax Assistance Division, which state agency: statewide exemption rules and forms.
When is the deadline to apply in Mills County?
Mills County local option homestead exemptions: Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431). Goldthwaite CISD local option homestead exemptions: Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431). City of Mullin local option homestead exemptions: Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431).
Do I have to reapply every year in Mills County?
Mills County local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply. Goldthwaite CISD local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply. City of Mullin local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.
Do Texas’s statewide exemptions apply in Mills County too?
Yes. The statewide breaks on our Texas page apply here as well, for example General Residence Homestead Exemption, Age 65 or Older or Disabled Residence Homestead Exemption and School Tax Ceiling (tax freeze) for Age 65 or Older or Disabled. This page adds what Mills County sets or runs itself.
Good to know in Mills County
Statewide, every school district must exempt $140,000 of a homestead's value and another $60,000 for owners 65+ or disabled, and freeze school taxes for them; the amounts in the table are what each local unit adds (Texas Tax Code §11.13, §11.26).
Median effective tax rate for Mills County: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates, county figures as published by Tax Foundation. The rate is property taxes paid divided by home value.