Texas · Scurry County · Local exemptions · Updated Oct 2026
Scurry County, TX property tax exemptions (2026)
The property tax breaks that are set or run locally in Scurry 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 Scurry County
In Scurry County your exemptions depend on each taxing unit on your bill: of the 5 units the Scurry County Appraisal District lists for 2025, 2 give a percentage homestead exemption, 3 non-school units add an over-65 amount, and 3 non-school units have adopted a tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners. Scurry County itself: 20% of the home's value off for every homestead (at least $5,000); $12,000 off for owners 65 or older; a tax ceiling (freeze) on its taxes for owners 65 or older or disabled. Snyder ISD (and other school districts): 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.
Apply at
Scurry County Appraisal District
Phone
325-573-8549
Local breaks
Scurry County local option homestead exemptions, Snyder ISD (and other school districts) local option homestead exemptions, City of Snyder local option homestead exemptions
20% of the home's value off for every homestead (at least $5,000); $12,000 off for owners 65 or older; a tax ceiling (freeze) on its taxes for owners 65 or older or disabled.
Set by
county
Tax year
2025
Who qualifies
You own the home and live in it as your principal residence (residence homestead) in Scurry County. Over-65 amount: you are 65 or older; a surviving spouse 55 or older can keep it. Tax ceiling: you have the over-65 or disabled exemption on the home.
How to apply
No separate application to Scurry County: file Form 50-114 once with the Scurry County 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.
Snyder ISD (and other school districts) 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 Snyder ISD (and other school districts).
How to apply
No separate application to Snyder ISD (and other school districts): file Form 50-114 once with the Scurry County 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.
$7,500 off for owners 65 or older; a tax ceiling (freeze) on its taxes for owners 65 or older or disabled. It has no percentage homestead exemption.
Set by
city
Tax year
2025
Who qualifies
You own the home and live in it as your principal residence (residence homestead) in City of Snyder. Over-65 amount: you are 65 or older; a surviving spouse 55 or older can keep it. Tax ceiling: you have the over-65 or disabled exemption on the home.
How to apply
No separate application to City of Snyder: file Form 50-114 once with the Scurry County 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 Scurry County
What property tax exemptions are there in Scurry County?
In Scurry County your exemptions depend on each taxing unit on your bill: of the 5 units the Scurry County Appraisal District lists for 2025, 2 give a percentage homestead exemption, 3 non-school units add an over-65 amount, and 3 non-school units have adopted a tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners. Scurry County itself: 20% of the home's value off for every homestead (at least $5,000); $12,000 off for owners 65 or older; a tax ceiling (freeze) on its taxes for owners 65 or older or disabled. Snyder ISD (and other school districts): 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. Local breaks here: Scurry County local option homestead exemptions; Snyder ISD (and other school districts) local option homestead exemptions; City of Snyder local option homestead exemptions.
Where do I apply for a property tax exemption in Scurry County?
Scurry County Appraisal District Phone: 325-573-8549 Address: 2612 College Ave., Snyder, TX 79549-3334. Also: Scurry County Tax Assessor-Collector, which collects the property tax bill. Also: Texas Comptroller, Property Tax Assistance Division, which state agency: statewide exemption rules and forms.
When is the deadline to apply in Scurry County?
Scurry 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). Snyder ISD (and other school districts) 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 Snyder 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 Scurry County?
Scurry County local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply. Snyder ISD (and other school districts) local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply. City of Snyder local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.
Do Texas’s statewide exemptions apply in Scurry 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 Scurry County sets or runs itself.
Good to know in Scurry 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).
Scurry CAD's chart says the hospital district is the only jurisdiction whose over-65/disabled taxes are not frozen (homestead exemption chart, Nov. 2025).
Median effective tax rate for Scurry 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.