Texas · Victoria County · Local exemptions · Updated Oct 2026
Victoria County, TX property tax exemptions (2026)
The property tax breaks that are set or run locally in Victoria 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 Victoria County
In Victoria County your exemptions depend on each taxing unit on your bill: of the 15 units the Victoria Central Appraisal District lists for 2025, 0 give a percentage homestead exemption, 6 non-school units add an over-65 amount, and 0 non-school units have adopted a tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners. Victoria County itself: $6,000 off for owners 65 or older; no tax ceiling (freeze). It has no percentage homestead exemption. Victoria ISD: 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
Victoria Central Appraisal District
Phone
361-576-3621
Local breaks
Victoria County local option homestead exemptions, Victoria ISD local option homestead exemptions, City of Victoria local option homestead exemptions
$6,000 off for owners 65 or older; no tax ceiling (freeze). It has no percentage homestead exemption.
Set by
county
Tax year
2025
Who qualifies
You own the home and live in it as your principal residence (residence homestead) in Victoria County. Over-65 amount: you are 65 or older; a surviving spouse 55 or older can keep it.
How to apply
No separate application to Victoria County: file Form 50-114 once with the Victoria 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.
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 Victoria ISD.
How to apply
No separate application to Victoria ISD: file Form 50-114 once with the Victoria 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.
City of Victoria local option homestead exemptions
$10,000 off for owners 65 or older; no tax ceiling (freeze). 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 Victoria. Over-65 amount: you are 65 or older; a surviving spouse 55 or older can keep it.
How to apply
No separate application to City of Victoria: file Form 50-114 once with the Victoria 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 Victoria County
What property tax exemptions are there in Victoria County?
In Victoria County your exemptions depend on each taxing unit on your bill: of the 15 units the Victoria Central Appraisal District lists for 2025, 0 give a percentage homestead exemption, 6 non-school units add an over-65 amount, and 0 non-school units have adopted a tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners. Victoria County itself: $6,000 off for owners 65 or older; no tax ceiling (freeze). It has no percentage homestead exemption. Victoria ISD: 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: Victoria County local option homestead exemptions; Victoria ISD local option homestead exemptions; City of Victoria local option homestead exemptions.
Where do I apply for a property tax exemption in Victoria County?
Victoria Central Appraisal District Phone: 361-576-3621 Address: 2805 N. Navarro St., Ste. 300, Victoria, TX 77901-3947. Also: Victoria 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 Victoria County?
Victoria 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). Victoria ISD 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 Victoria 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 Victoria County?
Victoria County local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply. Victoria ISD local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply. City of Victoria local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.
Do Texas’s statewide exemptions apply in Victoria 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 Victoria County sets or runs itself.
Good to know in Victoria 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).
Victoria CAD's schedule says the over-65 tax ceiling applies to school taxes only, and you cannot receive both the over-65 and disabled exemptions (schedule of exemptions, Nov. 2025).
Median effective tax rate for Victoria 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.