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Wise County, TX property tax exemptions (2026)

The property tax breaks that are set or run locally in Wise 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 Wise County

In Wise County your exemptions depend on each taxing unit on your bill: of the 42 units the Wise Appraisal District lists for 2025, 5 give a percentage homestead exemption, 13 non-school units add an over-65 amount, and 14 non-school units have adopted a tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners. Wise County itself: 20% of the home's value off for every homestead (at least $5,000); $10,000 off for owners 65 or older; a tax ceiling (freeze) on its taxes for owners 65 or older or disabled. Decatur 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
Wise Appraisal District
Phone
940-627-3081
Local breaks
Wise County local option homestead exemptions, Decatur ISD local option homestead exemptions, City of Decatur local option homestead exemptions
Tax year
2025

Where to apply in Wise County

Wise Appraisal District

Phone
940-627-3081
Address
400 E. Business 380, Decatur, TX 76234-3165
Official exemptions page

Other offices

Local exemptions in Wise County

Seniors

Wise County local option homestead exemptions

20% of the home's value off for every homestead (at least $5,000); $10,000 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 Wise 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 Wise County: file Form 50-114 once with the Wise 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.
Deadline
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.

Source: official page

Senior freeze or deferral

Decatur ISD 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 Decatur ISD.
How to apply
No separate application to Decatur ISD: file Form 50-114 once with the Wise 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.
Deadline
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.

Source: official page

Seniors

City of Decatur local option homestead exemptions

$30,000 off for owners 65 or older; $30,000 off for disabled owners; 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 Decatur. Over-65 amount: you are 65 or older; a surviving spouse 55 or older can keep it. Disabled amount: you meet the Social Security definition of disability. You can get the over-65 or the disabled amount from a unit, not both.
How to apply
No separate application to City of Decatur: file Form 50-114 once with the Wise 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.
Deadline
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.

Source: official page

Amounts by taxing unit in Wise County

Each school district, city or other taxing unit can set its own amount. Find the ones on your tax bill.

Sort:
Taxing unitTypeDisabilityFreezeHomestead pctOver65Source
Alpha Ranch WCID #1specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
Alvord ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Azle ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Boyd ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)$3,000 local, on top of the state $60,000 (2025)official
Bridgeport ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)1% of home value (at least $5,000), on top of the state $140,000 (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Chico ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
City of Alvordcitynone (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
City of Auroracity$6,000 (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)$6,000 (2025)official
City of Boydcitynone (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
City of Bridgeportcity$20,000 (2025)no (2025)none (2025)$20,000 (2025)official
City of Chicocity$5,000 (2025)no (2025)none (2025)$5,000 (2025)official
City of Decaturcity$30,000 (2025)no (2025)none (2025)$30,000 (2025)official
City of Fort Worthcity$80,000 (2025)yes (2025)20% of home value (at least $5,000) (2025)$80,000 (2025)official
City of Lake Bridgeportcity$15,000 (2025)yes (2025)$35,000 listed as a local homestead amount (2025)$40,000 (2025)official
City of New Fairviewcity$10,000 (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)$10,000 (2025)official
City of Newarkcity$5,000 (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)$5,000 (2025)official
City of Paradisecitynone (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
City of Rhomecity$40,000 (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)$40,000 (2025)official
City of Runaway Baycitynone (2025)yes (2025)$5,000 listed as a local homestead amount (2025)none (2025)official
Clear Creek Waterspecialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
Decatur ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Far North Ft Worth MUD #1specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
Jacksboro ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Krum ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
New Fairview MUD #1specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
North Ft Worth WCIDspecialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
Northwest ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Paradise ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Poolville ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Rolling V Ranch WCID #1specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
Rolling V Ranch WCID #2specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
Slidell ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)20% of home value (at least $5,000), on top of the state $140,000 (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Springtown ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Water Supply #2specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)$30,000 (2025)official
WCID #1specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
Weatherford College Wise County Branchspecial$100,000 (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)$100,000 (2025)official
Wise Countycountynone (2025)yes (2025)20% of home value (at least $5,000) (2025)$10,000 (2025)official
Wise County FM/Lateral Roadcountynone (2025)yes (2025)20% of home value (at least $5,000), plus $3,000 for a regular homestead (the $3,000 does not apply with the over-65 exemption, per the CAD sheet) (2025)$10,000 (2025)official
Wise County MUD #4specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
Wise ESD #1specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
Wise ESD #2specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
Wise ESD #3specialnone (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official

State exemptions that also apply here

These breaks come from Texas law. Their full rules, forms and deadlines are on the Texas page.

All Texas property tax exemptions

By group in Texas: Seniors · Veterans · Disability · Surviving spouses

Savings estimate for Wise County

Roughly what an exemption could save you a year: the value it takes off, times your tax rate.

Filled in when the exemption is a fixed dollar amount. You can change it.

Wise County median effective rate: 1.09% (taxes paid as a share of home value). Use your own rate if you know it.

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Median effective rate in Wise County: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates, county figures as published by Tax Foundation. It is a county-wide middle value; rates differ by town and school district.

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Document checklist for Wise County

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Questions about property tax exemptions in Wise County

What property tax exemptions are there in Wise County?

In Wise County your exemptions depend on each taxing unit on your bill: of the 42 units the Wise Appraisal District lists for 2025, 5 give a percentage homestead exemption, 13 non-school units add an over-65 amount, and 14 non-school units have adopted a tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners. Wise County itself: 20% of the home's value off for every homestead (at least $5,000); $10,000 off for owners 65 or older; a tax ceiling (freeze) on its taxes for owners 65 or older or disabled. Decatur 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: Wise County local option homestead exemptions; Decatur ISD local option homestead exemptions; City of Decatur local option homestead exemptions.

Where do I apply for a property tax exemption in Wise County?

Wise Appraisal District Phone: 940-627-3081 Address: 400 E. Business 380, Decatur, TX 76234-3165. Also: Wise 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 Wise County?

Wise 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). Decatur 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 Decatur 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 Wise County?

Wise County local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply. Decatur ISD local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply. City of Decatur local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.

Do Texas’s statewide exemptions apply in Wise 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 Wise County sets or runs itself.

Good to know in Wise 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).
  • Wise CAD lists the year each unit's over-65/disabled tax freeze was granted, e.g. Wise County and most cities and school districts in 2004 (2025 exemption amounts sheet).

Think your assessed value is too high? See how to appeal in Wise County.

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Last checked: Oct 2026.