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The TaxLienSimple Index / Texas

The TaxLienSimple Index · TX · 2026

Texas Tax-Lien & Tax-Deed Investing

What Texas statute actually pays — return, redemption and bid method — cross-referenced with the live auction inventory we track. Every figure traces to state law or a county source.

71 /100
Tier A National rank #3 of 51
The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.
Sale type
Redeemable Deed
Statutory return / penalty
Flat redemption premium (not annual interest): 25% of the total if redeemed in year 1, 50% if redeemed in year 2, for homestead/agricultural/mineral property; 25% flat for other property redeemed within the 180-day window. Premium applies regardless of how early redemption occurs.
Redemption period
2 years from filing of the purchaser's deed for residential homestead, agricultural-use land, and mineral interests; 180 days for all other property.
Bid method
highest bid (deed)
Sale season
Monthly, commonly first Tuesday
What you buy
Judicial tax foreclosure deed sale and struck-off resale

Statutory note. Purchaser gets a deed at the sale but the former owner can redeem; the 25%/50% figures are one-time penalties on the total, not per-annum rates, and redemption length depends on property class (Tax Code §34.21).

4,293live parcels tracked
98counties with inventory
#3of 51 jurisdictions
Read the score correctly. The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

Remote Investor Snapshot

Verified public-data profile for out-of-area investors — every figure below traces to the cited government source. Blank fields mean the source does not publish that value for this area (we never estimate).

Market & demographics

Population
29,243,342
5-yr population growth
+6.7% growing
Median household income
$73,035
Median age
35.2
Poverty rate
13.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Housing market

Median home value
$238,000
Median gross rent
$1,251/mo
Owner-occupied
62.4% 37.6% renter
Vacancy rate
10%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$3,872/yr
Effective property-tax rate
1.63% of home value

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Natural-hazard risk & safety

Unemployment rate
4%

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (2023); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (2023 annual)

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits
232,373 units, 2023
Broadband subscription
88.4%
Bachelor's degree +
32.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2023); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (household broadband subscription; FCC availability not yet integrated); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (educational attainment — school-quality proxy; NCES ratings not yet integrated)

Risk & opportunity flags

Opportunity Zone tracts
628 tax-advantaged
EPA Superfund (NPL) sites
70
EPA Brownfield sites
1,139

Source: U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund / IRS designated Opportunity Zones; U.S. EPA (SEMS National Priorities List; ACRES Brownfields)

Counties we track in Texas

#CountyTaxLienSimple IndexLive parcels
1 Dallas County S 76 548
2 Harris County S 76 542
3 Tarrant County S 76 406
4 Jefferson County S 75 227
5 Navarro County S 75 202
6 Galveston County S 75 189
7 Jasper County S 75 160
8 Hidalgo County S 75 145
9 Montgomery County S 74 73
10 El Paso County S 74 64
11 Bexar County S 74 61
12 Angelina County S 74 53
13 Hunt County S 74 53
14 Polk County S 74 52
15 Victoria County S 74 51
16 Lamar County S 73 32
17 Ector County S 73 30
18 Smith County S 73 28
19 Cameron County S 73 26
20 Tyler County S 73 26
21 Llano County S 73 23
22 Red River County S 73 23
23 Henderson County S 73 21
24 Morris County S 73 17
25 Kaufman County S 73 15
26 Nueces County S 73 15
27 Hays County S 73 14
28 Maverick County S 73 14
29 Ellis County S 73 12
30 Orange County S 72 212
31 Liberty County S 72 112
32 San Patricio County S 72 109
33 Grayson County S 72 11
34 Parker County S 72 11
35 Kerr County S 72 9
36 Denton County S 72 8
37 Houston County S 72 7
38 Fort Bend County S 72 4
39 Travis County S 72 4
40 Leon County A 71 84
41 Atascosa County A 71 56
42 Starr County A 71 44
43 Matagorda County A 71 36
44 Guadalupe County A 71 3
45 Collin County A 71 1
46 Val Verde County A 70 33
47 Mclennan County A 70 31
48 Live Oak County A 70 30
49 Gregg County A 70 29
50 Cass County A 70 23
51 Jim Wells County A 70 23
52 Marion County A 70 23
53 Duval County A 70 19
54 Jackson County A 70 17
55 Wood County A 70 16
56 Zavala County A 70 15
57 Shelby County A 70 13
58 Upshur County A 70 13
59 Frio County A 70 12
60 Falls County A 69 11
61 Zapata County A 69 11
62 Cherokee County A 69 10
63 Gonzales County A 69 10
64 Hardin County A 69 9
65 Camp County A 69 8
66 Jim Hogg County A 69 7
67 Kleberg County A 69 7
68 La Salle County A 69 7
69 Montague County A 69 7
70 Aransas County A 69 6
71 Limestone County A 69 6
72 Van Zandt County A 69 6
73 Robertson County A 69 5
74 Wise County A 69 5
75 Bee County A 69 4
76 Brooks County A 69 4
77 Titus County A 69 4
78 Bosque County A 68 3
79 Dewitt County A 68 3
80 Fannin County A 68 3
81 Delta County A 68 2
82 Erath County A 68 2
83 Franklin County A 68 2
84 Hood County A 68 2
85 Hopkins County A 68 2
86 Reeves County A 68 2
87 Sabine County A 68 2
88 Tom Green County A 68 2
89 Wilson County A 68 2
90 Anderson County A 68 1
91 Goliad County A 68 1
92 Lee County A 68 1
93 Madison County A 68 1
94 Panola County A 68 1
95 Pecos County A 68 1
96 Rockwall County A 68 1
97 Rusk County A 68 1
98 Terrell County A 68 1

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The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

© 2026 TaxLienSimple · The TaxLienSimple Index is compiled from state tax statutes and county treasurer/tax-collector offices; live inventory counts reflect parcels currently tracked by TaxLienSimple and update continuously. Nothing here is investment or legal advice.