Farm and Ranch Land Can Be Taxed at a Lower Value

Much of Donley County is farm and ranch country, so ag appraisal can matter. Texas taxes qualifying land by productivity value, not by the price it might bring in a sale.

To qualify, the land must be used for agriculture at the normal local level. It also usually must have been in agricultural or timber use for at least five of the past seven years. Wildlife management can qualify when it meets state rules.

The application goes through Donley County Appraisal District at 304 S. Kearney St. in Clarendon. If qualified land later changes to non-ag use, rollback tax can be due for the previous three years that got the lower value.