Two Offices Handle Your Property Taxes in Anderson County

Your tax bill in Anderson County passes through two offices, a few blocks apart in Palestine, that have nothing to do with each other. The Appraisal District over on N. Perry Street decides what your property is worth. The Tax Assessor-Collector on N. Mallard prints the bill and takes your money. New owners often assume one office runs the whole thing and call the wrong one when they have a question.

The value and the rate are different decisions. ACAD sets the appraised value. Each taxing unit that covers that parcel adopts its own rate, so not every county rate appears on every bill.

The Anderson County Tax Office collects for most local units, but not all. Use the collector printed on the bill or the Comptroller's county directory. Value protests still go through ACAD and its Appraisal Review Board.