New Home, Texas
New Home is a small city in Lynn County on the level South Plains of West Texas, about 18 miles south of Lubbock. The surrounding land is flat, open cotton-farming country typical of the region. The town serves as a rural agricultural community along the highway south of Lubbock.
Property here runs through the Lynn Central Appraisal District and the county tax office — the homestead exemption, the appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level. The Lynn County notes below cover the practical details, with the official county directory for the appraisal district and tax office.
Lynn County notes
What to know around New Home
Property Tax
Two offices handle your property taxes in Lynn County
In Lynn County the appraisal district both values your property and collects the tax, so the office you'd expect to mail the check to isn't the one that takes it.
Homestead Exemption
Homestead exemption can lower your property tax bill in Lynn County
If you own and live in your Lynn County home, a residence homestead exemption lowers part of the taxable value used for your bill.
Agricultural Appraisal
Farm and ranch land in Lynn County can be taxed at ag-use value
Farm, ranch, and some wildlife land in Lynn County can be taxed on productivity value instead of market value.
Groundwater
Most Lynn County water comes from the Ogallala Aquifer, and it is declining
Rural wells in Lynn County usually point to Ogallala groundwater, so permits, spacing, and water history matter before you drill.
County History
Lynn County grew from open range to cotton fields in just a generation
Lynn County was created in 1876 but sat unorganized for nearly 30 years, then transformed quickly from cattle ranches into one of the High Plains' major cotton producers.
Natural Features
Lynn County has two permanent natural lakes on the flat High Plains
Double Lakes and Tahoka Lake are two natural lakes in Lynn County, which is unusual for this flat, dry region.
Nearby
Places near New Home
Nearby counties
Local notes for nearby counties
Lubbock County
41 local notes · Panhandle / High Plains
Terry County
4 local notes · Panhandle / High Plains
Hockley County
6 local notes · Panhandle / High Plains
Garza County
7 local notes · West Texas / Permian / Trans-Pecos
Dawson County
6 local notes · West Texas / Permian / Trans-Pecos
Crosby County
4 local notes · Panhandle / High Plains
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