The median home value in houston and dallas the two largest cities in TX is ~$200k, at 2.5% comes out to $5k in property taxes. The high property tax offsets th

The median home value in houston and dallas the two largest cities in TX is ~$200k, at 2.5% comes out to $5k in property taxes. The high property tax offsets the lack of state income tax. The high property tax also incentives local governments to encourage real estate development since that brings in more tax income. That then results in lower housing costs. Houston for example literally doesn't even have zoning laws. The downside to this is you may have to evacuate your house at 12am when there is an industrial chemical spill at the petro-chemical plant they build 1/2 a mile from your house. The upside is when home values start pricing people out developer will line up around the block to buy out sfh to build affordable mid rise apartment/condo units.