Bee Cave residents paid property taxes at a rate of 1.7% of their home’s value in the fourth quarter of 2025, a figure that is close to 1.9 times the national average, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data from the 11 homes sold in Bee Cave during the fourth quarter of 2025 show a median sales price of $652,000. For that period, the city’s median tax bill reached $10,936, which is 1.7% of the median assessed home value.
The average U.S. effective property tax rate stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Within Travis County, Elgin and Jonestown posted the highest effective property tax rates among cities surveyed.
The analysis above uses estimated inflation adjustments and county-provided 2021 tax records to calculate 2025 effective property tax rates. Actual rates may vary slightly in certain cases.
U.S. home prices showed further gains in 2025, bringing the national median to roughly $447,000 as of June—a 1.13% year-over-year increase, Redfin data show. A significant gulf persists in supply and demand, with 36% more sellers than buyers, resulting in a difference of 508,715 homes. Redfin considers a housing market balanced when the gap between sellers and buyers is 10% or less.
The table below offers a comparison of Elgin’s median effective property tax rate to those in other Travis County cities, based on sales and tax numbers from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin | 3 | $131,542 | $5,276 | 4% |
| Jonestown | 4 | $180,854 | $6,872 | 3.8% |
| Point Venture | 4 | $273,570 | $8,532 | 3.1% |
| Briarcliff | 3 | $218,719 | $6,674 | 3.1% |
| Manor | 20 | $196,392 | $5,816 | 3% |
| Wells Branch | 3 | $235,598 | $6,568 | 2.8% |
| Cedar Park | 10 | $449,379 | $11,525 | 2.6% |
| Pflugerville | 58 | $290,262 | $7,288 | 2.5% |
| Manchaca | 2 | $198,845 | $4,974 | 2.5% |
| Round Rock | 2 | $275,438 | $6,936 | 2.5% |
| Lost Creek | 4 | $752,862 | $18,326 | 2.4% |
| Spicewood | 18 | $501,897 | $11,632 | 2.3% |
| Austin | 564 | $412,320 | $8,986 | 2.2% |
| The Hills | 5 | $528,000 | $11,693 | 2.2% |
| Lago Vista | 8 | $285,518 | $5,773 | 2% |
| Barton Creek | 5 | $1,464,664 | $28,824 | 2% |
| Rollingwood | 4 | $1,305,689 | $24,563 | 1.9% |
| Hornsby Bend | 3 | $195,922 | $3,698 | 1.9% |
| Lakeway | 17 | $571,758 | $10,066 | 1.8% |
| Bee Cave | 11 | $652,000 | $10,936 | 1.7% |
| West Lake Hills | 4 | $1,400,650 | $22,901 | 1.6% |
| Shady Hollow | 2 | $539,105 | $8,406 | 1.6% |
| Leander | 11 | $583,550 | $8,467 | 1.5% |
| Dripping Springs | 2 | $721,241 | $5,660 | 0.8% |
