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🎙️ TEXAS SENIOR HOMEOWNERS: CAN YOU KEEP YOUR LOW PROPERTY TAXES IF YOU MOVE?

If you’re 65 or older and thinking about selling your home in Texas, here’s some good news—yes, you can take your lower school property taxes with you to your new home!

It’s called a tax ceiling transfer.

Here’s how it works:

In Texas, when you turn 65, your school district property taxes are frozen on your primary residence. That means even if property values go up, your school taxes don’t.

Now, if you sell that home and buy another one in Texas, you can transfer that school tax ceiling to the new house—as long as it becomes your new primary residence.

You won’t pay school taxes based on the new home’s full value. Instead, you’ll pay the same percentage of school tax you were paying before.

👉 Example: If your old house’s school tax bill was frozen at 25% of what it should’ve been, your new home’s school tax will also be set at 25% of what it would normally be.

To do this, you’ll need to:
1. Reapply for the homestead and 65+ exemption on your new home.
2. File a tax ceiling transfer application with the local appraisal district.

This only applies to school district taxes, not city or county—but many seniors still save thousands with this benefit.

So yes, if you’re downsizing or moving closer to family, you don’t have to give up your property tax savings. Just make sure to file the right paperwork!

DM me if you want help figuring this out in your county.



Contact Wilson Chan (The Unparalleled Team)
Licensed Real Estate Agent in both Texas and California.
Houston TX(346) 478-7100
Los Angeles CA(626) 318-1199
[email protected]

Wilson Chan (The Unparalleled Team)
持有德州 與 加州 地產執照
休斯顿 電話: (346) 478-7100
洛杉磯 電話: (626) 318-1199
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