Search and Pay Orange County Property Taxes

This page helps users handle Property Tax tasks in Orange County, Texas, including searching tax records, checking appraisal information, reviewing payment options, and contacting the correct local office.

The main public resources are the Orange County Tax Office online tax search and the Orange CAD Property Search. The Tax Office handles tax collection and payments, while Orange County Appraisal District handles values, exemptions, and protests.

Orange County property tax search and payment

Use the Orange County online tax search to look up tax accounts and make online payments when available. The search supports tax account, owner, mailing address, and property location searches.

• Account number, using dashes when shown on the tax statement
• Owner name, such as last name followed by a comma and first name or initial
• Owner mailing address
• Property location, using the street number and street name without street type or direction

Online payments are available again as of January 21, 2026. Start with the Orange County property tax search and payment portal to search by account type, include or exclude inactive accounts, and filter by paid or unpaid status.

• Choose the search type that best matches the information you have.
• Enter the account, owner, mailing address, or property location details.
• Review the matching tax account before selecting any payment option.
• Check the convenience fee before submitting an online payment.

Orange CAD Property Search

Use the Orange CAD Property Search for appraisal district property information. Search options include owner name, street number, street name, quick reference ID, property type, geographic ID, subdivision, neighborhood, and tax year.

For address searches, a simpler search can work better. Try only the street name if a full address returns too many or too few results. For name searches, try just the first name or last name if needed.

Important: 2026 values are preliminary and subject to change. Legal descriptions and acreage amounts should be verified with the Appraisal District before being used for legal purposes or documents.

Appraisals, exemptions, and protests

Property tax appraisal is handled by Orange County Appraisal District, not the Orange County Tax Office. Contact the appraisal district for questions about appraised value, exemptions, missing or incorrect exemptions, appraisal protests, legal descriptions, or owner information on a bill.

Common exemptions include general residence homestead, age 65 or older, disabled person, disabled veteran, and agricultural or timber exemptions. Orange County notes that exemptions reduce taxable value and can lower the tax amount billed.

For exemption information, review the Orange CAD exemption information. For protest access, Orange CAD provides an online protest login, and users must create a username and password before using the online protest option.

Payment options and deadlines

Orange County tax bills are usually mailed in October. Taxes are due when the bill is received and are timely if paid or postmarked on or before January 31. If January 31 falls on a weekend, the next business day is treated as on time.

Current taxes begin accruing penalty and interest on February 1 if any amount remains unpaid. Partial payments are accepted, but the unpaid balance continues to accrue penalty and interest.

Orange County lists these payment and arrangement options:

For more detail on partial payments, quarter payments, escrow contracts, and installment agreements, review the Orange County payment options.

Tax rates, notices, and public tax information

Orange County provides Truth in Taxation information for local taxing units, including a 2025 notice of tax rate and five-year rate summaries for cities, school districts, emergency service districts, the county, drainage, navigation port, and water district entries listed on the county site.

Use the Orange County Truth in Taxation page when you need tax rate notices or rate history for listed taxing entities.

Tax sale and public notice information is listed separately on the Orange County tax public notices page, including sheriff sale auction, trust property listing, and tax sale listing entries.

Orange County property tax contacts

Use these contacts for tax collection, payment, appraisal, exemption, and protest questions.

• Orange County Tax Office / Tax Assessor-Collector, Administration Building, 123 South 6th Street, Orange, Texas 77630
  Phone: (409) 882-7971
  Email: taxpc@co.orange.tx.us
  Mail: P.O. Box 1568, Orange, TX 77631-1568
• Orange County Tax Office Vidor location, 155 Wilson, Vidor, TX 77662
  Phone: (409) 769-0064
• Orange County Appraisal District, 9157 IH 10 E, Orange, TX 77630
  Phone: (409) 745-4777
  Fax: (409) 745-4773
  Email: info@orangecad.net
  Mail: P.O. Box 457, Orange, TX 77631
  Lobby hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm