Vehicle inventory tax · 2025 rates for 2026 sales

Hays County VIT rates

Name: Hays County, Texas vehicle inventory tax rates, 2025 adopted rates
Creator: Texas VIT

68 taxing units, each with its 2025 adopted rate from the Texas Comptroller. The ones that tax the lot add up to its vehicle inventory tax (VIT) rate, the rate behind the 2026 unit property tax factor (UPTF).

County rate, per $100: 0.3999
Taxing units listed: 68
Rate year: 2025
Applies to sales in: 2026

Which units tax the lot?

The county, the school district, the city if the lot is inside city limits, and any special districts covering the address. The rate files can't show which special districts cover an address; the Hays appraisal district's property record for the lot lists every unit. Find its site in the Comptroller's appraisal district directory.

Every taxing unit

68 in Hays County · check the ones that tax the lot

County 1

County: 2025 adopted tax rates, in dollars per $100 of value
Taxing unit	2025 rate in dollars per $100
Hays County	0.3999

How the 0.3999 county rate adds up

Texas counties can levy up to three separate funds. Each has a maintenance & operations part (“M&O”, the day-to-day budget) and a debt part (“I&S”, interest and sinking, which pays off bonds). The county rate is the sum of all of them.

2025 county rate by fund, dollars per $100
Fund	M&O	Debt (I&S)	Total
General fund	0.2544	0.1029	0.3573
Road & bridge	0.0426	0.0000	0.0426
Farm-to-market roads / flood control	0.0000	0.0000	0.0000
County total			0.3999

Cities 11

Check the city only if the lot is inside its city limits.

Cities: 2025 adopted tax rates, in dollars per $100 of value
Taxing unit	2025 rate in dollars per $100
AustinThe estimate uses the adopted rate, 0.524017 (Travis County Tax Office; the Comptroller's figure is the Proposition Q rate voters rejected in November 2025), while the Comptroller lists 0.574017. Confirm with the tax office.Report or confirm · Corrections log	0.574017
Bear Creek	0.06475
Buda	0.3576
Dripping Springs	0.2267
Hays	0.0917
Kyle	0.5957
Mountain City	0.0765
Niederwald	0.0790
San Marcos	0.6515
Uhland	0.1801
Woodcreek	0.1828

School districts 7

Every lot is in exactly one school district.

School districts: 2025 adopted tax rates, in dollars per $100 of value
Taxing unit	2025 rate in dollars per $100
Blanco ISD	0.8580
Comal ISD	1.0748
Dripping Springs ISD	1.1052
Hays CISDThe estimate uses the adopted rate, 1.2746 (Travis County Tax Office; the Comptroller's figure matches the district's 2024 rate), while the Comptroller lists 1.1546. Confirm with the tax office.Report or confirm · Corrections log	1.1546
Johnson City ISD	0.8608
San Marcos CISD	1.0152
Wimberley ISD	1.0099

Special districts 49

Utility districts (MUDs), emergency services, hospital, college, water, drainage and other districts. Most cover only part of the county.

Special districts: 2025 adopted tax rates, in dollars per $100 of value
Taxing unit	2025 rate in dollars per $100
Anthem MUD	1.0000
Austin Community College DistrictCommunity college district: it may tax only inside some school districts, so check whether it covers the lot.	0.1034
Buda MUD #1	0.7500
Buda MUD #2Not reported: the appraisal district didn't give the Comptroller this rate. Ask the taxing unit or the appraisal district, then enter it in the calculator.Report the rate · Corrections log	Not reported
Caldwell / Hays ESD #1	0.1000
Crosswinds Municipal Utility District	0.9000
Driftwood Conservation District	1.0000
Driftwood Economic Development MD	0.1500
Dripping Springs MUD #1	0.7600
East Hays County MUD #1	0.9100
East Hays County MUD #2Not reported: the appraisal district didn't give the Comptroller this rate. Ask the taxing unit or the appraisal district, then enter it in the calculator.Report the rate · Corrections log	Not reported
Greenhawe WCID #2	0.1300
Hays County Development District #1	0.9000
Hays County ESD #5	0.1000
Hays County ESD #6	0.08024
Hays County ESD #8	0.1000
Hays County ESD #9	0.06237
Hays County Fire ESD #3	0.1000
Hays County MUD #4	0.8989
Hays County MUD #5	0.3968
Hays County MUD #7ANot reported: the appraisal district didn't give the Comptroller this rate. Ask the taxing unit or the appraisal district, then enter it in the calculator.Report the rate · Corrections log	Not reported
Hays County MUD #7BNot reported: the appraisal district didn't give the Comptroller this rate. Ask the taxing unit or the appraisal district, then enter it in the calculator.Report the rate · Corrections log	Not reported
Hays County MUD #9Not reported: the appraisal district didn't give the Comptroller this rate. Ask the taxing unit or the appraisal district, then enter it in the calculator.Report the rate · Corrections log	Not reported
Hays County MUD #11	0.9500
Hays County WCID #1	0.6249
Hays County WCID #2	0.7206
Headwaters MUD	0.9000
LaSalle MUD #1	0.9500
LaSalle MUD #2	0.9500
Mason MUD of Hays CountyNot reported: the appraisal district didn't give the Comptroller this rate. Ask the taxing unit or the appraisal district, then enter it in the calculator.Report the rate · Corrections log	Not reported
Mirasol Springs MUDNot reported: the appraisal district didn't give the Comptroller this rate. Ask the taxing unit or the appraisal district, then enter it in the calculator.Report the rate · Corrections log	Not reported
North Hays County ESD #1	0.0500
North Hays County MUD #1	0.4600
North Hays County MUD #2	0.2000
Northeast Hays County ESD #2	0.069024
Plum Creek Underground Water District	0.0170
Plum Creek Water Conservation District	0.0137
Ranch at Clear Fork Creek MUD #1Not reported: the appraisal district didn't give the Comptroller this rate. Ask the taxing unit or the appraisal district, then enter it in the calculator.Report the rate · Corrections log	Not reported
Reunion Ranch WCID	0.6230
South Buda WCID #1	0.6159
Springhollow MUD	1.0000
Sunfield MUD #1	0.8700
Sunfield MUD #3	0.9000
Sunfield MUD #4	0.9000
Wayside MUD	1.0000
Wild Ridge MUD	0.8722
Wimberley ESD #4	0.08696
Wimberley-Hays ESD #7	0.0560
York Creek Water Improvement District	0.0043

Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 2025 Rates and Levies, files dated January 28, 2026: 2025 adopted rates, used for 2026 sales. Subject to change, per the Comptroller.

Official guidance: Texas Comptroller, Vehicle Inventory Tax (VIT) (revised 3/2026).

General information, not tax advice; the county tax assessor-collector and appraisal district have the final word.

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