Vehicle inventory tax · 2025 rates for 2026 sales

Hill County VIT rates

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

38 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: 0.452647
Taxing units listed: 38
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 Hill appraisal district's property record for the lot lists every unit. Find its site in the Comptroller's appraisal district directory.

Every taxing unit

38 in Hill 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
Hill County	0.452647

How the 0.452647 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	0.377308	0.010461	0.387769
Road & bridge	0.0000	0.0000	0.0000
Farm-to-market roads / flood control	0.064878	0.0000	0.064878
County total			0.452647

Cities 12

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
Blum	0.3994
Carl's Corner	0.208197
City of Bynum	0.1747
Covington	0.1859
Hillsboro	0.8024
Hubbard	0.8767
Itasca	0.3859
Malone	0.395272
Mertens	0.199125
Mount Calm	0.3176
Penelope	0.290917
Whitney	0.5764

School districts 19

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
Abbott ISD	1.07663
Aquilla ISD	1.1107
Axtell ISD	0.7392
Blum ISD	0.9885
Bynum ISD	0.9952
Covington ISD	1.14786
Dawson ISD	0.9399
Frost ISD	1.2197
Grandview ISD	0.9966
Hillsboro ISD	1.1425
Hubbard ISD	1.24509
Itasca ISD	0.84539
Malone ISD	0.8071
Milford ISD	1.0506
Mount Calm ISD	1.0353
Penelope ISD	0.9072
Rio Vista ISD	1.18099
West ISD	0.84752
Whitney ISD	0.9511

Special districts 6

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
Hill College - GrandviewCommunity college district: it may tax only inside some school districts, so check whether it covers the lot.	0.0500
Hill College - Rio VistaCommunity college district: it may tax only inside some school districts, so check whether it covers the lot.	0.032387
Hill County ESD #1	0.0300
Hill County ESD #2	0.030382
Hill County Junior College DistrictCommunity college district: it may tax only inside some school districts, so check whether it covers the lot.	0.083223
McLennan-Hill Co Tehuacana Creek WCID #1	0.021066

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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