Trinity County Appraisal District

Greg Cook
Chief Appraiser

Physical Address

123 S Main
Groveton, TX 75845

103 W Caroline
Trinity, TX 75862

Phone: 936-642-1502

Fax:936-642-2336

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Welcome to Trinity County Appraisal District!
The provisions of the Texas Property Tax Code govern the legal, statutory, and administrative requirement of the appraisal district. Members of the Board of Directors are elected by the taxing units within the boundaries of Trinity County and must live within the district two years prior to serving on the board. The Chief Appraiser is appointed by the Board of Directors and is the chief administrator of the appraisal district. The appraisal district is responsible for local property tax appraisal and exemption administration. The local taxing units set a tax rate from your property tax appraisal issued by the Appraisal District. The Trinity County Appraisal District serves the following taxing units:

Entity	Market Value	Taxable Value
City of Groveton	36,937,537	23,459,278
City of Trinity	95,412,085	66,909,652
Trinity County	1,489,322,270	650,331,428
Trinity Hospital District	781,803,736	423,087,045
Westwood Shores MUD	83,463,157	78,635,785
Apple Springs ISD	153,409,101	32,226,882
Centerville ISD	144,800,401	30,058,257
Groveton ISD	713,163,369	240,885,996
Kennard ISD	9,612,522	670,188
Trinity ISD	466,581,365	283,154,119

The district maintains approximately 28,700 parcels with property types of residential, commercial, business, utilities and pipelines.

Ratio Study Analysis 2011

The Property Value Study is conducted by the State Comptroller’s Office to estimate the taxable property value in each school district to measure the performance of Appraisal Districts. If the appraisal district is within a 5% percent margin the State Comptroller will certify the local value to the Commissioner of Education. The findings of the study are used in the school funding formula for state aid. Trinity CAD has received local value for Apple Springs ISD, Centerville ISD, and Groveton ISD. Trinity ISD is currently under appeal as of April 2012.

Apple Springs ISD	.97
Centerville ISD	.97
Groveton ISD	.98
Trinity ISD	N/A

Exemption Data: The district has various exemptions that taxpayers may qualify for such as the Homestead and Over 65 residential exemptions. You may only apply for residence homestead exemption on one property in a tax year. A homestead may include up to 20 acres of land you actually use in the residential use of your home. To qualify for a homestead exemption, you must own and reside in your home on January 1 of the tax year. The age 65 or older or disability exemption for school taxes includes a school tax limitation or ceiling. Some taxing units such as county and cities have exemptions and tax ceilings limits. The filing of this application is between January 1 and April 30. You may file a late homestead exemption if you file it no later than one year after the date taxes become delinquent. There is also a Transfer of Tax Limitation or Ceiling Certificate if you move out of the county; this can transfer to the new county you reside in.

Trinity CAD has an average Collection Rate of 92%. We work with our Taxpayers to maximize the collections for the entities. We offer a partial payment plan on delinquent taxes and we also have an official payment option using your debit or credit card by phone or internet.