Jeff Davis County, TX Property Records
Property records in Jeff Davis County, Texas, describe the ownership, valuation and recorded history of land in one of the state's most sparsely populated counties. They include deeds, deeds of trust, ranch and mineral conveyances, plats and liens, plus the appraisal roll used to set local property taxes. Buyers, ranchers and title researchers rely on them to confirm ownership and acreage.
Deeds and other instruments are recorded by the Jeff Davis County Clerk in Fort Davis, the county seat, and valuations are set by the Jeff Davis Appraisal District at 100 Court Avenue. The Texas Comptroller's official Jeff Davis appraisal district directory listing provides the district's contact information, including its phone number, 432-426-3210.
Jeff Davis County, TX Property Records & Statistics
Jeff Davis County has a median rent of $1,113, well above the Texas median of $874 and the national figure of $840.25. The median home value is $170,900, higher than the state's $130,900 and just under the national median of $173,750. Renters are a small part of the market: renter-occupied housing is 11.46% of occupied homes, compared with 24.06% in Texas and 21.81% nationally.
The median property tax rate is 0.79%, lower than the state rate of 1.23% and only slightly above the national rate of 0.74%. Homeowners in the county therefore carry a lighter tax burden than most Texas owners, even though home values are higher than the state median.
Median household income is $43,646, below both the Texas median of $60,132 and the national median of $65,108. The unemployment rate is 0%, compared with 2.72% for the state and 2.87% nationally.
Together, the figures describe a small, owner-dominated market where rents and home values run above the state average while incomes are lower, and where low taxes and no reported unemployment shape the local picture.