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Instant Access to Rusk County, Texas Property Records

Rusk County, Texas, is home to three cities: Henderson, New London, and Mount Enterprise. In Rusk County, TX, property records serve as a comprehensive database of real estate information crucial for buyers, sellers, and investors.

Rusk County property records offer a comprehensive view of the housing market trend, with a median home value of $146,671 and a median rent of $977 against the median household income standing at $62,514. The records also show that the property tax rate in the county is 1.09% of the property's assessed fair market value.

Property records in Rusk County, TX, fall under the custody of the  County Clerk. The Clerk is responsible for recording and preserving documents related to real estate, including deeds, mortgages, encumbrances, and other legal papers pertinent to property transactions. These documents are organized by the property name, book/page information, document type, and legal description.

For those interested in accessing these files, the  Texas Land Records website provides online retrieval of real property indices and images dating back to May 3, 1832. While this tool offers extensive search capabilities, an account subscription is required.

Alternatively, these property documents can be obtained in person at the County Clerk's office, located at North Main, Suite 206, Henderson, TX, during regular business hours.

In Rusk County, the Clerk usually charges fees for every copy of property document obtained from its office. For detailed information about the fee schedule, contact the Clerk's office at (903) 657-0330.

To validate the zoning information of a specific property, one can contact the local planning department where the property is located, as they provide the most accurate and up-to-date zoning references.

Rusk County Property Statistics

For an easier overview of the difference in tax rates between counties, explore the charts below. You can also get additional insights on median home values, income levels and homeownership rates in your area.

Median Rent

Rusk County
$977
Texas
$899
National
$991

Median Property Tax Rate

Rusk County
1.09%
Texas
1.27%
National
0.94%

Median Home Value

Rusk County
$146,671
Texas
$155,759
National
$250,246

Median Income

Rusk County
$62,514
Texas
$63,767
National
$69,646

Unemployment Rate (%)

Rusk County
3.22%
Texas
3.28 %
National
3.44 %

Renter Occupied Housing (%)

Rusk County
17.92%
Texas
26.16 %
National
25.65 %
Rusk

Tax Assessor

  • Total Parcels: 38,930
  • Commercial Parcels: 999
  • Residential Parcels: 22,261
  • Other Parcels: 15,670
  • Tax Amount Population: 94.46%
  • Tax Year: 2022
  • Last Assr Update: 2022-12-26
  • Tape Cutoff Date: 2022-09-01
  • Assessment Year: 2022
  • FIPS Code: 48401

Recorder

  • Deed Min: 2006-01-03
  • Deed Max: 2023-03-17
  • Commercial Deed Docs: 27,910
  • Residential Deed Docs: 10,104
  • Mortgage Min: 2006-01-03
  • Mortgage Max: 2023-03-17
  • Commercial Mortgage Docs: 7,687
  • Residential Mortgage Docs: 7,155
  • FIPS Code: 48401
  • Deed Docs: 38,014
  • Mortgage Docs: 14,842

AVM

  • County Population: 38930
  • Most Current Valuation Date: 2023-03-21
  • Total Parcels: 11,678
  • Residential Parcels: 11,678
  • FIPS Code: 48401

Geocode

  • Total Parcels: 38,922
  • Geocode Unavailable: 0
  • Parcel-Centroid Geocodes: 34,797
  • Street-Level Geocodes: 1,682
  • Other Geocodes: 2,443
  • FIPS Code: 48401

Foreclosure

  • State FIPs: 48
  • County FIPs: 401
  • Judicial/Non-Judicial: Non-Judicial
  • Min Recording Date: 2006-03-29
  • NOD Document Count: 0
  • NOD Max Recording Date: N/A
  • NTS Document Count: 51
  • NTS Max Recording Date: 2019-11-21
  • LP Document Count: 0
  • LP MaxRecording Date: N/A
  • NOS Document Count: 0
  • NOS Max Recording Date: N/A

Assignment and Release

  • FIPs: 48401
  • Total Records: 22618
  • Assignment Min Recording Date: 2005-01-04
  • Assignment Max Recording Date: 2023-03-29
  • Assignment Doc Count: 2921
  • Release Min Recording Date: 1994-05-05
  • Release Max Recording Date: 2023-03-31
  • Release Doc Count: 18941
  • Other Min Recording Date: 2006-05-30
  • Other Max Recording Date: 2022-12-29
  • Other Doc Count: 756

Rusk County Registrar of Deeds

Rusk County Clerk

Address: 115 North Main
Phone: 903-657-0330
Fax: 903-657-2387
Hours: Monday - Friday: 7:30 AM - 4:45 PM
Website: https://www.ruskcountytx.gov/page/rusk.County.Clerk
Official Records Search: https://www.texaslandrecords.com/txlr/TxlrApp/index.jsp

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