With the Texas Legislature back in action, the state's notoriously high property taxes are once again driving conversation. Gov. Greg Abbott has listed property tax relief as one of his seven ...

for an effective property tax rate of 2.16% of home value. Several other Houston-area communities made the SmartAsset list. Atascocita was 20th, with a rate of 1.94%. Sugar Land ranked 28th at 1.77%.

Texas state tax has pros and cons. The statewide sales tax rate of 6.25% is a bit high, and localities can add 2%. Property taxes in Texas are also on the high end but were recently lowered for many.