Perryton, Texas
Perryton is the seat of Ochiltree County, set high on the flat wheat-farming plains of the far northern Texas Panhandle about 101 miles northeast of Amarillo. The town anchors an agricultural and oil-and-gas region near the northern edge of the state, surrounded by grain fields and cattle country.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 7,850
- Change from 2020 base
- -7.4%
- Land area
- 4.8 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Ochiltree County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Ochiltree County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Perryton
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Perryton.
Local History
The Railroad Created Perryton and Made the County Seat Move
Ochiltree County's original county seat was abandoned when the railroad arrived in 1919, and the new town of Perryton was built on the rail line instead.
Property Tax
Two Offices Handle Property Taxes in Ochiltree County
Two different Perryton offices touch your property tax, and calling the wrong one first is a common way to waste an afternoon.
Homestead Exemption
A Homestead Exemption Can Lower Your Property Tax Bill
If you own and live in your Ochiltree County home, you may qualify to have part of its value left out of your tax bill.
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