No, real estate tax is not in Box 1 or Box 5. I have seen real estate taxes listed in both Box 8 and Box 10 of the Form 1098.
Even if not listed on your 1098, you can still most often look up the taxes for your parcel on the website for your county's tax appraiser.
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