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Fort Bend Central Appraisal District

Local Appraisal District

More property owners choose O’Connor than any other tax consultant in Texas because:

  • We believe O’Connor is more aggressive in effecting property tax reduction at each level of appeal. All appeal options are utilized including informal, ARB hearing, binding arbitration, SOAH and coordinating judicial appeals.
  • Relationships with appraisal district staff help us to understand what is necessary to reduce your property taxes.
  • O’Connor has more experience in Texas property tax protests and utilizes relevant data tailored to the appraisal district’s understanding of adjusting sales.
  • O’Connor has the experience and expertise necessary to assemble uneven appraisal data and sales to satisfy the guidelines set by the Fort Bend County ARB and Fort Bend County Appraisal District.

Fort Bend Central Appraisal District’s (CAD) formal and informal hearing results are displayed below :

  • The Fort Bend CAD total tax savings in 2023 of $200 million is more than the 2022 total property tax savings of $157 million. Property owners in Fort Bend County protested 116,510 accounts’ taxable value in 2023.
  • The Appraisal Review Board (ARB) saw successfully 76% of Fort Bend County’s property tax protests, while 85% of informal protests were successful. Households in Fort Bend CAD saved $26 million in property taxes via informal hearings, and $17 million via ARB property tax appeals.
  • In 2021, 22% of Fort Bend County property parcels were contested; by 2023, that number had rose to 33%.
  • Commercial property protests rose from 61% in 2021 to 63% in 2023 in Fort Bend CAD for formal appeals resulting in a reduction.
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1,148

Average HCAD Tax Savings

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Average Property Tax Savings from Protesting (Informal + Formal)

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Residential Property

644

Commercial Property

5,174

Disclaimer: O’Connor is a property tax consultant and is not affiliated with any appraisal district. Data for graphs provided by Texas comptroller.

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Disclaimer: O’Connor is a property tax consultant and is not affiliated with any appraisal district. Data for graphs provided by Texas comptroller.

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2023 County Appraisal District Statistics

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    County:
    Fort Bend

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    Street Address:
    2801 B.F. Terry Blvd.Rosenberg, TX 77471-5600

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    Mailing Address:
    2801 B.F. Terry Blvd.Rosenberg, TX 77471-5600

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    Phone:
    281-344-8623

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    Website:
    www.fbcad.org

Major Cities:

Fulshear, Katy, Kendleton, Meadows, Missouri City, Needville, Rosenberg, Simonton, Stafford, Sugar Land

Fort Bend County Texas totals 885 square miles, with a 2020 population of about 822,779. Adjacent counties include Waller, Harris, Brazoria, Wharton, Austin. The total market value of real property and personal property in Fort Bend County in 2020 was $97,000,000,000. Fort Bend County 2020 property taxes are estimated to total $2,000,000,000 based on an effective tax rate of 2.4% including homestead exemptions. Fort Bend County property owners protested the noticed value for 65,360 houses and 22,360 commercial and BPP properties. Fort Bend County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 56% of the owners. Property owner property tax protests in Fort Bend County results in savings of $1,731,200,000 in 2020, or $19,735 per account protested. The 2020 budget for the Fort bend was $15,030,000 including 138 employees.

Fort Bend Property Tax Values

Fort Bend County

Average Fort Bend Property Tax Values

1,148

Average Texas Property Tax Values

1,148

Frequently Asked Questions

File a protest with Fort Bend County Appraisal Review Board by May 15th. The protest deadline is the later of May 15th or 30 days after the value notice is sent. File a protest on market value and unequal appraisal. Send the protest to the appraisal review board. Send the appraisal district a request for evidence they plan to present at the hearing. They MUST provide it to you FREE, by mail if you prefer. The hearing evidence file often contains data to support a reduction. Review neighborhood comparable sales for properties that support a lower value. Review comparable properties for homes with a lower assessment from FBCAD. The “noticed values” are just government computer guesstimates.

The property tax rate in Fort Bend County is typically 2.5 to 3.0% depending on whether the property is in a municipal utility district. Properties in a municipal utility district (MUD) tend to have a higher tax rate.

Property taxes are due January 31 or 30 days after the tax bill is mailed in Fort Bend, whichever of the later Onerous penalties apply with limited options for a waiver for late property tax payments.

Fort Bend County property taxes can be paid in person at 1317 Eugene Heimann Circle Richmond, TX, TX 77469. They can also be paid by mailing payment by January 31. The envelope needs to be postmarked January 31. It is also possible to pay Fort Bend County property taxes online at the Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector website.