Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Brazoria County is $2,851.00 per year, based on a median home value of $140,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 2.03% of property value.

Brazoria County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the two-hundred-fifty-four counties in Texas, Brazoria County is ranked 13th by median property taxes, and 13th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in Texas, Brazoria County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $14,500.00 greater than the Texas median of $125,800.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Brazoria County.

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13th out of 254 By median yearly property tax

13th out of 254 By percentage of median home value

24th out of 254 By percentage of median income

You can see how Brazoria County (highlighted in green) compares to the two-hundred-fifty-four other counties in Texas with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Texas, see our Texas county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Texas counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Brazoria County are the responsibility of the Brazoria County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Angleton, Texas.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Brazoria County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Brazoria County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Brazoria County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Brazoria County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Brazoria County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).