Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Fort Bend County is $4,260.00 per year, based on a median home value of $171,500.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 2.48% of property value.

Fort Bend 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, Fort Bend County is ranked 3rd by median property taxes, and 1st by median tax as percentage of home value.

Compared to other counties in Texas, Fort Bend County collects a relatively high percentage of each property's value as tax. Combined with home values that are $45,700.00 greater than the Texas median of $125,800.00, this results in the relatively high property taxes in Fort Bend County.

Property tax assessments in Fort Bend County are the responsibility of the Fort Bend County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Katy, Texas.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Fort Bend County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Fort Bend County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Fort Bend County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).