Property Tax Resources · Brazos County, Texas
Home to Texas A&M University and one of the state’s fastest-growing research corridors — Brazos County property owners face rising values in a market that rarely slows down.
Source: County debt — Texas Bond Review Board, FY2025.
🔴 2026 Protest Deadline: May 15, 2026 — or 30 days after your Notice of Appraised Value is mailed, whichever is later. Miss this date and you waive your right to protest.
Brazos County is centered on Bryan and College Station, anchored by Texas A&M University and a rapidly growing Research Valley biotech and tech economy. Property values have climbed 10–12% annually as demand from university employees, students, and tech workers competes against long-time residents and rural landowners outside the city limits. The Brazos Central Appraisal District manages over 90,000 parcels annually, and its mass-appraisal models — driven by new construction benchmarks — routinely overvalue older homes that don’t match the newbuild comps.
In 2024, over 21,000 accounts werely 2.1% is among the higher rates in Central Texas. If you’re paying property taxes in Bryan, College Station, or anywhere in Brazos County, your odds of winning a protest are strong — especially if you can show even a handful of comparable properties assessed at lower values.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Brazos CAD protest procedures, informal hearing process, and deadline information for the current year.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Brazos County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Brazos County — school districts, the city of Bryan, College Station, the county — must publish its proposed rate and hold a public hearing before adopting any rate exceeding the no-new-revenue rate. These meetings are open. Your voice is on the record.
View Brazos County Tax Rates →Photo: Brazos County Courthouse, Bryan, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Brazos County | County | $0.4231/$100 |
| Bryan ISD | School District | $0.9469/$100 |
| College Station ISD | School District | $0.9753/$100 |
| Navasota ISD | School District | $0.9632/$100 |
2025 adopted rates per Texas Comptroller Tax Rates & Levies (source). City, MUD, college and other special-district rates may also apply depending on your parcel. Your total depends on which districts your property falls in — verify current rates at your county appraisal district.
What your Notice means and exactly what to do — and by when — after it arrives.
How the Texas homestead exemption lowers your taxable value, including recent changes.
When a property tax consultant is worth it for protesting your appraisal.
Lesser-known special valuations that can cut the taxable value of qualifying land.
The state office that oversees appraisal districts and protects taxpayers.
Who sets your county’s values and why that role matters to your bill.
Search your account at brazoscad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Brazos Central Appraisal District: 4051 Pendleton Dr., Bryan, TX 77802. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your notice was mailed.
Recent sales of comparable homes, your purchase price, photos of property condition issues, and repair estimates all strengthen your case.
Informal reviews are first come, first served. Contact BCAD at (979) 774-4100 or visit the office. Owners with multiple properties should request informals early.
The Appraisal Review Board is independent of the CAD. Present your evidence clearly and concisely. You may appear in person, by phone, videoconference, or written affidavit.
Disagree with the ARB ruling? You may appeal to district court, binding arbitration, or SOAH (properties over $1 million).
“No person’s particular services shall be demanded, nor property taken or applied to public use, unless by the consent of himself or his representative, without just compensation being made therefor.”
— Section 13, Declaration of Rights, Republic of Texas, 1836Brazos County is home to one of Texas’s great universities and a research economy that draws talent from across the country. But behind the growth is a tax burden that presses on families, retirees, and small landlords whose incomes haven’t kept pace with appraised values. The appraisal district’s models favor new construction benchmarks over the realities of your specific property. That’s exactly the kind of error the protest system exists to correct. Show up. Look up your value. File your protest. Attend the hearings. The people setting these rates are your neighbors. They work for you — as long as you hold them to it.
