Property Tax Resources · Falls County, Texas
Blackland Prairie agricultural county — Falls County property owners along the Brazos River face steady appraisal pressure even as the county’s population slowly declines.
Sources: Population — U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 estimates; 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.
Falls County runs along the Little and Big Brazos Rivers in Central Texas, where Blackland Prairie farmland has supported cotton, grain, and cattle operations for generations. Marlin, the county seat, once drew visitors to its mineral springs and has a history stretching back to antebellum Texas. Today the county’s agricultural economy faces pressure from consolidating farm operations and steadily climbing land appraisals that outpace commodity income.
Falls County’s 1.37% effective rate sits slightly below the state median, but on flat or slowly rising incomes, the burden is real — particularly for agricultural landowners whose income depends on commodity prices outside their control. More than half of Falls County owners who protested in 2024 achieved a reduction. If your Notice of Appraised Value arrived this spring, the May 15 deadline is firm.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Falls County Appraisal District protest procedures, online filing portal, and deadline information for the current year.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Falls County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Falls County — your school district, city, 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 Falls County Tax Rates →| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Falls County | County | $0.7647/$100 |
| Bremond ISD | School District | $0.9965/$100 |
| Bruceville-Eddy ISD | School District | $0.8079/$100 |
| Chilton ISD | School District | $0.9974/$100 |
| Groesbeck ISD | School District | $0.9197/$100 |
| Lorena ISD | School District | $0.9684/$100 |
| Marlin ISD | School District | $1.2154/$100 |
| Mart ISD | School District | $1.1669/$100 |
| Riesel ISD | School District | $1.0287/$100 |
| Robinson ISD | School District | $0.9466/$100 |
| Rosebud-Lott ISD | School District | $1.0662/$100 |
| Troy ISD | School District | $0.8074/$100 |
| Westphalia ISD | School District | $0.6669/$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 fallscad.net. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Falls County Appraisal District: P.O. Box 819, Marlin, TX 76661. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your notice was mailed.
Recent sales of comparable properties, your purchase price, photos of condition issues, and repair estimates all strengthen your case.
Before your ARB hearing, a CAD appraiser may offer to settle. Review any offer carefully before accepting — you can accept or proceed to the formal hearing.
The Appraisal Review Board is independent of the CAD. Present your evidence clearly and concisely. Most hearings run 15–30 minutes.
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, 1836Falls County was settled by farmers who broke Blackland Prairie sod with mule teams and built communities along the Brazos. That heritage runs deep. The founders of the Republic wrote that no property shall be taken or applied to public use without consent and just compensation — a principle as relevant to a Falls County cotton farmer today as it was to any landowner in 1836. When appraisal values climb faster than agricultural income can support, the protest process is not just a right — it’s a financial necessity. Look up your value. File your protest. Show up to the hearings. Your land is worth protecting.
