Property Tax Resources · Bailey County, Texas
Bailey County
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A rural West Texas county built on agriculture — where appraisal creep hits hardest on working farmland.
Property Tax Resources · Bailey County, Texas
A rural West Texas county built on agriculture — where appraisal creep hits hardest on working farmland.
Source: County debt — Texas Bond Review Board, FY2025 (no outstanding county bond debt reported).
🔴 2026
Bailey County sits in the Texas South Plains, anchored by Muleshoe and surrounded by some of the state’s most productive agricultural land. With fewer than 7,000 residents and a tax base dominated by farming operations, cotton gins, and rural residential properties, the appraisal process here directly affects the livelihoods of working landowners — not just homeowners looking to sell.
In 2024, fewer than 1% of Bailey County parcels were protested — just 27 protests (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey) — which means most property owners are paying whatever the appraisal district says without question. That number should be higher. If your value went up — especially on agricultural or rural residential land — it is worth a look before May 15.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Bailey Appraisal District protest procedures, forms, and deadline information for the current year.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Bailey County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Bailey 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 Bailey County Tax Rates →Photo: Bailey County Courthouse, Muleshoe, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Bailey County | County | $0.7894/$100 |
| Farwell ISD | School District | $1.0145/$100 |
| Muleshoe ISD | School District | $1.0355/$100 |
| Sudan ISD | School District | $0.7925/$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 esearch.bailey-cad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File by mail or in person at Bailey Appraisal District: 302 Main Street, Muleshoe, TX 79347. 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, 1836Bailey County is working Texas — farmers and ranchers whose families have worked this South Plains soil for generations. When appraisal values climb faster than commodity prices, or when a taxing unit raises its rate without a public hearing, it is the people who built this county who pay the price. The founders of this Republic wrote the rule that governs this: no property shall be taken without consent and just compensation. That is not sentiment — it is law. Look up your value. File your protest. Show up to the hearings. The people setting these rates work for you.
