Brazos Central Appraisal District - Total Tax Parcels / Values
Brazos Central Appraisal District increased the value of taxable property from $19 billion in 2015 to $28 billion in 2021, a 47% increase. The increase of $9 billion in the market value of Brazos property is estimated to increase property taxes by $243 billion during 2015 to 2021, based on a 2.7% tax rate. Brazos County has about 143,711 tax parcels. An increase of $243 billion in property taxes equates to $1,695 per tax parcel. Brazos Central Appraisal District is paid by tax entities and has no citizen representation. Even the playing field by hiring an expert to represent you. Enroll in the Property Tax Protection Program(TM). No fee to enroll. No flat fees. No upfront costs. No fee ever unless we reduce your property taxes that year. Just enroll, relax and save.
Total Number of Parcels in DistrictSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Total Number | 0.1271 | 0.1271 | 0.1273 | 0.1316 | 0.1336 | 0.1368 | 0.1433 | 0.1437 | 0.1446 | 0.1478 | 0.1493 | |
| Parcels Appraised | 0.1271 | 0.0692 | 0.0709 | 0.1316 | 0.1336 | 0.1368 | 0.1433 | 0.1437 | 0.1446 | 0.1478 | 0.1493 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since About half of Texas properties are assessed at 100% of market value or higher based on data from the Texas Comptroller.
Brazos Central Appraisal District Tax Parcels
The Brazos Central Appraisal District (Brazos CAD) attempts to: 1) identify all real and personal property, and 2) then value each parcel. Their primary mission is to equitably spread the property taxes paid to entities in the county as accurately and equitable as possible. Brazos Central Appraisal District had 143,711 tax parcels in 2021 and 16 appraisers to value them and conduct tax protest hearings. That works out to 8,982 tax parcels per appraiser.
Brazos Central Appraisal District has a lean level of staffing. We estimate about 25% of appraisal district appraisers work on valuation while the balance work on measuring new property and other inspections. We further assume the appraisers have 3 months or 66 days to complete valuations. Based on these assumptions, an appraiser at Brazos Central Appraisal District completes 544 valuations per day during the valuation period. The high pace of valuation per day is illustrative of the difficulty of accurately and uniformly valuing all 143,711 properties in Brazos County.
Brazos CAD Total Number of Parcels in District
Property tax values must be revalued by the Brazos Central Appraisal District at least every three years. Following is a summary of the total number of parcels and the number revalued annually.
In 2021, Brazos CAD valued 143,711 (100%) of the 143,711 tax parcels in Brazos County.
Market Value All Property in Brazos CountySource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| $ Total market value | 17.730 | 19.101 | 20.427 | 22.585 | 24.525 | 26.114 | 27.071 | 28.125 | 32.625 | 38.689 | 40.979 | |
| Single Family | 7.282 | 7.764 | 8.667 | 9.485 | 10.475 | 11.111 | 11.659 | 12.374 | 14.888 | 18.411 | 19.947 | |
| Multi-family | 1.740 | 1.895 | 2.144 | 2.676 | 2.762 | 2.995 | 2.982 | 3.061 | 3.355 | 4.099 | 4.214 | |
| Commercial | 3.019 | 3.236 | 3.327 | 3.490 | 3.681 | 3.864 | 3.917 | 3.970 | 4.421 | 5.338 | 5.534 | |
| All Other | 5.690 | 6.206 | 6.289 | 6.933 | 7.606 | 8.144 | 8.514 | 8.720 | 9.962 | 10.841 | 11.285 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since To support neighbors’ appeals for unequal appraisal.
Brazos County - Total Market Value for All Property
The Brazos Central Appraisal District is required to provide a value for all real property and business personal property in Brazos County annually. This initial guesstimate is subject to appeal annually, regardless of whether the value rose, was flat or fell. Brazos County property values by category are summarized in the graph.
The value of all taxable property in Brazos County was estimated at $28.12 billion in 2021 versus $19.10 billion in 2015. The value of houses as estimated by Brazos Central Appraisal District was $12.37 billion in 2021 versus $72.14 billion in 2015. Houses accounted for 44% of the Brazos tax roll in 2021 versus 100% in 2015.