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Fort Bend County Property Tax Appeal Guide
Fort Bend County homeowners can protest their property taxes by filing with the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District (FBCAD) before May 15, or by mid-July under Texas Property Tax Code Section 41.44(b) for late protests. Our analysis of 281,763 Fort Bend County homes found 17.7% assessed above comparable sales, with average potential savings of $798/year.
Sugar Land / Katy homeowners save an average of $798/year when they appeal with strong comparable evidence. 83% of well-prepared protests succeed.
How to protest property taxes in Fort Bend County
Every Texas homeowner has a right to protest their assessed value under Texas Property Tax Code §41.41. In Fort Bend County, protests are handled by the Fort Bend Central Appraisal District (FBCAD). The usual deadline is May 15 or 30 days after your appraisal notice was mailed, whichever is later. A weekend or legal-holiday deadline moves to the next regular business day. Confirm your district calendar and tax year.
FBCAD's 'Owner Protest Portal' accepts online filings. Sugar Land and Katy ISD areas often see assessment values lag actual sale prices, which makes for strong appeal opportunities.
The strongest protests include 3-7 comparable sales from the last 12 months in your immediate neighborhood, adjusted for square footage, age, and condition. Sugar Land / Katy-area assessors typically reduce values when presented with clear, recent comp data.
Fort Bend County is one of the counties in our Texas Over-Assessment Study, where we ran millions of homes through the same unequal-appraisal comparison the FBCAD uses. You can check your own address free in 30 seconds, or read our full methodology first.
File With
Fort Bend Central Appraisal District
- Address
- 2801 B F Terry Blvd, Rosenberg, TX 77471
- Phone
- (281) 344-8623
- Website
- www.fbcad.org
- Next deadline
- Check your notice and district calendar (notice and business-day rules apply)
Live · pulled from FBCAD public records
$76,093,188 in projected annual overpayments across 26 Fort Bend County ZIPs.
Most overassessed ZIPs in Fort Bend County
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