Texas · Fort Bend County · Local exemptions · Updated Oct 2026

Fort Bend County, TX property tax exemptions (2026)

The property tax breaks that are set or run locally in Fort Bend County, on top of Texas’s statewide rules: what each is worth here, who qualifies, where to apply and the deadline.

What is different in Fort Bend County

Apply at: Fort Bend Appraisal District
Phone: 281-344-8623
Local breaks: Local option homestead exemption (Fort Bend County), Local age 65 or older exemption (Fort Bend County), Local disabled person exemption (Fort Bend County)
Tax year: 2026

Where to apply in Fort Bend County

Fort Bend Appraisal District

Phone: 281-344-8623
Address: 2801 B.F. Terry Blvd., Rosenberg, TX 77471-5600

Official exemptions page

Other offices

Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector – sends and collects the property tax bill
Texas Comptroller, Property Tax Assistance Division – state rules and forms

Local exemptions in Fort Bend County

Homestead

Local option homestead exemption (Fort Bend County)

20% of the home's appraised value off Fort Bend County taxes (at least $5,000)

Set by: county
Tax year: 2026
Who qualifies: Owner-occupied residence homestead (any age)
How to apply: File Form 50-114 with the county appraisal district (no fee); one application covers every taxing unit that taxes your home. Attach a copy of your Texas driver's license or ID showing the home's address.
Form: Form 50-114, Residence Homestead Exemption Application (Texas Comptroller)
Deadline: Generally by April 30 of the tax year (Tax Code §11.43(d)); a late application can be filed up to two years after that year's taxes become delinquent (§11.431).
Renewal: One-time; you do not reapply each year unless the appraisal district asks you to.

Source: official page

Seniors

Local age 65 or older exemption (Fort Bend County)

$100,000 off the home's value for Fort Bend County taxes

Set by: county
Tax year: 2026
Who qualifies: Homeowner age 65 or older (a surviving spouse 55 or older may keep it)
How to apply: File Form 50-114 with the county appraisal district (no fee); one application covers every taxing unit that taxes your home. Attach a copy of your Texas driver's license or ID showing the home's address.
Form: Form 50-114, Residence Homestead Exemption Application (Texas Comptroller)
Deadline: No later than one year after you turn 65 or become disabled (Tax Code §11.43(k)); late applications up to two years after the delinquency date (§11.431).
Renewal: One-time; you do not reapply each year unless the appraisal district asks you to.

Source: official page

Disability

Local disabled person exemption (Fort Bend County)

$100,000 off the home's value for Fort Bend County taxes

Set by: county
Tax year: 2026
Who qualifies: Homeowner who meets the Social Security disability definition (you cannot take both the 65+ and disabled exemption from the same unit)
How to apply: File Form 50-114 with the county appraisal district (no fee); one application covers every taxing unit that taxes your home. Attach a copy of your Texas driver's license or ID showing the home's address.
Form: Form 50-114, Residence Homestead Exemption Application (Texas Comptroller)
Deadline: No later than one year after you turn 65 or become disabled (Tax Code §11.43(k)); late applications up to two years after the delinquency date (§11.431).
Renewal: One-time; you do not reapply each year unless the appraisal district asks you to.

Source: official page

Amounts by taxing unit in Fort Bend County

Each school district, city or other taxing unit can set its own amount. Find the ones on your tax bill.

Sort:

Taxing unit	Type	Disability	Freeze	Homestead pct	Over65	Source
Arcola Municipal Management District 1	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Austin Point MUD 1	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Austin Point MUD 2	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Big Oaks MUD	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Blueridge West MUD	special	$3,000	not listed	20%	$3,000	official
Brazoria - Ft Bend MUD 1	special	$60,000	not listed	20%	$60,000	official
Brazoria - Ft Bend MUD 3	special	$5,000	not listed	none	$5,000	official
Brazoria MUD 22	special	$15,000	not listed	none	$15,000	official
Brazos ISD	school district	no local amount (state $60,000 applies)	yes (required by state law for school districts)	5%	no local amount (state $60,000 applies)	official
Burney Rd MUD	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Charleston MUD	special	$5,000	not listed	none	$5,000	official
Chelford City MUD	special	$30,000	not listed	20%	$30,000	official
Cimarron MUD	special	$45,000	not listed	20%	$45,000	official
Cinco MUD 1	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Cinco MUD 10	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Cinco MUD 12	special	$100,000	not listed	20%	$100,000	official
Cinco MUD 14	special	$80,000	not listed	none	$80,000	official
Cinco MUD 2	special	$45,000	not listed	none	$45,000	official
Cinco MUD 3	special	$40,000	not listed	none	$40,000	official
Cinco MUD 5	special	$3,000	not listed	20%	$3,000	official
Cinco MUD 6	special	$65,000	not listed	none	$65,000	official
Cinco MUD 7	special	$40,000	not listed	3%	$40,000	official
Cinco MUD 8	special	$30,000	not listed	none	$30,000	official
Cinco MUD 9	special	$40,000	not listed	none	$40,000	official
Cinco Southwest MUD 1	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Cinco Southwest MUD 2	special	$85,000	not listed	none	$85,000	official
Cinco Southwest MUD 3	special	$20,000	not listed	5%	$20,000	official
Cinco Southwest MUD 4	special	$65,000	not listed	none	$65,000	official
City of Arcola	city	$25,000	not listed	20%	$25,000	official
City of Beasley	city	$3,000	not listed	none	$3,000	official
City of Fulshear	city	$15,000	not listed	14%	$15,000	official
City of Houston	city	$260,000	not listed	20%	$260,000	official
City of Katy	city	$100,000	not listed	20%	$100,000	official
City of Katy Limited Purpose	city	none	not listed	none	none	official
City of Kendleton	city	$3,000	not listed	none	$3,500	official
City of Meadows Place	city	$30,000	not listed	20%	$30,000	official
City of Missouri City	city	$20,000	not listed	2.5%	$25,000	official
City of Missouri City Limited Purpose	city	none	not listed	none	none	official
City of Needville	city	none	not listed	none	$20,000	official
City of Orchard	city	none	not listed	none	$40,000	official
City of Pearland	city	$40,000	not listed	2.5%	$40,000	official
City of Richmond	city	none	not listed	3.5%	$6,000	official
City of Rosenberg	city	$85,000	not listed	20%	$85,000	official
City of Simonton	city	$15,000	not listed	20%	$15,000	official
City of Stafford	city	$1,000,000	not listed	20%	$1,000,000	official
City of Sugar Land	city	$70,000	not listed	15%	$70,000	official
City of Weston Lakes	city	none	not listed	none	none	official
Cornerstones MUD	special	$70,000	not listed	20%	$70,000	official
First Colony LID	special	$35,000	not listed	none	$35,000	official
First Colony LID 2	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
First Colony MUD 10	special	$40,000	not listed	20%	$40,000	official
First Colony MUD 9	special	$40,000	not listed	none	$40,000	official
Fort Bend - Waller MUD 3	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend County	county	$100,000	not listed	20%	$100,000	official
Fort Bend County MUD 253	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend County Drainage District	special	$100,000	not listed	20%	$100,000	official
Fort Bend County MUD 147 Defined Area	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend County MUD 168 Defined Area A	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend County MUD 232	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend County MUD 256	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend County MUD 268	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend ESD 1	special	$25,000	not listed	none	$25,000	official
Fort Bend ESD 10	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend ESD 2	special	none	not listed	20%	none	official
Fort Bend ESD 3	special	$50,000	not listed	none	$50,000	official
Fort Bend ESD 4	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Fort Bend ESD 5	special	$40,000	not listed	10%	$50,000	official
Fort Bend ESD 6	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend ESD 7	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend ESD 8	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend ESD 9	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend FWSD 1	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend FWSD 2	special	none	not listed	20%	none	official
Fort Bend Improvement 24	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend ISD	school district	no local amount (state $60,000 applies)	yes (required by state law for school districts)	none	no local amount (state $60,000 applies)	official
Fort Bend LID 10	special	$35,000	not listed	20%	$35,000	official
Fort Bend LID 11	special	$55,000	not listed	none	$55,000	official
Fort Bend LID 12	special	$150,000	not listed	20%	$150,000	official
Fort Bend LID 14	special	$70,000	not listed	none	$70,000	official
Fort Bend LID 15	special	$50,000	not listed	none	$50,000	official
Fort Bend LID 17	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend LID 19	special	$35,000	not listed	none	$35,000	official
Fort Bend LID 2	special	$15,000	not listed	none	$15,000	official
Fort Bend LID 20	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend LID 6	special	$10,000	not listed	20%	$10,000	official
Fort Bend LID 7	special	$5,000	not listed	none	$5,000	official
Fort Bend Management District 1	special	$5,000	not listed	none	$5,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 115	special	$50,000	not listed	20%	$50,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 116	special	$25,000	not listed	20%	$25,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 118	special	$15,000	not listed	none	$15,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 119	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 121	special	$50,000	not listed	15%	$50,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 122	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 123	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 124	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 128	special	$40,000	not listed	none	$40,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 129	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 130	special	$25,000	not listed	none	$25,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 130 Defined Area	special	$25,000	not listed	none	$25,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 131	special	$45,000	not listed	none	$45,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 132	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 133	special	$25,000	not listed	15%	$25,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 134 B	special	$80,000	not listed	none	$80,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 134 C	special	$50,000	not listed	5%	$50,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 134 D	special	$15,000	not listed	none	$15,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 134 E	special	$25,000	not listed	none	$25,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 134F	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 136	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 137	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 138	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 139	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 140	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 141	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 142	special	$5,500	not listed	none	$5,500	official
Fort Bend MUD 143	special	$35,000	not listed	8%	$35,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 144	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 145	special	$5,000	not listed	none	$5,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 146	special	$25,000	not listed	5%	$25,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 147	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 148	special	$35,000	not listed	none	$35,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 149	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 151	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 152	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 155	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 156	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 157	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 158	special	$35,000	not listed	20%	$35,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 159	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 161	special	$40,000	not listed	20%	$40,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 162	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 163	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 165	special	$25,000	not listed	none	$25,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 167	special	$60,000	not listed	20%	$60,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 168	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 168 Defined Area B	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 169	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 170	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 171	special	$10,000	not listed	20%	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 172	special	$20,000	not listed	10%	$20,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 173	special	$10,000	not listed	20%	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 174	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 175	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 176	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 182	special	$40,000	not listed	none	$40,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 184	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 185	special	$50,000	not listed	20%	$50,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 187	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 188	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 189	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 19	special	$15,000	not listed	none	$15,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 190	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 192	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 194	special	$10,000	not listed	5%	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 195	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 198	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 199	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 2	special	$30,000	not listed	none	$30,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 200	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 206	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 207	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 213	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 214	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 215	special	$25,000	not listed	none	$25,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 216	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 218	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 220	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 222	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 225	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 229	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 23	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 231	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 233	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 24	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 245	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 246	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 25	special	$20,000	not listed	2.5%	$20,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 250	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 250 A	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 250 B	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 251	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 252	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 254	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 255	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 258	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 26	special	$12,000	not listed	none	$12,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 30	special	$15,000	not listed	none	$15,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 34	special	$50,000	not listed	none	$50,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 35	special	$35,000	not listed	none	$35,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 37	special	$10,000	not listed	20%	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 41	special	$50,000	not listed	none	$50,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 42	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 46	special	$20,000	not listed	10%	$20,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 47	special	$25,000	not listed	none	$25,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 48	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 49	special	$10,000	not listed	20%	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 5	special	$25,000	not listed	none	$25,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 50	special	$40,000	not listed	9%	$40,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 57	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 58	special	$25,000	not listed	none	$25,000	official
Fort Bend Mud 65	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend MUD 66	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 81	special	$66,000	not listed	none	$66,000	official
Fort Bend MUD 94	special	$17,500	not listed	none	$17,500	official
Fort Bend WCID 10	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend WCID 2	special	$40,000	not listed	none	$40,000	official
Fort Bend WCID 2 Area 1	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fort Bend WCID 3	special	$30,000	not listed	none	$30,000	official
Fort Bend WCID 8	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fulshear MUD 1	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Fulshear MUD 2	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Fulshear MUD 3A	special	$25,000	not listed	1.5%	$25,000	official
Fulshear MUD 4	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Grand Lakes MUD 1	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Grand Lakes MUD 2	special	$75,000	not listed	20%	$75,000	official
Grand Lakes MUD 4	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Grand Lakes WCID	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Grand Mission MUD 1	special	$15,000	not listed	8%	$15,000	official
Grand Mission MUD 2	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Harris - Fort Bend ESD 100	special	$100,000	not listed	none	none	official
Harris - Fort Bend MUD 1	special	$35,000	not listed	10%	$35,000	official
Harris - Fort Bend MUD 3	special	$37,500	not listed	15%	$37,500	official
Harris - Fort Bend MUD 5	special	$10,000	not listed	10%	$10,000	official
Harris County MUD 393	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Harris County MUD 410	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Houston Com Col Missouri City	special	$135,000	not listed	17%	$135,000	official
Houston Com Col Stafford	special	$135,000	not listed	17%	$135,000	official
Imperial Redevelopment District	special	$130,000	not listed	20%	$130,000	official
Katy ISD	school district	no local amount (state $60,000 applies)	yes (required by state law for school districts)	none	$10,000 local (on top of the state $60,000)	official
Katy Management Dist 1	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Katy West MUD	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Kingsbridge MUD	special	$15,000	not listed	20%	$15,000	official
Lamar CISD	school district	no local amount (state $60,000 applies)	yes (required by state law for school districts)	none	no local amount (state $60,000 applies)	official
Meadow Creek MUD	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Memorial MUD	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Mission Bend MUD 1	special	$15,000	not listed	none	$15,000	official
Missouri City Management District No 1	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Missouri City Management District No 2	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
N Mission Glen MUD	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Needville ISD	school district	no local amount (state $60,000 applies)	yes (required by state law for school districts)	none	no local amount (state $60,000 applies)	official
Palmer Plantation MUD 1	special	$30,000	not listed	none	$30,000	official
Palmer Plantation MUD 2	special	$30,000	not listed	none	$30,000	official
Pecan Grove MUD	special	$25,000	not listed	none	$25,000	official
Plantation MUD	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Quail Valley MUD	special	$15,000	not listed	none	$15,000	official
Renn Road Mud	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Sienna Management District 1	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Sienna MUD 10	special	$25,000	not listed	none	$25,000	official
Sienna MUD 12	special	$35,000	not listed	none	$35,000	official
Sienna MUD 2	special	$30,000	not listed	none	$30,000	official
Sienna MUD 3	special	$35,000	not listed	none	$35,000	official
Sienna MUD 4	special	$20,000	not listed	none	$20,000	official
Sienna MUD 5	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Sienna MUD 6	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Sienna MUD 7	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Sienna Parks & LID	special	$25,000	not listed	none	$25,000	official
Simonton Management District 1	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Stafford MSD	school district	no local amount (state $60,000 applies)	yes (required by state law for school districts)	20%	no local amount (state $60,000 applies)	official
Thunderbird Mud	special	$15,000	not listed	none	$15,000	official
Twinwood MUD 1	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Village at Katy Development District	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
Village Of Fairchilds	city	none	not listed	none	none	official
Village Of Pleak	city	$50,000	not listed	20%	$50,000	official
West Fort Bend Management District	special	none	not listed	none	none	official
West Harris County MUD 4	special	$70,000	not listed	20%	$70,000	official
West Keegans Bayou Imp Dist	special	$10,000	not listed	20%	$10,000	official
Wharton County Jr College	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Williams Ranch MUD No 1	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Willow Creek Farms MUD	special	$30,000	not listed	20%	$30,000	official
Willow Fork Drainage	special	$80,000	not listed	none	$80,000	official
Willow Point MUD	special	$10,000	not listed	none	$10,000	official
Woodcreek Reserve MUD	special	$50,000	not listed	20%	$50,000	official

State exemptions that also apply here

These breaks come from Texas law. Their full rules, forms and deadlines are on the Texas page.

All Texas property tax exemptions

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Savings estimate for Fort Bend County

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Questions about property tax exemptions in Fort Bend County

What property tax exemptions are there in Fort Bend County?

Fort Bend County itself grants a 20% homestead exemption, $100,000 off for age 65+ and $100,000 off for disabled homeowners (2026). Fort Bend ISD, the largest school district, gives only the state school exemptions ($140,000; +$60,000 for 65+/disabled). 67 of the 271 taxing units listed offer a local homestead exemption; details for every unit are in the table. Local breaks here: Local option homestead exemption (Fort Bend County); Local age 65 or older exemption (Fort Bend County); Local disabled person exemption (Fort Bend County).

Where do I apply for a property tax exemption in Fort Bend County?

Fort Bend Appraisal District Phone: 281-344-8623 Address: 2801 B.F. Terry Blvd., Rosenberg, TX 77471-5600. Also: Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector, which sends and collects the property tax bill. Also: Texas Comptroller, Property Tax Assistance Division, which state rules and forms.

When is the deadline to apply in Fort Bend County?

Local option homestead exemption (Fort Bend County): Generally by April 30 of the tax year (Tax Code §11.43(d)); a late application can be filed up to two years after that year's taxes become delinquent (§11.431). Local age 65 or older exemption (Fort Bend County): No later than one year after you turn 65 or become disabled (Tax Code §11.43(k)); late applications up to two years after the delinquency date (§11.431). Local disabled person exemption (Fort Bend County): No later than one year after you turn 65 or become disabled (Tax Code §11.43(k)); late applications up to two years after the delinquency date (§11.431).

Do I have to reapply every year in Fort Bend County?

Local option homestead exemption (Fort Bend County): One-time; you do not reapply each year unless the appraisal district asks you to. Local age 65 or older exemption (Fort Bend County): One-time; you do not reapply each year unless the appraisal district asks you to. Local disabled person exemption (Fort Bend County): One-time; you do not reapply each year unless the appraisal district asks you to.

Do Texas’s statewide exemptions apply in Fort Bend County too?

Yes. The statewide breaks on our Texas page apply here as well, for example General Residence Homestead Exemption, Age 65 or Older or Disabled Residence Homestead Exemption and School Tax Ceiling (tax freeze) for Age 65 or Older or Disabled. This page adds what Fort Bend County sets or runs itself.

Good to know in Fort Bend County

Fort Bend CAD lists school district 65+/disabled amounts separately from the state $60,000; the amounts in the table for school districts are the local addition only.
Fort Bend CAD's list does not say which units adopted a tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled, except that school district ceilings are required by state law; ask the unit or the tax office.

Think your assessed value is too high? See how to appeal in Fort Bend County.

Sources

Fort Bend CAD, 2026 Exemption List by taxing unit (June 9, 2026, XLSX)
Texas Comptroller county directory: Fort Bend County
Texas Comptroller, Property Tax Exemptions
Median effective tax rate for Fort Bend County: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates, county figures as published by Tax Foundation. The rate is property taxes paid divided by home value.

Last checked: Oct 2026.

Fort Bend County, TX property tax exemptions (2026)

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Local exemptions in Fort Bend County

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