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Where your local tax bill goes.

Enter a taxable value and monthly taxable spending. The estimate uses published rates and shows which elected body sets each slice. It is not a bill, not tax advice, and not a prediction. Inputs stay in your browser.

01 / Calculator

Build an estimate.

The median Sugar Land homestead example uses a $369,495 taxable value from the city's own FY2027 estimate. Change it to your number.

Taxable value after exemptions, not market value. Find it on your appraisal notice or the FBCAD property search.
A simple subtraction for illustration. Actual exemptions and caps are set by each taxing unit and state law.
What this includes: city, county, Fort Bend ISD, and the Fort Bend County Drainage District. MUD, ESD, and other district rates vary by address and are not included.
Annual estimate · median homestead example
Property tax receipt
Estimate
City of Sugar LandCity Council$1,371.26
Fort Bend CountyCommissioners Court$1,503.84
Fort Bend ISDFBISD Board$3,683.50
Fort Bend County Drainage DistrictDrainage District$36.95
Annual total$6,595.55
Monthly equivalent: $549.63. Based on $369,495 taxable value and published rates. Actual bills vary by exemptions, appraisal value, MUD/ESD, and other taxing units. City rate · County rate · ISD rate · Drainage rate
02 / Control

Who sets each rate.

Each rate is adopted by a different body. The next election links tell you where the decision is made.

Taxing unitRate per $100Adopted byElection linkSource
City of Sugar Land0.371116City CouncilCity election (Districts 1–4)City release
Fort Bend County0.407000Commissioners CourtCounty officialsCounty budget
Fort Bend ISD0.996900FBISD BoardFBISD trustee electionsFBISD rate
Fort Bend County Drainage District0.010000Drainage DistrictDrainage districtCounty budget

Rates are per $100 of taxable value. The city rate is from the FY2027 budget release; the county rate is from the county's adopted budget book; the ISD rate is from the district's adopted 2026 rate; the drainage rate is from the appraisal district's tax-rate table.

03 / Assumptions

What this estimate does not do.

Read this before using a number.

Included

  • City, county, Fort Bend ISD, and drainage district rates.
  • Simple taxable-value input and optional exemption subtraction.
  • Monthly and annual property-tax equivalents.
  • Local and state sales-tax split at published rates.

Not included

  • MUD, ESD, LID, or other special-district rates.
  • Homestead caps, over-65, disabled, or other exemptions beyond the simple subtraction.
  • Appraisal changes, tax ceilings, or penalties.
  • Where you actually shop for sales tax, or item-specific exemptions.