Galveston County property tax rates, 2025

Short answer: Galveston County's own 2025 rate is 0.32266% of taxable value ($0.32266 per $100). It's one line of your bill. Your city, school district and special districts add the rest.

0.32266%County rate
12Cities · 0.147355%–0.54%
8School districts · 0.8415%–1.1573%
50Special districts

Example bill: $5,264.24 a year

$400,000 homestead in League City: $140,000 school homestead exemption, no local optional exemptions assumed.

Galveston County $1,291
League City $1,454
Clear Creek ISD $2,519

Example: $400,000 homestead in League City
Unit	Taxable	Rate	Tax
Galveston County	$400,000	0.32266%$0.32266 per $100	$1,290.64
League City	$400,000	0.36355%$0.36355 per $100	$1,454.20
Clear Creek ISD	$260,000	0.969%$0.969 per $100	$2,519.40
Total		1.65521%$1.65521 per $100	$5,264.24

Galveston County has 50 special districts in the 2025 data, including MUDs, drainage, navigation and college districts. The example below shows only the county, city and school district. GCAD says filing through its online portal serves as your informal hearing.

Appraisal district: Galveston Central Appraisal District (GCAD)
Protest deadline: May 15 (next business day if that falls on a weekend), or 30 days after the notice is mailed — whichever is later (Tax Code §41.44). Check your notice.

County rate

Galveston County 2025 county rate
Taxing unit	Rate	Tax on $100,000
Galveston County	0.32266%$0.32266 per $100	$323

City rates (12)

Cities in Galveston County, 2025. (split) = spans more than one county
Taxing unit	Rate	Tax on $100,000
Bayou Vista	0.42273%$0.42273 per $100	$423
Dickinson	0.3682%$0.3682 per $100	$368
Friendswood (split)	0.514172%$0.514172 per $100	$514
Galveston	0.408687%$0.408687 per $100	$409
Hitchcock	0.54%$0.54 per $100	$540
Jamaica Beach	0.147355%$0.147355 per $100	$147
Kemah	0.1999%$0.1999 per $100	$200
La Marque	0.418501%$0.418501 per $100	$419
League City (split)	0.36355%$0.36355 per $100	$364
Santa Fe	0.23163%$0.23163 per $100	$232
Texas City (split)	0.478433%$0.478433 per $100	$478
Tiki Island	0.411738%$0.411738 per $100	$412

School district rates (8)

School districts in Galveston County, 2025
Taxing unit	Rate	Tax on $100,000
Clear Creek ISD (split)	0.969%$0.969 per $100	$969
Dickinson ISD	1.142%$1.142 per $100	$1,142
Friendswood ISD (split)	1.03%$1.03 per $100	$1,030
Galveston ISD	0.8415%$0.8415 per $100	$842
High Island ISD	1.1573%$1.1573 per $100	$1,157
Hitchcock ISD	1.030097%$1.030097 per $100	$1,030
Santa Fe ISD	1.1014%$1.1014 per $100	$1,101
Texas City ISD	1.1543%$1.1543 per $100	$1,154

Special district rates (50)

Special districts in Galveston County, 2025 (MUDs, ESDs, hospital, college and others)
Taxing unit	Rate	Tax on $100,000
Bacliff MUD	0.085476%$0.085476 per $100	$85
Bay Colony West MUD	0.86%$0.86 per $100	$860
Bayview MUD	0.060041%$0.060041 per $100	$60
College of the Mainland	0.085476%$0.085476 per $100	$85
Flamingo Isles MUD	0.71%$0.71 per $100	$710
Galveston College District	0.060041%$0.060041 per $100	$60
Galveston County Consolidated DD	0.11555%$0.11555 per $100	$116
Galveston County DD #1	0.0665%$0.0665 per $100	$67
Galveston County DD #2	0.04508%$0.04508 per $100	$45
Galveston County ESD #1	0.085476%$0.085476 per $100	$85
Galveston County ESD #2	0.060041%$0.060041 per $100	$60
Galveston County FWSD #6 (Tiki)	0.085476%$0.085476 per $100	$85
Galveston County MMD #1	0.085476%$0.085476 per $100	$85
Galveston County MUD #12	0.204591%$0.204591 per $100	$205
Galveston County MUD #14 *	0%$0.00 per $100	$0
Galveston County MUD #30 *	0%$0.00 per $100	$0
Galveston County MUD #31	0.8%$0.80 per $100	$800
Galveston County MUD #32	0.70436%$0.70436 per $100	$704
Galveston County MUD #35	1.15%$1.15 per $100	$1,150
Galveston County MUD #36	1.15%$1.15 per $100	$1,150
Galveston County MUD #39	0.36%$0.36 per $100	$360
Galveston County MUD #43	0.45%$0.45 per $100	$450
Galveston County MUD #44	0.55%$0.55 per $100	$550
Galveston County MUD #45	0.71%$0.71 per $100	$710
Galveston County MUD #46	0.545%$0.545 per $100	$545
Galveston County MUD #52	1.39%$1.39 per $100	$1,390
Galveston County MUD #53	1%$1.00 per $100	$1,000
Galveston County MUD #54	0.54%$0.54 per $100	$540
Galveston County MUD #56	0.94%$0.94 per $100	$940
Galveston County MUD #57	0.9%$0.90 per $100	$900
Galveston County MUD #59	0.98%$0.98 per $100	$980
Galveston County MUD #6	0.06%$0.06 per $100	$60
Galveston County MUD #66	0.88%$0.88 per $100	$880
Galveston County MUD #68	0.864%$0.864 per $100	$864
Galveston County MUD #73	1.1%$1.10 per $100	$1,100
Galveston County MUD #74	1.5%$1.50 per $100	$1,500
Galveston County MUD #76	0.93%$0.93 per $100	$930
Galveston County MUD #79	1%$1.00 per $100	$1,000
Galveston County MUD #81	1%$1.00 per $100	$1,000
Galveston County MUD #82	1.15%$1.15 per $100	$1,150
Galveston County Navigation District #1	0.085476%$0.085476 per $100	$85
Galveston County WCID #1 (Dickinson)	0.085476%$0.085476 per $100	$85
Galveston County WCID #12 (Kemah)	1%$1.00 per $100	$1,000
Galveston County WCID #19 (Hitchcock)	0.0665%$0.0665 per $100	$67
Galveston County WCID #8 (Alta Loma)	0.060041%$0.060041 per $100	$60
Kemah Management District #1	1%$1.00 per $100	$1,000
San Leon MUD	0.0665%$0.0665 per $100	$67
South Shore Harbour MUD #7	0.42%$0.42 per $100	$420
West Ranch Municipal District #1	0.2%$0.20 per $100	$200
Westwood Management District	0.060041%$0.060041 per $100	$60

A rate of X% is the same number as $X per $100 of taxable value. Source: Texas Comptroller, 2025 Tax Rates and Levies (version 01/28/2026), adopted totals (M&O + I&S). See methodology.