Tax rates, appraisals and your bill
Every Comal.News story on property tax rates, appraisals and tax bills set by Comal County, the cities, school districts and special districts.
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Homeowners whose property is served by Comal Appraisal District can use Form 50-114 to seek a school-tax exemption of $140,000 and check which local exemptions apply.
3 min read · Source-linked reportingRead the reporting and receipts →
Listed for $1,749,000, this four-bedroom New Braunfels home has a pool and cabana. Its annual HOA fee is $1,775, and its latest recorded paid property tax was $13,399 for 2025.
4 min read · Listed Oct. 1, 2026
WCID No. 6 property taxpayers now face a 2026 rate of 85 cents per $100 of taxable value. Debt service takes 76 cents; district records split that portion between utility and road debt.
2 min read · 2026 rate adopted
Comal County property owners can check which taxing districts apply to their property and compare five MUD rates in the county’s 2026 table.
3 min read · Guide based on published 2026 rates
For homeowners in Comal ISD or New Braunfels ISD, the county’s 2026 table separates each adopted school tax rate into operating and debt portions. A conflicting NBISD figure needs clarification.
3 min read · Guide based on published 2026 rates; NBISD split needs a fix
Garden Ridge taxpayers now face a higher adopted property-tax rate; the city budgets $54,259 more in property-tax revenue than last year.
2 min read · Adopted budget
Comal County kept its tax rate at $0.305015, yet budgeted property-tax revenue rose 1.7%. New property is part of the picture; homeowners’ bills depend on their own taxable values and exemptions.
3 min read · Adopted budget examined
A guide for Comal County taxpayers to the five-member court, its Thursday meetings and the records that show whether a proposed tax rate was adopted.
3 min read · Civic guide
For Comal County homeowners, the county’s 2026 tax-rate page is a starting point for finding the separate taxing units behind a property-tax bill.
3 min read · Resident guide
Bulverde taxpayers face a new city rate and a budget that adds property-tax revenue while shifting public-safety, public-works and contract-service allocations.
2 min read · Adopted budget and tax rate
New Braunfels taxpayers now face an adopted city rate that assigns 46.7% to debt service. On $300,000 in taxable value, that portion is $581.76 of a $1,246.84 city-only levy.
2 min read · Adopted 2026 city rate
For residents in a Comal County emergency services district, adopted 2026 rates now translate to a hypothetical $145.31–$300 annual ESD levy on $300,000 in taxable value. The applicable district and individual bill vary.
1 min read · Verified from adopted rates
Now listed for $1,875,000, this Canyon Lake home has five bedrooms, a guest apartment and 1.56 acres. The listing reports $14,314 in 2025 property taxes and an $825 annual HOA fee.
3 min read · Active listing
A 3,661-square-foot home on 1.31 acres is listed for $1.6 million. The listing reports $17,350 in annual property taxes and a $1,260 yearly HOA fee.
4 min read · Active listing
The council adopted a $28.4 million budget and a 31.176-cent property tax rate. Its agenda projected a higher city tax bill for the median-valued homestead.
3 min read · Council actions verified
Council approved the debt item for Coll Street improvements; city staff says EDC sales-tax revenue will cover payments, while the ordinance also carries a city property-tax pledge.
2 min read · Council approved Sept. 28
A $15.12 million Veramendi district bond package has reached City Council, putting property-tax-backed utility and road debt before a consent vote.
2 min read · Proposed for Sept. 28 vote
Bulverde adopted a 0.295343 property-tax rate. Its budget packet projects a $247 increase for the median-home example but contains conflicting tax and spending figures.
2 min read · Verified council action
The council rejected the McCarti Ranch development district, adopted a 0.295343 property-tax rate and reviewed park fees, street controls and city-manager compensation.
3 min read · Verified meeting recap
A draft resolution would start the notice process for county debt backed by property taxes and solid-waste revenue, with a tentative authorization vote Nov. 19.
2 min read · Proposal posted
Commissioners adopted the fiscal 2027 budget, ratified its property-tax revenue increase and authorized parameters for a later debt sale not expected to exceed $155 million.
3 min read · Verified meeting outcomes
The adopted budget funds four more officers at the no-new-revenue tax rate; council also acted on parkland, incentives and other city business.
4 min read · Verified meeting outcomes
Schertz has moved from a proposed fiscal plan to an adopted budget and property-tax rate, both effective Oct. 1.
1 min read · Adopted; effective Oct. 1
Commissioners converted a proposed Series 2026 debt authorization into an approved order, naming countywide taxable property as a repayment source while leaving the amount and projects for later records.
2 min read · Verified outcome
Commissioners are scheduled to consider the fiscal 2027 budget, tax rate, certificates of obligation, subdivision actions and county spending requests.
3 min read · Scheduled for Sept. 17
Council faces proposed budget and tax-rate adoption, a 387-acre development request, park fees and four traffic-rule changes Sept. 22.
3 min read · Decision scheduled
Council is scheduled to take final votes Sept. 22 on a $28.4 million budget, a 31.176-cent tax rate and the resulting property-tax revenue increase.
2 min read · Scheduled for final votes
Council adopted its budget and city tax rate, sought a different funding route for Dogwood housing, and approved transit and curb-study work at its Sept. 14 meeting.
6 min read · Sept. 14 meeting recap
Tuesday’s council agenda pairs the fiscal 2027 budget and tax rate with five land-use matters, EMS agreements, a police grant and water planning.
3 min read · Scheduled for Sept. 15
Ahead of a final tax-rate reading, city records show why grants, rebates, abatements and TIRZ flows cannot be treated as one annual incentive total.
3 min read · Final reading scheduled Sept. 14
Selma’s five-item special-meeting agenda pairs the 2026 property-tax rate with a fire-pumper proposal, tax-abatement guidelines and a purchasing agreement.
3 min read · Scheduled for Sept. 17
Council’s Sept. 17 agenda combines budget and tax-rate hearings with a $142,750 Chartwell drainage proposal, employee pay schedules, appointments and planning workshops.
4 min read · Agenda posted
Commissioners face budget and tax decisions alongside a $610,815 subdivision deposit, Goodwin site planning and two departmental transfers.
4 min read · Agenda preview
Schertz staff recommends a higher city property-tax rate for 2026, while the city’s median-homestead illustration falls $4.96 a year because its example uses a lower taxable value.
2 min read · Proposed for Sept. 15
Monday’s council agenda pairs final budget and tax-rate readings with drought-rule changes, an impact-fee audit, road and transit contracts, zoning and a sewer-easement vote.
5 min read · Meeting preview
Council will take public comment and consider first readings of the FY 2027 budget and a higher property-tax rate, with added money proposed for public safety and street work.
3 min read · Scheduled for Sept. 10
A revised budget order adds $845,000 in property-tax capacity and money for public-safety positions, street repairs and employee compensation. Hearings and first votes are Thursday.
3 min read · First readings scheduled Sept. 10
New Braunfels residents’ city services and city property-tax bills are tied to the fiscal 2027 plan returning for final council feedback Tuesday.
3 min read · Verified agenda
Bulverde residents can weigh in on a proposed $10.6 million general-fund budget and higher tax rate before council considers conference-center negotiations and the city manager’s review.
4 min read · Agenda verified
Schertz says the Sept. 1 council agenda reached the public bulletin board but not the city website; the budget and tax-rate items were intended to return Sept. 15 unchanged.
2 min read · Verified city response
From the archive: The Sept. 15, 2025 votes advanced a budget with 7.5% higher general fund operating spending and a 28.53-cent city tax rate.
3 min read · Archive · Verified record
From the archive: Fair Oaks Ranch advanced drainage-channel driveway rules, planned a 253-tree giveaway and weighed three preliminary tax-rate paths.
3 min read · Archive verified
A Sept. 3 update adds signed candidate-certification and election-cancellation records to the appraisal district’s Nov. 3 election page.
1 min read · Official election records posted
Residents can comment Sept. 8 on Bulverde’s proposed $10.3 million general-fund budget and a city tax bill projected to rise $247 for the median-value homestead.
2 min read · Public hearing Sept. 8
Schertz canceled Tuesday’s council meeting because of a posting error, delaying expected action on the fiscal 2027 budget and property-tax rate until at least Sept. 15.
1 min read · Meeting canceled
A June budget workshop used the same city-tax estimate as the prior year for an average taxable homestead, while the no-new-revenue scenario was $40 lower annually.
2 min read · Meeting record verified
A shared pipeline proposal came with a five-year forecast of higher household tax bills, rising fire and EMS costs and a planned water base-rate increase.
3 min read · Official meeting package reviewed
The proposed city rate would add $35.55 annually per $100,000 in taxable value. Council considers it Tuesday before a scheduled Sept. 22 vote.
2 min read · Proposal posted
Comal County property owners now have an Aug. 26 hearing to watch before appraisal-district field checks begin Sept. 1.
1 min read · Verified district notice
The appraisal district has given property owners advance notice that field checks and reappraisals will begin across Comal County on Sept. 1.
1 min read · Start date posted
Comal County residents can now pursue a public-service role reviewing property-appraisal disputes through the district’s 2027–28 application notice.
1 min read · Applications open
Garden Ridge homeowners at the city’s median taxable homestead value would pay an estimated $55 more per year in city property taxes if the proposed budget is adopted.
1 min read · Public hearing scheduled
A new county estimate shows the proposed rate adding $19.96 to the median homestead’s bill, with budget adoption and a tax hearing scheduled Aug. 20.
2 min read · Proposal scheduled for Aug. 20
Fair Oaks Ranch plans its second road-bond sale for four voter-approved corridors, with $9.9 million in projected principal and interest payments.
2 min read · Verified proposal
Council voted 4-0 to set a proposed fiscal 2027 rate of $0.31176 per $100 and scheduled the budget and tax-rate hearing for Sept. 17.
2 min read · Vote recorded
Council will consider a proposed $0.408936 property-tax rate Aug. 18; the city’s statement estimates lower median-homestead bills in both counties.
1 min read · Vote scheduled
The proposed city rate would produce lower median-homestead estimates in both counties, according to the notice for Monday’s budget workshop.
2 min read · Proposed budget
The city estimates a $1,150 tax bill on a median-valued Comal County homestead under its proposed rate, with a budget workshop set for Aug. 11.
2 min read · Workshop scheduled
The county election portal now lists Nov. 3 documents involving Schertz, the Comal Appraisal District and Edwards Aquifer Authority districts 8 and 9.
2 min read · Verified official posting
The city estimates a $1,782 property-tax bill on a median taxable homestead if the proposed budget is adopted, up $27 from the current-year figure.
2 min read · Budget and tax rate pendingCounty Watch separates scheduled decisions, active changes, and unresolved questions.
