Fairwater property tax rate
Unincorporated Montgomery ISD area, Montgomery County, TX · MUD: Montgomery County MUD 166 · School: Montgomery ISD
Taxing units and rates
All 12 mapped sections share the same taxing units.
| Taxing unit | Rate per $100 | Tax year · source |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 0.386 | 2026 · County Tax Office |
| Montgomery County Hospital District | 0.0458 | 2026 · County Tax Office |
| Montgomery ISD | 1.0479 | 2026 · County Tax Office |
| Montgomery County MUD 166 | 1.41 | 2025 · County Tax Office |
| Montgomery County ESD 2 | 0.1 | 2026 · County Tax Office |
| Combined | 2.9897% |
One or more units had not posted a 2026 rate when this page was built, so their most recent rate is used and its year is shown.
Not in the combined rate: PID assessments, TIRZ (which do not add a tax), and HOA dues.
This combined rate is higher than about 93% of the 6,100 fully verified subdivision sections in Montgomery County, and 1.08 percentage points above the county median of 1.91% — about $4,311 a year more on a $400,000 home.
Within Unincorporated Montgomery ISD area, developments range from 1.576% (Windcrest Farms) to 3.0297% (Two Step Farm). See all 193.
Estimated yearly property tax
| Taxable value | Yearly, no exemptions | Per month | Yearly w/ school homestead* |
|---|---|---|---|
| $300,000 | $8,969 | $747 | $7,502 |
| $400,000 | $11,959 | $997 | $10,492 |
| $500,000 | $14,948 | $1,246 | $13,481 |
| $750,000 | $22,423 | $1,869 | $20,956 |
*Applies only the mandatory $140,000 school-district homestead exemption (Texas Tax Code §11.13(b)). Other units may offer optional homestead exemptions plus over-65/disabled exemptions, so a homestead bill is often lower. Taxable value is the appraised value, which can differ from the price paid.
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What's here
704 parcels: 676 single-family homes; 12 vacant lots; 2 rural/acreage; 14 exempt (common areas, public).
Residential buildings with a recorded year built: 676; built 2020–2025 (average 2023); average main living area about 2,200 sq ft.
Source: MCAD parcel records via Montgomery County GIS parcel layer (property-type codes and improvement data), retrieved Oct. 29, 2026. Counts only; no owner data used.
Sections (12)
| Section | Plat name | MCAD code | Combined | Confidence | Parcels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Fairwater 01 | S503200 | 2.9897% | high | 8 |
| 02 | Fairwater 02 | S503202 | 2.9897% | high | 31 |
| 03 | Fairwater 03 | S503203 | 2.9897% | high | 64 |
| 04 | Fairwater 04 | S503204 | 2.9897% | high | 58 |
| 05 | Fairwater 05 | S503205 | 2.9897% | high | 28 |
| 06 | Fairwater 06 | S503206 | 2.9897% | high | 46 |
| 07 | Fairwater 07 | S503207 | 2.9897% | high | 93 |
| 08 | Fairwater 08 | S503208 | 2.9897% | high | 70 |
| 09 | Fairwater 09 | S503209 | 2.9897% | high | 52 |
| 10 | Fairwater 10 | S503210 | 2.9897% | high | 75 |
| 11 | Fairwater 11 | S503211 | 2.9897% | high | 85 |
| 12 | Fairwater 12 | S503212 | 2.9897% | high | 94 |
Other developments in Montgomery County MUD 166
- Fairwater Parkway Recreation Center — 2.9897%
- Fairwater Parkway Street Dedication and Reserves — 2.9897%
All developments in Montgomery County MUD 166 →
Rates: Montgomery County Tax Office and Texas Comptroller (plus official district documents where noted in data notes). Districts: Montgomery County GIS, checked against MCAD parcel records. See sources & method.
Informational only. This site is not tax, legal, financial, or real estate advice, and it is not affiliated with Montgomery County, the Montgomery Central Appraisal District, the Montgomery County Tax Office, or any other government body. Rates are nominal (before exemptions) and come from public sources that can be wrong or out of date. District boundaries here are approximate. Always verify a specific property on the MCAD property search and confirm current rates with the Montgomery County Tax Office.