City of Bay City property tax rate
City · Matagorda County, Texas · 2024
City rate, 2024
0.56916per $100 of value
- 2023
- 0.56995
- Change
- -0.001
One part of your bill
This is the city's own rate. A property here also pays the county and its school district, plus any college, hospital, emergency services or utility district it sits in. Each sets its own rate.
Your tax bill or your appraisal district's website lists the units for your property. Add them up on the Matagorda County page.
Estimate your property tax in Bay City
Matagorda County and Bay City are ticked to start. Add the school district and any other units printed on your bill.
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Rate history
Year by year
| Year | Rate |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.56916 |
| 2023 | 0.56995 |
| 2022 | 0.635 |
| 2021 | 0.635 |
A dash means no rate is on file, or the year's figure didn't match the years either side and is being checked.
Other taxing units in Matagorda County
| Taxing unit | Type | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Matagorda County | County | 0.34033 |
| Bay City | City | 0.56916 |
| Palacios | City | 0.600 |
| Bay City ISD | School district | 1.01338 |
| Boling ISD | School district | 1.0569 |
| Matagorda ISD | School district | 0.73538 |
| Palacios ISD | School district | 0.9486 |
| Tidehaven ISD | School district | 0.8578 |
| Van Vleck ISD | School district | 0.87125 |
| Matagorda County Hospital District | Hospital district | 0.23995 |
All 23 units in Matagorda County, including utility, emergency services and other special districts.
Where this rate comes from
Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 2024 Statewide Report of Tax Rates. Retrieved 2026-10-25.
How Texas property tax works, from appraisal to protests: Texas property tax guide.
Rates are shown exactly as the Comptroller published them. Spotted an error? Email [email protected].
Get the Bay City rates when they're published
One email when new rates are out, and one before the appeal deadline. Nothing else.