What does BCAD mean in COUNTIES

The Brazoria County Appraisal District (BCAD) is a state-mandated agency carrying out the responsibility of appraising all property within its jurisdiction for taxation purposes. BCAD is responsible for discovering, listing and valuing all taxable property within the boundaries of Brazoria County in accordance with the Texas Property Tax Code and regulations set by the State Comptroller's Office.

BCAD provides appraisal services as well as tax related information, exemptions and discounts processing to taxpayers of Brazoria County. Additionally, BCAD offers dispute resolution processes to allow for a fair and impartial hearing on any taxpayer's complaint concerning values or taxes for their property.

You can contact BCAD by phone at 979-864-1141 or by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, you may visit them in person at 450 North Velasco St., Angleton TX 77515 between 8am and 4pm Monday through Friday.

Taxes are due on January 31st every year. The payment must be postmarked no later than this date to avoid late fees or penalties from accruing.

You may pay your taxes online via ePayment or mail your payment with a check or money order made payable to “Brazoria CAD” to P O Box 8168, Angleton TX 77516-8168. Credit card payments are accepted but incur a convenience fee paid directly to Official Payments Corporation. You can also make payments with cashier's check or money orders during office hours at either the main office in Angleton or sub offices in Pearland & Lake Jackson.

In addition to cashier’s checks and money orders, BCAD accepts Visa/MasterCard debit cards as an acceptable form of payment when using online ePayment services as well as payments made in the office with credit cards that comes with a convenience fee attached which goes directly to Official Payments Corporation.

Yes, failure to timely pay property taxes will result in penalties assessed by law beginning February 1st for any unpaid amount from last year’s taxes plus penalty charges on current year’s unpaid balance up until June 30th when additional charges will begin accruing each month thereafter until October 15th when any remaining balance becomes delinquent; after October 15th only delinquent amounts collected will be forwarded to local taxing entities after deducting fees paid for collection costs associated with collection efforts expended by BCRP’s Tax Attorney(s).