Bastrop County CAD – Property Search & GIS Map | Texas

Use esearch.bastropcad.org. No paid property-search service is required.

Choose 2026 for the current appraisal cycle. Select an older year only when comparing values, ownership or exemption history.

The number on an appraisal notice, prior property card or tax statement usually gives the cleanest result.

If the full name fails, use only the first name, surname, trust name, estate name or one distinctive company word.

The official system recommends trying only the street name when a complete address returns no result.

Try abstract, subdivision, Geographic ID, neighborhood, owner information or other known parcel details.

A manufactured home can be assessed separately from the land beneath it.

The operating business name may differ from the legal owner listed on the appraisal account.

A subdivision purchase, ranch, wildlife operation or business can include several separate accounts.

Confirm the abstract, subdivision, lot, tract, acreage and Geographic ID before relying on the result.

Compare market value, appraised value, land productivity value, improvements, exemptions and taxable values.

Print the record or save it as a PDF before filing a correction, exemption, agricultural application or protest.

Copy the Property ID, Geographic ID, abstract, subdivision and acreage.

Use Bastrop CAD Interactive Map.

This is useful for Lost Pines acreage, rural property and tracts without a complete street address.

One ranch, wildlife operation, subdivision purchase or family ownership can include several accounts.

County tools include address, city-limit, school-district, MUD, road, development and Lost Pines Habitat Conservation information.

A property in or near Houston toad habitat may require additional review, agreements or mitigation before development.

Add the Property ID and date. Use the image as a research aid, not as a legal survey.

Confirm the owner, Property ID, physical address, legal description and current exemption status.

Bastrop CAD allows online homestead applications through its official portal.

Address differences, inherited property, trusts, manufactured homes and partial ownership can require additional proof.

Email completed exemption documents to exemptions@bastropcad.org or use an approved delivery method.

Bastrop CAD states that emailed forms should be legible and preferably submitted as PDF files. Photograph images are not accepted.

Submitting an application does not prove that the exemption was granted.

Contiguous parcels under the same ownership may be considered together, but each appraisal account should still be identified.

Separate genuine farming or ranching from residential, recreational, hobby or token activity.

Use leases, receipts, production records, livestock records, photographs and prior-owner evidence.

Keep records of stocking, forage, fencing, water, fertilizer, weed control, harvest and sales.

Bastrop CAD lists April 30, 2026 as the ordinary deadline for 1-d-1 open-space applications.

The local manual states that a written good-cause request may extend the deadline by up to 60 days.

A late application accepted before ARB approval can carry a penalty equal to 10% of the difference between market-value tax and productivity-value tax.

A prior owner’s agricultural approval does not automatically continue after an ownership change.

Separate inventory, machinery, furniture, computers, tools, vehicles and leased equipment.

Keep invoices and proof for property that was sold, retired, damaged or moved.

Income-producing tangible personal property with a total taxable value of $125,000 or less in a taxing unit may be exempt under current Texas law.

Email business-personal-property forms and questions to renditions@bastropcad.org.

Email mobilehome@bastropcad.org and provide the owner, location, serial number and related land account when known.

Mark the Property ID, proposed value, exemptions and exact filing deadline.

Examples include excessive value, unequal appraisal, wrong acreage, incorrect improvements, denied exemption or denied agricultural appraisal.

The online portal requires a Y in the notice’s E-file Eligible column.

The PIN appears on the Notice of Appraised Value in the final box beneath the Owner ID.

Email protest@bastropcad.org. Bastrop CAD will not provide the PIN by phone.

The district provides paper protest forms for taxpayers unable to file online.

Ask for comparable properties, schedules, photographs, measurements and other evidence Bastrop CAD plans to use.

Bastrop CAD recommends recent appraisals, income and expense records, photographs, engineering reports, repair estimates, deeds, contracts, comparable sales, settlement statements and surveys.

The conference can occur in person, by phone or by email. Staff will review the property and evidence but may or may not change the value.

A signed settlement and waiver finalizes an agreement. An unresolved case proceeds to a formal ARB hearing.

Confirm the owner, legal description and account type before opening the tax portal.

Use Bastrop County Search and Pay Property Tax.

Options include account number, owner, mailing address, Owner ID, property address, appraisal-district number, statement number and legal description.

The official portal requires the dashes shown on the tax statement.

Use the owner’s mailing address when searching by owner address.

Enter the street number and street name without direction or road type such as Ave., Ln. or Dr.

The portal separates Real, Business Personal Property, Mineral, Commercial and Other accounts.

Paying the newest statement does not automatically clear a prior delinquency.

Accounts can include county, city, school, MUD, WCID, college and emergency-services entities.

The final processor fee and total charge should be displayed before checkout.

Keep the account number, tax year, payment date, amount and confirmation number.

Save the current owner, prior owner, Property ID, abstract, subdivision, legal description and acreage.

Use Bastrop County Clerk Web Access.

The Clerk warns that the online index is a research guide and is not the official repository of complete, unaltered real-property records.

Try grantor, grantee, spouse, trust, estate, company and previous-owner names.

Look for deeds, deeds of trust, releases, liens, restrictions, trusts, notices and other official public records.

A matching name is not enough when an owner has several Bastrop County properties.

The County Clerk provides a separate official system for subdivision plat records.

A current deed may refer to an older restriction, easement, plat, deed of trust or release.

Ask whether an ordinary or certified copy is required for a lender, court, probate matter or legal transaction.