Working Land in Waller County May Qualify for a Lower Tax Value

Working land in Waller County may be taxed on what it produces instead of its sale price. Ag appraisal changes the value used for tax, not the tax rate. The tract must meet use-history and local intensity tests.

For cattle, the local guide uses an animal unit of about 1,500 pounds. Improved pasture needs one unit per five productive acres. Native pasture needs one per seven acres. Both need at least five animal units. Horse and donkey operations have separate production tests; hobby use does not by itself qualify.

Apply with Waller CAD and bring records of the land use. A change to non-farm use may trigger rollback tax. That is generally the tax savings from the prior three years in which the land had the lower value.