Check or Pay Bastrop County Property Taxes

This page helps you handle Property Tax tasks in Bastrop County, Texas, including looking up a property, checking tax details, finding the right office, and using county tax resources.

For most searches, start with Bastrop Tax Public Access. For appraisal, exemption, protest, and tax rate details, Bastrop Central Appraisal District and the county’s Truth in Taxation pages cover related parts of the process.

Bastrop Tax Public Access

The main public starting point for Bastrop County property tax lookup is the county tax search portal. Use it to search property records and review tax-related details online.

• Owner name
• Situs address
• Property number
• PropertyQuickRefID
• Legal description
• Tax year

When a broad search returns too much, switch to the advanced search options and narrow the record with more specific details.

• Open Bastrop Tax Public Access.
• Choose the property search option that matches what you know, such as owner name, address, property number, or legal description.
• Review the matching record and confirm the property details before using the tax information.

Verify important details against the official record before relying on the online result for a final decision.

Bastrop CAD property search and related tax tasks

If you need appraisal-side information, use Bastrop CAD Property Search. That search includes fields such as owner name, street number, street name, subdivision, property ID, owner ID, tax year, and geographic ID.

Bastrop Central Appraisal District handles exemptions, protests, and appraisal district records, while the Bastrop County Tax Office handles payment and collection of taxes. For general tax information from the appraisal district, see Tax Information.

If you need to apply for an exemption, use Bastrop CAD Exemptions. If you need to challenge an appraisal value, filing details and protest forms are available through Protest Forms.

Office locations and service hours

These Bastrop County tax office locations can help with in-person property tax matters and related tax office services.

At the Cedar Creek, Elgin, and Smithville substations, no title transfers are handled after 4:00 PM. The Smithville office closes for lunch from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.

Tax rates, taxing units, and public information

To review how local property taxes are broken down, use the county’s Truth in Taxation search. It lets you search by property ID, street number, owner name, and street name for the tax year shown on the site.

If you want a list of taxing units that may affect a property tax bill in Bastrop County, the appraisal district also publishes Taxing Units information.

For appraisal district public information requests, the Bastrop CAD customer service page explains that requests must be in writing and must describe existing records clearly enough for the office to identify them. The customer service page also lists electronic submission information through Customer Service.

Property tax contacts

Use these contacts when you need help with property tax lookup, payment, exemptions, or appraisal district records in Bastrop County.

• Bastrop Main Tax Office, 211 Jackson Street, Bastrop, TX 78602
  Phone: (512) 581-7161
  Email: [email protected]
• Cedar Creek Tax Office Substation, 5785 FM 535, Cedar Creek, TX 78612
  Phone: (512) 581-4270
• Elgin Tax Office Substation, 1125 Dildy Drive, Elgin, TX 78621
  Phone: (512) 581-7146
• Smithville Tax Office Substation, 1624 NE Loop 230, Smithville, TX 78957
  Phone: (512) 581-7114
• Bastrop Central Appraisal District, P.O. Drawer 578, Bastrop, Texas 78602
  Phone: (512) 303-1930
  Email: [email protected]