Grimes County Appraisal District CAD 2026

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Grimes County, Texas · Property search, tax collection, rural land, exemptions, protests, maps and deeds

Search, Verify and Pay Through the Correct Grimes CAD Account

Grimes County is unusual because Grimes Central Appraisal District handles both appraisal work and local property-tax collection. Use the same official property account to review values, exemptions, land, improvements, tax bills and payment history.

Use the Grimes County Tax Assessor-Collector for vehicle, voter-registration and other county tax-office services—not property-tax payments. Use the County Clerk for deeds, liens, plats and recorded legal ownership.

Search official Grimes CAD records Pay property taxes online Fix a missing result
QuickRef or Property ID Owner surname Property address Account number Abstract or subdivision Correct tax year
GRIMES PROPERTY CONTROL APPRAISAL + COLLECTION
GRIMES CAD SEARCH VALUE • BILL • RECEIPT
ACCOUNT + TAX ROUTE
PROPERTY VERIFIED
BILLS TAB + TAX YEAR MATCHED
Important Grimes County office difference: the official county and Texas Comptroller pages state that the Grimes County Tax Assessor-Collector does not collect property taxes. All ad valorem property taxes in Grimes County are collected through Grimes Central Appraisal District.
2026 record status: the live property portal displays 2026 accounts and a status label on each property. Some current records are marked Certified. Verify the status shown on the specific account before relying on its value.
One property portal

Search appraisal data, tax bills, payment history and receipts.

Payment fees

2.5% by card or $2.50 by e-check, subject to checkout confirmation.

Posting time

Completed payments can take 3–5 business days to appear online.

CAD office

360 Hill Street, Anderson, Texas 77830.

Last verified

Official resources reviewed July 28, 2026.

Start with the correct Grimes County resource

Choose the property task you need to complete

This tool runs in the browser and does not request, store or transmit an owner name, property identifier, account number or payment information.

APPRAISAL RECORD Owner, value or exemption

Use the main Grimes CAD search and verify the full property record.

Follow the search walkthrough
PROPERTY TAX Bill, payment or receipt

Open the property, select Bills and verify the year before paying.

Follow payment steps
RURAL PROPERTY Farm, ranch or acreage

Use the QuickRef, abstract, legal description and GIS map.

Use rural search steps
VALUE DISPUTE Online protest or ARB hearing

Use the EFile PIN on an eligible appraisal notice.

Prepare the protest file
LEGAL RECORD Deed, lien or plat

Use the County Clerk property-record portal for recorded documents.

Search deed records
LAND OR BUSINESS Ag, timber, wildlife or BPP

Use the current official application, guidelines and evidence checklist.

Review special filings

Go directly to the Grimes County property task

Start with the official search and account verification. Later sections cover payment, exemptions, rates, protests, agricultural land, maps, business property, deeds and local contacts.

Existing Grimes CAD image retained

Use the official search box before opening Advanced Search

Grimes Central Appraisal District website showing the property-search box and Advanced Search link
Screenshot retained from the original article. The live page can change, but the image shows the main property-search field, Advanced Search link and navigation to GIS maps, forms, online protest, tax information and payment.
1 · SEARCH BOX Start with one identifier

Enter a name, address, QuickRef or Property ID.

2 · ADVANCED Narrow difficult results

Add owner, business, road, city, ZIP or other available criteria.

3 · OPEN RECORD Use the full account

Do not rely only on the search-result summary.

4 · BILLS TAB Verify tax years

Review current and prior bills, amounts and payment history.

5 · SAVE PROOF Keep a dated copy

Preserve the account before filing or paying.

Property-record field decoder

Understand what each Grimes CAD field can confirm

Use appraisal and tax fields as verification clues
Field What it helps identify What it does not prove Best next action
QuickRef or Property ID The unique Grimes CAD property account. Legal title or that a tax payment posted. Use it on forms, calls, protests and payments.
Account number The local appraisal-account reference. A recorded deed instrument. Match it with notices and tax bills.
Owner name The owner displayed for appraisal and collection administration. Complete legal title or absence of liens. Search County Clerk records.
Legal description The abstract, survey, tract, lot, block or subdivision. That abbreviated CAD text is sufficient for legal use. Compare the deed, plat and survey.
Market value The district’s January 1 estimate of market value. The sale price or final tax bill. Review appraisal evidence and protest rights.
Assessed value The value after applicable appraisal limits or special appraisal. That the market-value estimate is correct. Compare market, ag, timber, cap and assessed fields.
Agricultural or timber use The productivity value assigned to qualifying acreage. Permanent qualification or qualification for every acre. Review use history, land segments and current application.
Entities and exemptions County, school, city, ESD and exemption treatment. Every nearby property has the same taxing-unit stack. Use the exact list when estimating tax.
Bills tab Levies, penalties, interest, credits, payments and balances by year. A just-submitted payment has already posted. Save the receipt and allow stated processing time.
Transaction history Payment date, effective date, amount and receipt number. That an unrelated account was paid. Match the receipt to the correct QuickRef and year.
Certified status That the displayed appraisal value has reached certified status for that account. That current-year tax rates have all been adopted. Use Truth in Taxation for the rate-adoption stage.
Privacy note: Grimes CAD states that not every exemption is displayed publicly when confidentiality rules in the Texas Property Tax Code apply.
Search troubleshooting

Fix an owner, address, rural-land or tax search that fails

Change one search variable before assuming the property is missing
Problem Likely reason Best correction
Full owner name fails The account may use a spouse, estate, trust, business, initials or prior owner. Search the surname only and compare all plausible results.
Address search fails A rural road, FM road, mailing address or situs address may use different formatting. Search only the main road name or use QuickRef and GIS.
Farm or ranch has no address The tract may be indexed by owner, abstract, survey, tract number or map location. Use Advanced Search and the GIS map.
Mineral or business account is missing The account may use an operator, entity, DBA or separate property type. Search all ownership names and remove restrictive filters.
Manufactured home is missing The home and land can have separate property accounts. Search owner, address, related properties and mobile-home property type.
New owner is not displayed The deed or appraisal ownership update may still be processing. Confirm recording with the County Clerk and give CAD the instrument details.
Payment still appears due Grimes CAD states that online payments can take 3–5 business days to appear. Do not immediately pay twice; use the confirmation number when calling.
Payment cart contains the wrong property A similar owner or nearby parcel was selected. Remove it and verify QuickRef, owner, address and tax year.
Tax-sale account cannot be paid by card Special statutory payment restrictions apply to property posted for tax sale. Contact Grimes CAD for the allowed payoff method.
Useful CAD call script: “I am trying to locate or correct QuickRef [number if known] for [owner] at [address, abstract or legal description]. Can you confirm the correct account and explain whether an ownership, exemption, appraisal or payment update is pending?”
Call Grimes CAD: 936-873-2163 Email gcad@grimescad.org
Appraisal district vs county offices

Send the Grimes County question to the office that controls it

Grimes CAD handles more property-tax tasks than most appraisal districts
Your task Correct starting point What that office controls
Owner display, value, acreage or improvements Grimes CAD Appraisal accounts, property characteristics and values.
Homestead, veteran, disaster or other exemption Grimes CAD forms Exemption applications and account updates.
Agricultural, timber, wildlife or beekeeping appraisal Grimes CAD Special-appraisal qualification and productivity values.
Appraisal protest or ARB hearing Grimes CAD online protest or Notice of Protest Informal review, protest processing and ARB scheduling.
Tax bill, balance, payment, receipt or delinquency Grimes CAD Property-tax billing, online payment, posting and collection.
Vehicle registration or voter registration Grimes County Tax Assessor-Collector County tax-office services other than property-tax collection.
Deed, lien, plat, probate or recorded document Grimes County Clerk Official public records and certified copies.
Legal boundary, easement or acreage dispute Deed, plat, title records and licensed survey Legal description and professionally surveyed boundaries.
Why this matters: calling the County Tax Assessor-Collector about a property-tax payment can delay the answer because the county’s own website directs all Grimes County ad valorem property-tax collection to Grimes CAD.
Tax bill, partial payment and receipt workflow

Pay through the Bills tab on the verified Grimes CAD property

Tax-sale restriction: Grimes CAD states that delinquent taxes and related charges on property posted for tax sale cannot be paid by credit card. Contact the district for the permitted payment method before attempting a transaction.
Open the official payment instructions Read the fee, processing-time and tax-sale warnings first. Open Grimes CAD Pay Taxes Online
Search and open the correct property Verify the QuickRef, owner, address, account number and legal description.
Select the Bills tab Review the total amount due, current-year bill, prior years, penalties, interest, attorney fees, credits and previous payments.
Choose full or partial payment Select Pay My Bills for the full amount. For a partial payment, select Make a Partial Payment, enter the amount and confirm the warning window.
Review the payment fee Grimes CAD currently states a 2.5% convenience fee for credit or debit cards and a $2.50 fee for e-checks.
Verify the billing and payment information Recheck the property, QuickRef, tax year, payment amount, fee and payment method.
Save the confirmation number and receipt Print or download the receipt immediately after a successful transaction.
Allow 3–5 business days for posting The official page states that completed transactions can take this long to appear on the website.
Call before making a possible duplicate payment For payment concerns, Grimes CAD lists extension 221. Provide the QuickRef, year, amount, date and confirmation number.
Several properties

Grimes CAD states that each property must be opened and paid separately online.

Cheque payment

Make property-tax cheques payable to Grimes Central Appraisal District and include the identifying account information.

Over-65 or disability deferral

A qualifying homestead deferral postpones collection; it does not cancel the tax, penalty or interest.

Search property and open Bills Read payment instructions Check delinquent-tax data
Appraisal and collection workflow

Follow the Grimes County value from appraisal to payment

Grimes County appraisal and tax-collection flow Market value flows through appraisal limits, exemptions, local tax rates and Grimes CAD property-tax collection. MARKET VALUE January 1 estimate Review or protest APPRAISAL LIMIT Homestead cap, ag or timber appraisal EXEMPTIONS Homestead, age, disability or veteran BILL + PAYMENT Rates, levy, receipt handled through CAD Grimes CAD appraises property and also collects property taxes for Grimes County taxing units.
Market value

The estimated market value of the property as of January 1.

Assessed value

The value after applicable caps, agricultural use or timber treatment.

Taxable value

The value remaining for each taxing entity after its exemptions.

Total tax due

The levy plus applicable penalties, interest, attorney fees or credits.

Current 2026 school exemption display: qualifying live property records show a $140,000 school residence-homestead exemption. The taxable value and exemption display on the specific account controls.
Latest complete adopted rates

Use the 2025 Grimes rates only with the property’s exact entity list

The latest complete adopted-rate table currently published by Grimes CAD is for tax year 2025. Use the Truth in Taxation database for the 2026 proposal and adoption process.

2025 Grimes CAD rates per $100 of taxable value
Taxing entity 2025 rate When it may apply Important check
Grimes County 0.423077 Taxable property in Grimes County. This is not the complete combined rate.
Anderson-Shiro CISD 0.924300 Property inside Anderson-Shiro CISD. Verify school boundary and taxable value.
Iola ISD 0.854400 Property inside Iola ISD. Grimes ESD No. 1 may also apply.
Madisonville CISD 0.855200 The portion of the district inside Grimes County. Cross-county accounts require exact verification.
Navasota ISD 0.963200 Property inside Navasota ISD. Add the City of Navasota only inside city limits.
Richards ISD 0.801500 Property inside Richards ISD. Do not use an Anderson-Shiro example.
City of Anderson 0.131698 Property inside Anderson city limits. Do not add it to unincorporated land.
City of Bedias 0.150632 Property inside Bedias city limits. Verify the city appears on the account.
City of Iola 0.165647 Property inside Iola city limits. City and school boundaries are separate.
City of Navasota 0.507800 Property inside Navasota city limits. Confirm city limits on the property record.
Grimes County ESD No. 1 0.015534 Property inside the emergency-services district. Verify the FDI entity code appears on the account.
Open official tax rates Open Grimes Truth in Taxation Use official CAD tax estimator

Grimes County property-tax estimate

Different entities may use different taxable values.
Enter a property value and combined tax rate greater than zero.
Estimated taxable value $0
Estimated annual tax $0
Monthly reserve $0
Possible annual reduction $0

Educational estimate only: exact bills can apply different taxable values, exemptions and tax ceilings to the county, school, city and emergency-services district.
Homestead, veteran and disaster exemptions

Use the current 2026 Grimes CAD form and keep filing proof

The official forms page currently lists a 2026 Homestead Application, 2026 Notice of Protest and 2026 Personal Property Depreciation Schedule.
Find the correct property account Save the QuickRef, owner, address, legal description and current exemption display.
Open the official forms page Use the current district form rather than an older downloaded copy. Open Grimes CAD Forms and Guidelines
Select the form matching the situation Available filings include homestead, protest, business rendition, agricultural use, timber, wildlife, address change, confidentiality and disaster exemption.
Prepare identification and ownership evidence Read the current application for the required Texas identification, residence and ownership documentation.
File using the current form instructions Verify the delivery method, signature requirements and address printed on the application.
Keep proof of delivery Save an email, fax report, certified-mail receipt, portal confirmation or office-stamped copy.
Recheck the account Verify that the exemption appears for the correct property and year.
Review each taxing entity separately County, school, city and special-district exemptions can differ.
Residence homestead

Confirm ownership, principal residence, identification and the exact property account.

Over-65 or disabled owner

Review the exemption, tax ceiling and optional deferral separately.

Disaster damage

Prepare dated photographs, repair estimates, insurance information and the date of damage.

Deferral warning: a qualifying over-65 or disability homestead deferral postpones collection. It does not erase the tax liability, penalty or interest.
Online protest and ARB workflow

Use the EFile PIN when the property is eligible

General Texas deadline: most protests are due May 15 or 30 days after delivery of the Notice of Appraised Value, whichever is later. The deadline associated with the official notice controls.

Because it is late July 2026, the ordinary protest deadline has passed for many accounts. Contact Grimes CAD promptly when the issue involves failure to receive notice, a clerical error, ownership, exemption or another possible late remedy.

Save the complete property record Capture the status, market value, assessed value, exemptions, land, improvements, sales and legal description.
Read the Notice of Appraised Value Confirm the property, proposed value, protest deadline and filing instructions.
Find the EFile PIN Grimes CAD states that eligible properties show an EFile PIN in the lower-right area of the appraisal notice.
Open the official online-protest page File a Grimes CAD Online Protest
Select every applicable protest reason Common issues include excessive appraisal, unequal appraisal, incorrect data, acreage, condition, exemption, agricultural use or business property.
Match evidence to the issue Use comparable sales, unequal-appraisal accounts, photographs, repair estimates, measurements, closing documents, surveys or land-use records.
Request and review the district evidence Compare the appraisal card, sales, model and comparable accounts with your own evidence.
Track the hearing Grimes CAD provides a protest-hearing database and current ARB procedures. Open Protest Hearing Database
Keep the final order and appeal dates Preserve the filing confirmation, evidence, hearing notice and ARB order.
Notice of Appraised Value and EFile PIN
Current and prior Grimes CAD property records
Dated property-condition photographs
Repair estimates tied to specific defects
Comparable sales or unequal-appraisal accounts
Closing disclosure or recent purchase evidence
Survey, measurements or acreage evidence
One-page requested-value explanation
Actionable protest statement: “The property record includes a 1,200-square-foot building that was removed before January 1. The attached dated photographs and demolition receipt support deleting that improvement.”
Agricultural, timber, wildlife and beekeeping land

Compare full market value with productivity value

Grimes County includes pasture, ranches, farms, timber, wildlife-use property and beekeeping acreage. Qualifying land can receive a productivity appraisal that is far below its market value.

Open the complete land account Review agricultural market value, timber market value, ag use, timber use, assessed value and each land segment.
Use the current application Grimes CAD publishes agricultural, restricted-use timber, timber, wildlife and beekeeping materials. Open land-appraisal forms
Prepare land-use history Include grazing, crop, hay, timber, wildlife or beekeeping activity and prior qualification.
Map the qualifying acres Separate homesites, yards, roads, commercial areas and other non-qualifying land.
Prepare production evidence Useful records include leases, livestock records, receipts, timber plans, hive information and dated photographs.
Review the current guidelines The district publishes agricultural-use fact sheets, timber-use guidance, beekeeping guidelines and a wildlife annual report.
Use the rollback estimator carefully Some property pages include an agricultural rollback estimator. Treat it as an estimate and verify any change-of-use liability with the district.
Report ownership or use changes A sale or conversion to non-qualifying use can affect future appraisal and may create additional tax consequences.
Pasture or ranch land

Document acreage, livestock, grazing, fencing, water and management intensity.

Timber or wildlife land

Keep active management plans, receipts, photographs and annual reports.

Beekeeping acreage

Review the district’s current acreage, hive, intensity and documentation guidelines.

Business personal property and commercial accounts

Search the business account separately from the real estate

Search the legal entity, DBA and owner Business property may be indexed under a company name rather than the building owner.
Check related properties A business personal property account can link to a separate real-property account.
Open the current rendition form Grimes CAD links the official Texas business-personal-property rendition form. Open BPP forms and schedules
Prepare the asset records Include equipment, furniture, machinery, inventory, acquisition year, original cost and business location.
Use the current depreciation schedule The forms page currently lists a 2026 Personal Property Depreciation Schedule.
Address a rendition penalty promptly The district publishes a request for waiver of rendition penalty when the facts support one.
Direct staff route: the current Grimes CAD staff directory lists Morgan Payne as Commercial/BPP Appraiser at extension 248.
Deeds, liens, plats and recorded ownership

Use the Grimes County Clerk when the CAD owner display is not enough

The County Clerk’s official property-record system provides access to historical Grimes County records extending into the mid-1800s. The Clerk also maintains liens, plats, foreclosures, probate-related records and other recorded instruments.

Save the appraisal account details Record the owner, QuickRef, account, legal description, abstract, subdivision and acreage.
Open the official County Clerk page Open Grimes County Clerk
Open the property-record portal Search Grimes County Property Records
Search current and prior owners Try grantor, grantee, former owner, trust, estate, spouse or business names.
Use recording details when available Search the instrument number, recording date, volume and page, document type or legal description.
Compare the legal description Match the recorded abstract, survey, tract, lot, block or subdivision with the CAD account.
Choose the correct copy type The county states that regular copies are $1 per page and certification adds $5 per document. Confirm current charges before ordering.
Give recording details to CAD When ownership has not updated, provide the instrument number, recording date, parties and QuickRef.
Grimes County Clerk
270 FM 149 W
Anderson, Texas 77830

Phone: 936-873-4410
Email: countyclerk@grimescountytexas.gov

County Clerk: Barbara Kimich
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Prepare before contacting the Clerk
  • Current and prior owner names
  • Approximate recording date
  • Instrument, volume or page number
  • Abstract, survey or subdivision
  • Document type
  • Whether a certified copy is required
Ownership warning: a CAD owner display is not a title opinion. Deeds, liens, easements, probate records, mineral reservations and releases can affect legal ownership.
Local Grimes County situations

Adjust the lookup to the community and property type

Navasota residence

Verify Navasota ISD, City of Navasota and Grimes County before using the 1.894077 example rate.

Anderson residence

Check Anderson-Shiro CISD, City of Anderson and Grimes County on the exact account.

Iola property

Verify Iola ISD, City of Iola when applicable and Grimes County ESD No. 1.

Bedias property

Check the city line, school district and whether ESD No. 1 appears on the account.

Richards or Shiro property

Confirm Richards ISD or Anderson-Shiro CISD rather than using the nearest mailing city.

Madisonville CISD property

The district crosses county boundaries. Match the Grimes County appraisal account before paying.

Farm or ranch acreage

Review full market value, agricultural use, homesite acreage and every land segment separately.

Timber or wildlife land

Use the current application, management evidence and annual wildlife reporting materials.

Beekeeping property

Verify current district acreage, hive and intensity guidelines before assuming qualification.

Manufactured home

Search the home, land and related properties because ownership can be split.

Business personal property

Search the DBA or entity separately and use the current rendition and depreciation schedule.

Inherited property

Search the deceased owner, estate and heirs, then compare probate and deed records with CAD.

Verified contact and staff routing

Contact the Grimes County office or staff member who handles the issue

Grimes Central Appraisal District
360 Hill Street
Anderson, Texas 77830

Mailing: P.O. Box 489, Anderson, TX 77830-0489
Phone: 936-873-2163
Fax: 936-873-2154
Email: gcad@grimescad.org

Chief Appraiser: Mark Boehnke
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–12:00 PM and 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Grimes CAD staff routing
  • Payment concerns: extension 221
  • Collections Manager: Mary Flores, extension 223
  • Customer service: extensions 222 and 227
  • Commercial/BPP: Morgan Payne, extension 248
  • Data systems: Rick Coonce, extension 225
  • Chief Appraiser: Mark Boehnke, extension 224
Local appraisal-area routing
  • Madisonville CISD: Dawn Hart, extension 245
  • Navasota south of Hwy 105 and west of FM 362: David Homeyer, extension 228
  • Hwy 105 south and FM 362 east: Justin Mock, extension 246
  • North of Hwy 105 and south of Hwy 30: Shane McKown, extension 242
  • North of Hwy 30: Shannon Sanders, extension 241
Grimes County Tax Assessor-Collector

Use for vehicle, voter-registration and other county tax-office services—not property-tax collection.

270 FM 149 W
Anderson, Texas 77830

Phone: 936-873-4465
Fax: 936-873-4458
Email: maryann.waters@grimescountytexas.gov

Tax Assessor-Collector: Mary Ann Waters
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Official action centre

Open the exact Grimes County property resource

Grimes CAD homepage

Property search, account details, notices and main district navigation.

Open Grimes CAD
GIS maps

Locate rural tracts, subdivisions, nearby parcels and map references.

Open GIS map
Forms and guidelines

Find 2026 homestead, protest, BPP, ag, timber and other forms.

Open official forms
Online protest

Use the EFile PIN from an eligible appraisal notice.

File online protest
Protest hearings

Review hearing records and current protest status.

Open hearing database
Pay taxes online

Read the Bills-tab workflow, fees, posting time and tax-sale warning.

Open payment instructions
Official tax estimator

Select property value, taxing units and applicable exemptions.

Open tax estimator
Truth in Taxation

Review current proposed and adopted local tax-rate information.

Open tax notices
County Clerk records

Search deeds, liens, plats, releases and other recorded documents.

Search property records

Related AppraisalDistrict.org guides

Texas property-tax exemptions Texas property-tax calculator Texas tax rates by county Texas senior exemptions
Existing images and editorial review

How this Grimes County guide was rebuilt

Person working at a desk in the existing AppraisalDistrict.org editorial image
Both images from the original article have been retained

The county-specific Grimes CAD screenshot now appears inside the search walkthrough. The existing editorial image remains in this review section.

The page was rebuilt around current 2026 property records, 2026 forms, direct tax collection by Grimes CAD, payment fees, posting time, tax-sale restrictions, online protest, 2025 adopted rates, GIS research and County Clerk property records.

Last reviewed July 28, 2026. Appraisal status, forms, tax rates, exemption amounts, balances, payment fees, staff assignments and office hours can change after publication.

10 Grimes County answers

Grimes County Appraisal District FAQs

What is the official Grimes Central Appraisal District website?

The official website is grimescad.org. Use it for appraisal records, property search, GIS maps, forms, exemptions, online protest, tax rates, tax bills and property-tax payments.

How do I search Grimes County property records?

Use the property-search box on the official Grimes CAD homepage. Search by owner, address, QuickRef, Property ID, account information or Advanced Search criteria, then open and verify the complete account.

Are 2026 Grimes CAD values certified?

The live portal displays 2026 accounts and a status label on the property page. Some current records are marked Certified. Verify the status shown on the specific account.

Who collects Grimes County property taxes?

Grimes Central Appraisal District collects Grimes County property taxes. The official county and Texas Comptroller pages state that the Grimes County Tax Assessor-Collector does not collect property taxes.

How do I pay Grimes County property taxes online?

Search the property on grimescad.org, open the correct account, select Bills, verify the tax years and choose Pay My Bills or Make a Partial Payment.

What are the Grimes CAD online payment fees?

Grimes CAD currently states that card payments carry a 2.5% convenience fee and e-check payments carry a $2.50 fee. Verify the checkout fee before submitting payment.

How do I apply for a Grimes County homestead exemption?

Find the correct account, download the current 2026 Homestead Application, prepare the required identification and ownership documents, retain proof and verify the account later.

Can I protest a Grimes County appraisal online?

Eligible properties have an EFile PIN on the appraisal notice. Use the official online-protest page before the applicable deadline.

Where can I search Grimes County deeds and liens?

Use the Grimes County Clerk property-record portal. Contact the Clerk when a certified copy or older-record assistance is required.

Is the Grimes CAD GIS map a legal survey?

No. The GIS map is useful for appraisal research, rural parcel location and nearby-property context, but it is not a deed, title opinion, acreage guarantee or legal survey.

Independence, accuracy and property-record notice

AppraisalDistrict.org is an independent informational website. It is not Grimes Central Appraisal District, Grimes County, the Tax Assessor-Collector, County Clerk, Appraisal Review Board, title company, surveying firm or law firm.

Appraisal values, certification status, owner displays, exemptions, GIS data, tax balances, payment fees, adopted rates, deadlines, staff and office hours can change. Verify the property, tax year, taxing units and payment status before filing or paying.

Grimes CAD records and maps are appraisal and tax-collection research tools. They are not certified deeds, title opinions, mineral-title reports or legal surveys. Obtain the appropriate recorded documents and professional assistance when legal certainty is required.

Primary official resources reviewed: Grimes Central Appraisal District homepage, property records, forms, payment instructions, online protest, protest-hearing database, GIS map, tax estimator, tax rates, exemptions, Truth in Taxation and staff pages; Grimes County Tax Assessor-Collector and County Clerk pages; Grimes County Clerk property-record portal; Texas Comptroller Grimes County directory.

Free Appraisal District Property Tax Helper

Search Smarter, Estimate Taxes, Check Exemptions and Prepare for a Protest

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Homeowners

Use this tool to check your appraisal notice, exemption savings, protest value, and official next step.

Buyers and investors

Use the tax calculator before trusting only the sale price or mortgage estimate.

Property Search Helper

Use this when a county property search portal is confusing. It shows which search method is usually best.

Property Tax Estimate Calculator

Estimate annual property tax using appraised value, assessment ratio, exemptions, and combined tax rate.

Homestead and Exemption Savings

Estimate how much a homestead, senior, disability, veteran, or local exemption may reduce tax.

Appraisal Notice Review

Compare last year value with this year value and see whether the increase deserves closer review.

Property Tax Protest Savings

Estimate possible savings if your appraised value is reduced after protest, correction, evidence review, or appraisal review board hearing.

Property Tax Protest and Exemption Checklist

Use this checklist before you file a protest, apply for exemption, or call the appraisal district.

Useful tip

Before calling, write your property ID, owner name, property address, and question on paper. It saves time.

Common mistake

Do not call the CAD to pay tax bills unless the local article says they collect taxes. In many counties, the tax office collects payment.

Official Resource Finder

Enter county and state to create safe searches for official CAD pages, property search, tax payment, exemptions, maps, forms, and protest help.

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  • Tax Office: tax bill, payment, receipt, delinquent balance, penalty.

Best place to use this

Add this tool after the first major content section or before the FAQ area. It gives visitors a reason to interact before leaving the page.

Important estimate note

This tool gives educational estimates only. Final values, exemptions, tax rates, bills, payments, and deadlines must be confirmed with official county sources.

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