Incorporation/Additional Costs to Residents

The Woodlands Township

The current Township property tax rate is 22.31 cents per $100 of value.

City of The Woodlands

Based on an Incorporation Study and current conditions, the maximum initial tax rate for Incorporation as the City of The Woodlands was established at 22.31 cents per $100 valuation, which is what taxpayers are paying today for The Woodlands Township.

To view the comprehensive presentation given on the maximum initial tax rate at the August 13, 2021 Board of Directors meeting, visit https://woodlandstx.new.swagit.com/videos/130462?ts=2931.

By law, whether as a Township or a city, once a property tax rate is adopted, any property tax rate in subsequent years that would exceed 3.5% of the previous year’s maintenance and operations rate would require voter approval.