Property Taxes
Manvel Property Tax Rates by MUD: What Each Section Paid for 2025
Updated September 2026
Bottom line: For tax year 2025, Alvin ISD, Brazoria County, the city and the MUD came to between $2.64 and $2.96 per $100 of value on a Manvel-area home, depending on the section. The college, emergency and drainage districts come on top.
Which taxing units are on a Manvel-area tax bill?
Four kinds of taxing unit decide most of the bill, and only two of them change from one section of Manvel to the next. Alvin ISD and Brazoria County tax every section on this page. A city tax depends on whether the lot is inside the City of Manvel, inside the City of Iowa Colony or in neither. A municipal utility district, the MUD that built and pays for a subdivision's water, sewer, drainage and often its roads, depends on the section.
The rates below are the Brazoria Central Appraisal District's 2025 table, per $100 of taxable value. A MUD's rate is set by its own board each year, and the district that covers a parcel is named on that parcel's appraisal district account.
| Taxing unit | 2025 rate | Where it applies |
|---|---|---|
| Alvin ISD | $1.150000 | Every section on this page |
| Brazoria County, with its road and bridge fund | $0.304758 | Every address in the county |
| City of Manvel | $0.560000 | Inside the Manvel city limits |
| City of Iowa Colony | $0.519209 | Inside the Iowa Colony city limits |
| Brazoria County MUD 29 | $0.710000 | Inside the Manvel city limits |
| Brazoria County MUD 39 | $1.190000 | Pomona, outside any city |
| Brazoria County MUD 40 | $1.300000 | Pomona, outside any city |
| Brazoria County MUD 43 | $0.950000 | Del Bello Lakes, inside the Manvel city limits |
| Brazoria County MUD 55 | $0.900000 | Meridiana, inside the Iowa Colony city limits |
| Brazoria County MUD 56 | $0.900000 | Meridiana, inside the Manvel city limits |
| Alvin Community College | $0.156543 | Check the parcel account |
| Brazoria County Emergency Services District 3 | $0.079229 | Check the parcel account |
| Conservation and Reclamation District 3, Drainage District 4 or Drainage District 5 | $0.150000, $0.113276 or $0.108452 | Whichever covers the parcel |
What do the four main units add up to in each section?
Adding the school district, the county, the city and the MUD gives the part of the rate that separates one section from another. On the 2025 rates that sum runs from $2.644758 per $100 in Pomona's MUD 39 to $2.964758 in Del Bello Lakes. The college, emergency services and drainage districts come on top of every figure in the table, so a full bill is higher than the subtotal shown.
The Rodeo Palms line depends on the parcel. MUD 29's own site describes a district entirely within the corporate boundaries of the City of Manvel with Rodeo Palms Parkway crossing its southern portion, so check that a given Rodeo Palms house is in MUD 29 before relying on the figure.
| Section | City | MUD | Four units added together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona, MUD 39 | None | $1.190000 | $2.644758 |
| Pomona, MUD 40 | None | $1.300000 | $2.754758 |
| Rodeo Palms area, MUD 29 | Manvel, $0.560000 | $0.710000 | $2.724758 |
| Meridiana, Iowa Colony sections, MUD 55 | Iowa Colony, $0.519209 | $0.900000 | $2.873967 |
| Meridiana, Manvel sections, MUD 56 | Manvel, $0.560000 | $0.900000 | $2.914758 |
| Del Bello Lakes, MUD 43 | Manvel, $0.560000 | $0.950000 | $2.964758 |
Why does Pomona pay no City of Manvel tax?
Because Pomona's two districts sit outside the city. The annual audits of Brazoria County MUD 39 and MUD 40 for the year to March 31, 2025 each record that the district is located within a city not at all, and entirely within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Manvel. A Pomona address can carry a Manvel mailing name while its owner pays no City of Manvel property tax.
Pomona's MUDs carry the roads instead. MUD 39's 2025 rate of $1.19 includes a road tax rate of $0.255, and MUD 40's audit records that its 2024 rate of $1.35 put $0.55 toward road debt service. A single quoted rate for Pomona does not show that split, and the split is worth reading: the debt share repays bonds, while the operations share runs the district.
Which city taxes a Meridiana home?
It depends on the section, and Meridiana has two MUDs for that reason. Brazoria County MUD 56's audit records that it is located entirely within the City of Manvel, and MUD 55's that it is located entirely within the City of Iowa Colony. A Meridiana home in MUD 56 pays Manvel's $0.560000; one in MUD 55 pays Iowa Colony's rate, which was $0.519209 for 2025 and $0.520000 for 2026.
The mailing address does not settle it. More than 550 Meridiana homes carry a ZIP code assigned to the other city, so read the taxing units on the appraisal district account for the parcel rather than the city printed on a listing. Del Bello Lakes' district, MUD 43, levies $0.95 for 2025, of which $0.23 pays debt on bonds issued for road improvements.
What changes for 2026?
The City of Manvel adopted a 2026 rate of $0.560000 per $100 on September 21, 2026, the same as 2025. The city's notice for that hearing put the average homestead's taxable value at $376,183, up from $360,995, and the city tax on it at $2,106.62, up from $2,021.57, so the same rate produced a larger bill because values rose. The City of Iowa Colony adopted $0.520000 the same day.
The other units set their 2026 rates on their own calendars, and this page has not read them. Exemptions also come off taxable value before any rate applies: for 2025 the appraisal district lists a $140,000 homestead exemption for Alvin ISD, which is why a school tax bill is usually figured on a lower value than the city's.
What can this page not tell you?
Your own bill. Every rate here is per $100 of taxable value, and the bill depends on the appraised value of your parcel, the exemptions you qualify for, and which college, emergency services and drainage districts cover it, which this page does not assign to any street. The parcel's account with the Brazoria Central Appraisal District lists every unit that taxes it; read that before an offer, along with the notice to purchaser for the MUD that covers it.
Questions & answers
Manvel questions, answered
What is the property tax rate in Manvel?
It depends on the section. For tax year 2025, Alvin ISD at $1.150000, Brazoria County at $0.304758, a city rate where the lot is in one, and the MUD added up to between $2.644758 per $100 of value in Pomona's MUD 39 and $2.964758 in Del Bello Lakes. College, emergency services and drainage districts come on top.
The city and the MUD are the two lines that move. Pomona sits outside any city, so it pays no city tax but carries higher MUD rates. Meridiana's Manvel sections pay the City of Manvel's $0.560000 and its Iowa Colony sections pay Iowa Colony's rate. The parcel's account with the Brazoria Central Appraisal District lists every unit that taxes it, and it is the one document to read before an offer on a particular house.
Do Pomona homeowners pay City of Manvel taxes?
No, not for tax year 2025. The audits of Brazoria County MUD 39 and MUD 40, Pomona's two utility districts, record that each district is located within a city not at all and entirely within the City of Manvel's extraterritorial jurisdiction. Pomona homes pay Alvin ISD, Brazoria County and their MUD rather than a city tax.
The MUD rates are higher to make up for it. MUD 39 levied $1.19 per $100 for 2025, of which $0.255 is road tax, and MUD 40 levied $1.30. Adding Alvin ISD and the county gives $2.644758 per $100 in MUD 39 and $2.754758 in MUD 40, before the college, emergency services and drainage districts. The audits describe the districts as of March 31, 2025; if the city annexes the area later, a city rate would be added, so check the parcel account.
Which city taxes a house in Meridiana?
Either Manvel or Iowa Colony, depending on the section. Brazoria County MUD 56's audit records that it lies entirely within the City of Manvel, and MUD 55's that it lies entirely within the City of Iowa Colony. A MUD 56 home paid Manvel's $0.560000 for 2025 and a MUD 55 home paid Iowa Colony's $0.519209.
Both MUDs levied $0.90 per $100 for 2025, so with Alvin ISD and Brazoria County the four main units add to $2.914758 in the Manvel sections and $2.873967 in the Iowa Colony sections. The mailing address is not a reliable guide, because more than 550 Meridiana homes carry a ZIP code assigned to the other city. The appraisal district account for the parcel names the city that taxes it.
Why do some Manvel MUD tax rates include a road tax?
Because a municipal utility district can issue bonds for roads as well as for water, sewer and drainage, and repay them from its tax rate. Pomona's MUD 39 includes a road tax rate of $0.255 in its 2025 rate of $1.19, and Del Bello Lakes' MUD 43 puts $0.23 of its $0.95 toward debt on road bonds.
The road share is part of the one MUD rate on the bill, so a single quoted rate hides it. MUD 40's audit shows the same pattern for 2024: $0.55 of its $1.35 rate went to road debt service. The split is worth reading when comparing sections, because the debt share repays bonds while the operations share runs the district. Each district's own tax notices and audits give its split.
What is the City of Manvel's tax rate for 2026?
The City of Manvel adopted a 2026 property tax rate of $0.560000 per $100 of taxable value on September 21, 2026, the same rate as 2025. The city's hearing notice put the average homestead's taxable value at $376,183, up from $360,995, and its city tax at $2,106.62, up from $2,021.57.
The same rate produced a larger bill because taxable values rose. That rate is the city's share only: Alvin ISD, Brazoria County and a MUD set their own, and a home outside the city limits, such as one in Pomona, pays no City of Manvel rate at all. The City of Iowa Colony, which taxes part of Meridiana, adopted $0.520000 for 2026 the same day.