Fort Bend County MUD 42
Fort Bend County MUD 42 is a municipal utility district (MUD) in Fort Bend County, Texas. TCEQ district number 3079974.
Property tax rate
2025 tax year (Texas Comptroller, published Jan 2026). Rates are per $100 of taxable value.
| Total | $0.29 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance & operations | $0.1 |
| Debt service | $0.19 |
2026 rates are being adopted by districts now and will be added when the Comptroller publishes them.
Estimated yearly MUD tax
Estimate before exemptions, based on the 2025 tax year rate (rate ÷ 100 × home value). Homestead and other exemptions, and the appraised value, change the actual bill.
| Home value | Yearly MUD tax |
|---|---|
| $250,000 | $725 |
| $350,000 | $1,015 |
| $500,000 | $1,450 |
How it compares
At $0.29, this district's 2025 total rate is $0.399 below the Fort Bend County median of $0.689. It is lower than 84% of Fort Bend County districts with a reported 2025 rate.
Comparison set: the 56 active MUDs and similar water districts (WCID, FWSD, SUD) in Fort Bend County with a nonzero 2025 rate reported to the Texas Comptroller.
Rate split
Debt service: 66% ($0.19). Maintenance & operations: 34% ($0.1).
The rate is split between paying off bonds for water, sewer and drainage infrastructure and covering day-to-day operations.
Rate history
| Tax year | Total | M&O | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $0.31 | $0.14 | $0.17 |
| 2024 | $0.29 | $0.17 | $0.12 |
| 2025 | $0.29 | $0.1 | $0.19 |
The total rate fell from $0.31 in 2023 to $0.29 in 2025, a change of −$0.02 (−6.5%).
Years shown only where a nonzero rate was reported to the Texas Comptroller.
Nearby districts
- First Colony MUD 9 — no 2025 rate reported
- Quail Valley Utility District — no 2025 rate reported
- Fort Bend County WCID 2 — 2025 total rate $0.2125
- Thunderbird Utility District — no 2025 rate reported
- Fort Bend County MUD 115 — no 2025 rate reported
Official records
- Official TCEQ district record
- Texas Comptroller 2025 special district rates (XLSX)
- TCEQ Texas Water Districts dataset
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