The 2025 property tax bill for 1413 Ward Bend Rd was $6,795, up 59.4% from the year before.
Source: Austin County assessment roll, as of October 23, 2025
Property Jurisdictions
Type
Name
State
Texas
County
Austin County
Municipality
Sealy City
Unified School District
Sealy Independent School District (PK - 12)
Tax Bill & Assessment History
Year
Tax Bill
Assessed Value
Assessed Market Value
2025
$6,795.00 (+59.39%)
$353,594Land $66,499Building $311,240
$377,739Land $66,499Building $311,240
2024
$4,263.00 (+3.52%)
2023
$4,118.00Homeowner's exemption
$292,226
$324,269
2021
$4,736.00
Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.
Flood
FEMA maps place 1413 Ward Bend Rd in Zone X, an area of minimal flood risk, though there have been 4 flood claims nearby since 2013.
Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, effective October 18, 2019 · OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, as of September 2026
FEMA Flood Zone
Zone X minimal risk
Flood Insurance Requirement
Not required lenders may require it
Flood Insurance Cost
Premium on File median of 15 policies
Nearby Flood Policies
15 in force
Nearby Flood Claims
4 (2013–2017)
Claims Outside the SFHA
2 of 4
Most Recent Claim
Aug 2017 · Hurricane Harvey
Claims by Event
Severe Storms And Flooding, Apr 2016 · 2 claims
Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.
Wildfire
Wildfire risk around 1413 Ward Bend Rd is moderate, ranking above 53% of the US, with a 0.1% annual chance of wildfire.
Source: USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (2nd edition), as of 2024
Wildfire Risk
Moderate above 53% of the US · lower than 70% of Texas
Wildfire Likelihood
0.1% annual chance
Exposure
Indirect within ember reach
Adjoins Burnable Land
Yes
Values cover an area roughly 900 ft across, not the parcel itself; insurers use their own ratings.
Drinking Water
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, as of September 2026
Water System
CITY OF SEALY serves 6,839 people · EPA ID TX0080002
Water Source
Groundwater
Last State Inspection
Oct 2024
Lead
Under 1 ppb (2024) action level 15 ppb
Violations Reported to EPA
Water Quality
None last 10 years
Treatment and Procedure
None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting
2 last 3 years
Results are for the whole water system, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes.
Internet Providers
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, based on 111 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025
Provider
Max Down / Up (Mbps)
AT&T Fiber · DSL · Fixed Wireless in parts of the area