The 2025 property tax bill for 216 Rice St was $2,745, up 2% 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
$2,745.00 (+20.03%)
$142,832Land $61,200Building $86,340
$147,540Land $61,200Building $86,340
2024
$2,287.00 (+17.16%)
2023
$1,952.00
$99,189
$99,189
2021
$1,968.00
Assessed value is set for property tax purposes, not a market price estimate; it is a fraction of this property's market value.
Flood
FEMA maps place 216 Rice St 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 216 Rice St is moderate, ranking above 48% 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 48% of the US · lower than 77% of Texas
Wildfire Likelihood
0.1% annual chance
Exposure
Direct burnable vegetation
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 68 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025