Browndell, Texas
Browndell is a small city in Jasper County, set in the dense pine forests of deep East Texas. It lies about 73 miles north of Beaumont in the Piney Woods, surrounded by timberland and the reservoirs and rivers of the region. The terrain is heavily wooded and gently rolling, characteristic of the East Texas timber belt.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 154
- Change from 2020 base
- -2.5%
- Land area
- 2.4 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Jasper County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Jasper County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Browndell
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Browndell.
Property tax
Two different offices handle your property tax in Jasper County
The Jasper County Appraisal District sets your property's value, and a separate Tax Assessor-Collector collects your bill. Knowing which office to call saves you a wasted trip.
Property tax
Claim a homestead exemption to lower your Jasper County property tax
Jasper County homeowners who live in their home as a primary residence can file for a homestead exemption that reduces how much of the home's value is taxed — but you must apply yourself.
Fishing
Sam Rayburn Reservoir offers public fishing near Jasper
Sam Rayburn Reservoir, a 114,500-acre lake with its dam about 15 miles north of Jasper, is one of Texas's top public fishing lakes for bass, crappie, and catfish.
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