Municipal utility district · Harris County
Northwest Harris County MUD 5
On a typical Fairwood home (about $279,044), Northwest Harris County MUD 5 adds about $1,897 a year to the tax bill, higher than most utility districts around Cypress. Below: how to pay it, who to call, and what the district does.
Own a home in Cypress? See what it would list for
- 0.68002025 tax rate per $100 of value
- 1974year created
- 2,902acres
Pay & contact
Pay your Northwest MUD 5 bill or reach the district
- Pay or look up the MUD tax billHarris County Tax Office · (713) 274-8000. Search by address or account number.
- Water, sewer or a service problemMunicipal District Services LLC · (281) 290-6500 (the district's operator, which runs the system and usually handles water billing)
- District websiteBoard meetings, notices, budgets and documents
- Check a specific addressHCAD lists every taxing district on a property's record
Contacts are as the district reported them to the Texas Comptroller (2026). The tax bill for county, school and other units comes separately from the Harris County Tax Office.
District facts
- Name
- Northwest Harris County MUD 5
- Type (TCEQ)
- MUD
- Created
- December 3, 1974
- Size
- 2,902 acres
- Status (TCEQ)
- Active
- TCEQ district ID
- 6041100
- HCAD jurisdiction code
- 745
- County
- Harris
Northwest MUD 5 tax rate
The 2025 adopted rate is 0.68000 per $100 of taxable value: 0.21500 for maintenance and operations and 0.46500 for debt service.
- Maintenance & operations
- Debt service
Rate by year
Neighborhoods in Northwest MUD 5
- Fairwoodabout 754 homes
- Forest Creek Farmsabout 232 homes
- Grant Meadowsabout 326 homes
- Hayden Lakesabout 609 homes
- Indian Trailsabout 583 homes
- Lakewood Oaks Estatesabout 256 homes
- Meadows at Telgeabout 198 homes
- Northpointeabout 1,174 homes: Enclave at Northpointe; Lakes at Northpointe; Wildwood at Northpointe (sections 3, 11, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25)
- Oakcrest Northabout 1,175 homes
- Reserve at Cypress Creekabout 297 homes
- Rock Creekabout 527 homes
- Telge Ranchabout 326 homes
- Treelineabout 367 homes
- Village Creekabout 731 homes: Village Creek
- Villages on Grantabout 208 homes
Where these numbers come from
- Harris County Tax OfficeAdopted and proposed rates (Truth in Taxation)
- TCEQ Water Districts (iWUD)Search Northwest Harris County MUD 5 for board, filings and boundaries
Sources: TCEQ Water Districts (iWUD) map service; Harris County Tax Office, Truth in Taxation rate summary. Retrieved Oct 9, 2026.
FAQ
Northwest MUD 5 FAQ
What is the Northwest Harris County MUD 5 tax rate?
The 2025 adopted rate is 0.68000 per $100 of taxable value, about $680 a year on $100,000 of taxable value.
What neighborhoods are in Northwest Harris County MUD 5?
Northwest Harris County MUD 5 serves homes in Fairwood, Forest Creek Farms, Grant Meadows, Hayden Lakes, Indian Trails, Lakewood Oaks Estates, Meadows at Telge, Northpointe, Oakcrest North, Reserve at Cypress Creek, Rock Creek, Telge Ranch, Treeline, Village Creek, Villages on Grant. Confirm a specific address on HCAD, where the district is listed among the account's taxing jurisdictions.
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Selling a Home in a MUD?
We handle the MUD notice and explain the tax to buyers. Call (281) 606-0863 with questions.