Catastro (Cadastral Value / Cadastre)kah-TAH-stro
Catastro is the municipal cadastral registry and the official assessed value (valor catastral) it assigns to a property, used primarily to calculate annual property tax (predial) and, in some cases, property acquisition tax (ISAI). The Ley de Catastro del Estado de Quintana Roo governs the system.
By Daniel Ortega · Last reviewed 8 November 2026
How it works
In Quintana Roo, each municipality's cadastral office (Dirección de Catastro Municipal) assigns a cadastral value to every property based on location, land area, construction details and local value tables. State law requires cadastral value to approximate commercial value, but in practice cadastral values typically run 30 to 60 percent below current market prices. The municipality applies its predial rate (ranging from 0.1 percent in Bacalar to 0.5 percent in premium Tulum zones) to the cadastral value to calculate annual property tax. For property acquisition tax (ISAI), the taxable base is the highest of the purchase price, cadastral value or a commercial appraisal; because cadastral values are usually lowest, ISAI is almost always calculated on the purchase price. Property owners can request a cadastral certificate (cédula catastral) from the municipal office, typically for 3 to 5 UMA (approximately USD 15 to 25 as of November 2026).