Real Estate Values and Property Tax Valuation in Houston, Texas

Houston has a total of 743,060 properties with a cumulative value of $219.8B, making up 65.89% of all real estate value in Harris County. Property taxes in Houston totaled $2.9B across these properties, with an average of $3,964 paid by homeowners compared to the county average of $3,300. The average property tax rate in Houston is 1.34%, while the county average is 1.19%. Property taxes are based on the assessed value of the property, which is typically lower than the market value.

The property tax timeline in Texas begins on January 1st, when the property valuation date is set. Property value notices are issued between April and May, and the property tax appeal deadline is May 15th or 30 days after the notices are issued. The real property tax bill is due on January 31st for the preceding year's gross tax bills.

Important Dates
Real Property Tax Bill Due (1st of #):January 31st, Gross tax bills for preceding year
Property Valuation Date:January 1st
Property Value Notices Issued:April - May
Property Tax Appeal Deadline:May 15th or 30 days after notices are issued
Property Tax Bills Issued:October 1st
Available Exemptions
Early Payment Discount
SeniorAvailable
DisabledAvailable
HomesteadAvailable
VeteranAvailable
Solar/WindAvailable
CharitableAvailable

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Real Estate Statistics in Houston, Texas

Total Real Estate Value
$219.8B
Total Real Property Taxes
$2.9B
Average Property Tax Rate
1.34%
# of Real Properties
743,060

Residential Property Tax by ZIP code in Houston, Texas

Houston property taxes are collected by the City of Houston and Harris County. In 2023, the total property taxes collected in Houston are estimated to be $3,964. The average property tax rate in Houston is 1.34%, which is slightly higher than the average Harris County property tax rate of 1.19%.

Property tax rates vary across Houston ZIP codes due to differences in home values. The ZIP code with the highest effective property tax rate is 77002, with a rate of 2.21%, while the ZIP code with the lowest effective property tax rate is 77065, with a rate of 0.46%. This means that homeowners in 77002 will pay more in property taxes than homeowners in 77065.

Tax Assessment Value

The following table shows the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile of property assessment value in each ZIP code in Houston, Texas. The tax assessment value may differ from the potential sale value, and is used to calculate the property tax for each piece of real estate.

ZIP Code10th Percentile25th PercentileMedian75th Percentile90th Percentile
77002$123,960$179,897$247,998$349,000$457,377
77003$171,034$218,980$300,000$363,382$420,950
77004$135,430$202,566$291,550$382,841$491,004
77005$514,339$793,839$1,156,288$1,530,642$2,063,750
77006$202,209$329,764$473,484$617,252$838,882
77007$292,605$353,968$415,541$518,354$775,413
77008$323,167$377,073$457,571$603,180$852,765
77009$154,320$192,676$300,867$484,869$679,471
77011$102,461$126,778$150,773$185,252$235,835
77012$57,603$83,920$114,885$144,653$184,018
77013$39,458$110,300$135,790$157,701$185,593
77014$106,905$148,809$182,032$211,261$237,568
77015$30,602$86,346$141,424$176,639$217,716
77016$49,704$77,923$108,649$138,986$177,786
77017$53,508$96,993$120,787$160,930$203,670
77018$223,545$300,362$400,000$548,694$850,000
77019$250,072$338,654$560,000$1,326,746$2,795,823
77020$69,583$85,827$108,788$165,336$278,729
77021$83,693$99,586$136,789$220,635$364,266
77022$94,722$116,376$143,042$186,652$251,733
77023$130,417$154,736$193,524$261,885$340,738
77024$158,106$340,760$953,464$1,719,082$2,568,869
77025$182,212$254,692$388,855$650,000$1,131,192
77026$48,448$63,560$86,670$123,111$175,766
77027$129,818$378,233$689,000$1,239,506$2,003,287
77028$45,800$61,208$83,874$117,325$161,139
77029$52,865$72,688$93,692$119,490$153,245
77030$117,600$164,085$482,077$824,612$1,104,032
77031$140,870$169,528$185,245$210,234$233,324
77032$16,743$51,233$95,447$132,270$165,146
77033$70,189$80,245$92,700$114,126$156,850
77034$115,263$135,972$163,922$189,600$219,887
77035$62,235$118,370$203,055$275,677$338,137
77036$30,583$46,542$131,561$205,797$234,363
77037$5,996$51,368$115,694$143,244$182,894
77038$27,265$118,102$146,474$184,423$219,073
77039$17,907$73,907$120,768$148,874$187,699
77040$127,283$148,144$176,698$221,616$283,200
77041$105,240$153,672$205,138$315,664$462,848
77042$67,532$94,859$187,370$435,000$589,766
77043$106,956$185,298$289,106$349,985$406,411
77044$31,039$134,030$201,630$275,118$365,000
77045$96,736$112,767$128,667$160,331$207,340
77046$220,331$254,000$312,490$403,000$566,929
77047$72,556$115,000$173,433$209,387$241,152
77048$64,112$99,038$133,706$183,524$219,533
77049$84,100$137,597$183,832$216,482$252,486
77050$5,480$22,228$107,596$141,581$200,900
77051$68,192$83,026$109,964$178,639$226,070
77053$20,097$60,203$122,745$149,683$184,330
77054$62,883$85,608$123,646$172,044$271,461
77055$132,341$251,908$444,048$710,237$1,058,604
77056$155,655$268,984$561,000$1,100,000$1,947,188
77057$105,329$142,728$236,075$550,000$1,018,986
77058$82,964$120,084$204,110$283,770$362,533
77059$234,364$285,205$351,164$426,276$562,202
77060$30,530$63,360$123,996$145,058$170,429
77061$30,192$120,670$177,450$211,440$262,943
77062$190,000$214,537$247,032$279,648$355,906
77063$75,428$101,507$209,680$327,605$508,756
77064$129,569$156,093$189,400$234,910$279,655
77065$161,364$176,866$210,921$254,666$300,440
77066$128,872$149,946$179,860$206,774$234,155
77067$128,418$143,909$157,744$176,240$198,201
77068$188,419$207,076$237,107$284,515$382,634
77069$119,903$192,933$247,835$323,232$411,182
77070$153,979$186,850$219,788$254,302$293,031
77071$60,886$151,047$176,000$222,574$268,511
77072$87,550$115,592$149,271$168,122$190,522
77073$108,709$150,540$175,440$196,952$219,814
77074$54,773$108,784$159,325$186,257$226,280
77075$74,942$147,650$184,970$212,933$246,576
77076$62,145$99,452$124,888$150,954$186,731
77077$147,972$233,092$298,486$386,138$561,210
77078$49,965$84,892$113,736$139,802$165,510
77079$160,904$245,866$505,059$704,591$935,567
77080$108,600$185,436$244,208$312,234$376,554
77081$26,773$68,783$178,611$368,341$555,802
77082$131,334$163,572$188,334$253,080$400,050
77083$144,648$164,354$188,023$220,367$252,604
77084$150,217$166,750$195,853$228,770$267,409
77085$103,411$134,966$164,531$190,199$211,664
77086$95,090$136,655$156,045$175,368$206,933
77087$90,526$110,994$130,977$158,318$193,149
77088$67,708$112,319$150,438$175,229$205,577
77089$141,813$162,885$193,930$248,085$316,901
77090$69,566$146,553$184,516$217,203$251,437
77091$37,890$74,130$133,826$233,958$298,737
77092$84,657$138,707$210,652$256,027$320,405
77093$26,772$56,706$90,765$125,268$175,001
77094$297,729$334,747$391,317$503,771$733,182
77095$181,124$209,201$240,074$276,017$321,561
77096$216,664$275,550$327,205$408,838$553,157
77098$270,000$411,562$568,920$795,835$1,350,779
77099$68,774$135,010$158,792$177,098$192,203

Property Tax Bill

This table shows the percentiles of actual property tax paid on residential properties for each ZIP code in Houston, Texas.

ZIP Code10th Percentile25th PercentileMedian75th Percentile90th Percentile
77002$2,032$3,181$4,926$7,182$9,592
77003$2,053$4,061$5,727$7,056$8,650
77004$1,606$3,285$5,283$7,371$9,509
77005$7,261$12,392$18,640$25,237$34,055
77006$3,207$5,367$8,512$11,822$16,022
77007$4,961$6,435$7,819$9,988$14,352
77008$4,262$6,573$8,450$11,327$15,555
77009$846$2,987$5,241$8,784$12,651
77011$40$748$2,307$3,480$4,582
77012$36$495$1,646$2,540$3,411
77013$121$370$1,722$2,739$3,472
77014$167$789$1,219$1,547$1,834
77015$50$249$961$1,359$1,795
77016$0$235$1,224$2,409$3,293
77017$193$809$1,766$2,605$3,498
77018$1,814$4,331$6,924$9,930$15,529
77019$4,009$6,147$10,371$22,286$49,138
77020$0$835$1,802$2,828$5,314
77021$0$871$2,224$3,731$6,472
77022$97$965$2,344$3,366$4,572
77023$286$1,253$3,101$4,703$6,406
77024$1,510$2,963$8,987$19,833$30,898
77025$2,078$4,190$6,674$11,712$20,085
77026$0$622$1,396$2,183$3,255
77027$2,480$5,188$11,818$22,202$36,992
77028$0$325$1,220$1,973$2,986
77029$35$494$1,201$1,896$2,627
77030$2,326$3,295$7,574$14,704$20,407
77031$579$970$2,942$3,777$4,444
77032$102$351$631$1,157$1,690
77033$0$172$1,585$2,148$2,915
77034$435$1,160$1,677$2,146$2,532
77035$585$1,345$2,737$4,779$6,206
77036$233$493$1,154$3,373$4,628
77037$58$216$1,088$1,928$2,869
77038$164$280$1,115$1,930$2,552
77039$117$335$926$1,563$2,470
77040$61$636$1,311$1,908$2,572
77041$46$816$1,379$2,281$3,660
77042$672$1,098$2,841$6,920$10,240
77043$508$1,310$2,355$3,409$4,232
77044$95$758$1,399$1,936$2,916
77045$98$416$1,887$2,832$3,627
77046$1,728$2,945$5,108$7,042$9,407
77047$142$1,037$1,472$2,210$3,504
77048$28$583$2,090$3,147$4,298
77049$112$771$1,244$1,551$1,910
77050$52$126$536$1,943$3,033
77051$0$786$1,910$3,056$4,369
77053$95$348$1,534$2,612$3,168
77054$1,086$1,677$2,528$3,579$5,291
77055$745$2,112$4,279$8,129$13,241
77056$2,628$4,661$9,564$18,871$35,235
77057$1,461$2,379$4,113$8,695$17,862
77058$87$813$1,589$2,653$3,953
77059$462$1,685$2,813$3,718$5,034
77060$119$497$1,035$1,562$1,914
77061$283$730$2,127$3,605$4,694
77062$104$438$2,037$2,516$3,195
77063$814$1,670$2,765$5,255$8,407
77064$82$743$1,096$1,444$2,799
77065$74$400$1,060$1,381$1,774
77066$230$486$732$2,792$3,978
77067$304$694$1,087$1,886$2,667
77068$175$459$1,390$1,824$2,624
77069$396$890$2,013$2,984$4,744
77070$260$718$1,440$1,908$3,203
77071$470$1,120$2,381$3,686$4,758
77072$4$748$1,360$1,811$2,294
77073$484$765$1,084$1,825$2,661
77074$388$941$2,484$3,540$4,393
77075$342$895$1,713$2,560$3,747
77076$100$515$1,838$2,667$3,516
77077$1,350$2,449$4,603$6,488$9,326
77078$30$467$1,295$2,386$3,246
77079$1,134$2,147$5,194$7,808$10,737
77080$293$1,058$2,114$3,046$3,948
77081$440$1,153$3,054$6,765$10,138
77082$82$520$1,021$2,090$3,931
77083$69$662$1,182$1,491$1,915
77084$175$453$1,072$1,549$2,831
77085$376$1,399$2,720$3,390$4,097
77086$245$1,030$2,004$3,276$3,960
77087$123$466$1,883$2,764$3,589
77088$169$663$1,276$2,025$2,918
77089$481$1,156$1,790$2,392$3,133
77090$235$505$1,236$1,604$2,086
77091$51$576$1,499$2,996$5,120
77092$126$1,005$2,483$4,569$5,941
77093$71$312$1,005$1,822$2,819
77094$936$2,025$5,894$7,746$9,625
77095$187$592$1,461$2,019$2,999
77096$1,393$2,891$5,582$7,494$10,645
77098$3,832$6,570$10,405$14,963$24,977
77099$15$665$1,480$1,871$2,287

Effective Property Tax Rate

The effective property tax rate is calculated by dividing the property tax bill by the assessed value. For the percentiles below, the calculation is performed using the percentiles for property tax bill and assessed value above. Therefore, each consecutive percentile doesn't necessarily show a larger value.

ZIP Code10th Percentile25th PercentileMedian75th Percentile90th Percentile
77002 1.64% 1.77% 1.99% 2.06% 2.10%
77003 1.20% 1.85% 1.91% 1.94% 2.05%
77004 1.19% 1.62% 1.81% 1.93% 1.94%
77005 1.41% 1.56% 1.61% 1.65% 1.65%
77006 1.59% 1.63% 1.80% 1.92% 1.91%
77007 1.70% 1.82% 1.88% 1.93% 1.85%
77008 1.32% 1.74% 1.85% 1.88% 1.82%
77009 0.55% 1.55% 1.74% 1.81% 1.86%
77011 0.04% 0.59% 1.53% 1.88% 1.94%
77012 0.06% 0.59% 1.43% 1.76% 1.85%
77013 0.31% 0.34% 1.27% 1.74% 1.87%
77014 0.16% 0.53% 0.67% 0.73% 0.77%
77015 0.16% 0.29% 0.68% 0.77% 0.82%
77016 0.00% 0.30% 1.13% 1.73% 1.85%
77017 0.36% 0.83% 1.46% 1.62% 1.72%
77018 0.81% 1.44% 1.73% 1.81% 1.83%
77019 1.60% 1.82% 1.85% 1.68% 1.76%
77020 0.00% 0.97% 1.66% 1.71% 1.91%
77021 0.00% 0.87% 1.63% 1.69% 1.78%
77022 0.10% 0.83% 1.64% 1.80% 1.82%
77023 0.22% 0.81% 1.60% 1.80% 1.88%
77024 0.96% 0.87% 0.94% 1.15% 1.20%
77025 1.14% 1.65% 1.72% 1.80% 1.78%
77026 0.00% 0.98% 1.61% 1.77% 1.85%
77027 1.91% 1.37% 1.72% 1.79% 1.85%
77028 0.00% 0.53% 1.45% 1.68% 1.85%
77029 0.07% 0.68% 1.28% 1.59% 1.71%
77030 1.98% 2.01% 1.57% 1.78% 1.85%
77031 0.41% 0.57% 1.59% 1.80% 1.90%
77032 0.61% 0.69% 0.66% 0.87% 1.02%
77033 0.00% 0.21% 1.71% 1.88% 1.86%
77034 0.38% 0.85% 1.02% 1.13% 1.15%
77035 0.94% 1.14% 1.35% 1.73% 1.84%
77036 0.76% 1.06% 0.88% 1.64% 1.97%
77037 0.97% 0.42% 0.94% 1.35% 1.57%
77038 0.60% 0.24% 0.76% 1.05% 1.16%
77039 0.65% 0.45% 0.77% 1.05% 1.32%
77040 0.05% 0.43% 0.74% 0.86% 0.91%
77041 0.04% 0.53% 0.67% 0.72% 0.79%
77042 1.00% 1.16% 1.52% 1.59% 1.74%
77043 0.47% 0.71% 0.81% 0.97% 1.04%
77044 0.31% 0.57% 0.69% 0.70% 0.80%
77045 0.10% 0.37% 1.47% 1.77% 1.75%
77046 0.78% 1.16% 1.63% 1.75% 1.66%
77047 0.20% 0.90% 0.85% 1.06% 1.45%
77048 0.04% 0.59% 1.56% 1.71% 1.96%
77049 0.13% 0.56% 0.68% 0.72% 0.76%
77050 0.95% 0.57% 0.50% 1.37% 1.51%
77051 0.00% 0.95% 1.74% 1.71% 1.93%
77053 0.47% 0.58% 1.25% 1.75% 1.72%
77054 1.73% 1.96% 2.04% 2.08% 1.95%
77055 0.56% 0.84% 0.96% 1.14% 1.25%
77056 1.69% 1.73% 1.70% 1.72% 1.81%
77057 1.39% 1.67% 1.74% 1.58% 1.75%
77058 0.10% 0.68% 0.78% 0.93% 1.09%
77059 0.20% 0.59% 0.80% 0.87% 0.90%
77060 0.39% 0.78% 0.83% 1.08% 1.12%
77061 0.94% 0.60% 1.20% 1.70% 1.79%
77062 0.05% 0.20% 0.82% 0.90% 0.90%
77063 1.08% 1.65% 1.32% 1.60% 1.65%
77064 0.06% 0.48% 0.58% 0.61% 1.00%
77065 0.05% 0.23% 0.50% 0.54% 0.59%
77066 0.18% 0.32% 0.41% 1.35% 1.70%
77067 0.24% 0.48% 0.69% 1.07% 1.35%
77068 0.09% 0.22% 0.59% 0.64% 0.69%
77069 0.33% 0.46% 0.81% 0.92% 1.15%
77070 0.17% 0.38% 0.66% 0.75% 1.09%
77071 0.77% 0.74% 1.35% 1.66% 1.77%
77072 0.00% 0.65% 0.91% 1.08% 1.20%
77073 0.45% 0.51% 0.62% 0.93% 1.21%
77074 0.71% 0.87% 1.56% 1.90% 1.94%
77075 0.46% 0.61% 0.93% 1.20% 1.52%
77076 0.16% 0.52% 1.47% 1.77% 1.88%
77077 0.91% 1.05% 1.54% 1.68% 1.66%
77078 0.06% 0.55% 1.14% 1.71% 1.96%
77079 0.70% 0.87% 1.03% 1.11% 1.15%
77080 0.27% 0.57% 0.87% 0.98% 1.05%
77081 1.64% 1.68% 1.71% 1.84% 1.82%
77082 0.06% 0.32% 0.54% 0.83% 0.98%
77083 0.05% 0.40% 0.63% 0.68% 0.76%
77084 0.12% 0.27% 0.55% 0.68% 1.06%
77085 0.36% 1.04% 1.65% 1.78% 1.94%
77086 0.26% 0.75% 1.28% 1.87% 1.91%
77087 0.14% 0.42% 1.44% 1.75% 1.86%
77088 0.25% 0.59% 0.85% 1.16% 1.42%
77089 0.34% 0.71% 0.92% 0.96% 0.99%
77090 0.34% 0.34% 0.67% 0.74% 0.83%
77091 0.13% 0.78% 1.12% 1.28% 1.71%
77092 0.15% 0.72% 1.18% 1.78% 1.85%
77093 0.27% 0.55% 1.11% 1.45% 1.61%
77094 0.31% 0.60% 1.51% 1.54% 1.31%
77095 0.10% 0.28% 0.61% 0.73% 0.93%
77096 0.64% 1.05% 1.71% 1.83% 1.92%
77098 1.42% 1.60% 1.83% 1.88% 1.85%
77099 0.02% 0.49% 0.93% 1.06% 1.19%

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  4. When we save you money our fee is just 25% of your savings. If you don't save, you don't pay. We will continue to monitor your property taxes every year to ensure that you never overpay or have to worry about your property taxes again.

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Frequently asked questions

We currently operate in Texas, California, Washington, Georgia, Florida and Illinois.
We use a private national data provider that cross-references with county recorder's offices to verify ownership. If in the event our system is unable to verify the property, our team will take further steps to investigate ownership and reach out to the customer for confirmation.
Our success rate varies across geographies; however, in any given year, we typically win more than 70% of our cases, saving clients an average of $1,457 on their property taxes.
Yes, in the market areas we serve, we have a dedicated Property Tax Consultant that is physically present in the market they are servicing. The specialist assigned to your property has the necessary geographical competence to provide exemplary service!
The average property tax rate in Houston is 1.34%.
The following exemptions and discounts are available in Houston: Charitable, Disabled, Homestead and Senior