Harris County Property Tax Rates (2025)

Homeowners in Harris County, Texas pay a median $4,382 in property tax each year, or 1.72% of a median home value of $255,000. That rate is 9% higher than the Texas median and 75% higher than the national median of 0.98%.

Updated October 2026 · 2025 rates from the Texas Comptroller; medians from the Census Bureau's 2019-2023 American Community Survey

Median effective rate
1.72%
Texas: 1.58% · U.S.: 0.98%
Median annual tax
$4,382
$365 a month
Median home value
$255,000
Census 2019-2023 · 946,389 owner-occupied homes
Share of owner income
4.3%
median tax ÷ median owner household income ($102,232)
Rank in Texas
21st
of 250 counties, highest rate first · 210th in the U.S.

Look up, pay or appeal your Harris County property tax

This site estimates taxes; your actual bill, payments and appeals are handled by these official county offices.

Source: Texas Comptroller county directory.

Harris County property tax calculator

For your own home, use the appraised value on your notice (it already reflects the 10% homestead cap). Starts at the county median.
Estimated annual property tax
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Harris County, TX — Harris County Courthouse — in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
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Harris County within Texas

Key property tax dates in Harris County

  1. January 1Property is valued as of this date.
  2. April–MayNotices of appraised value arrive from the appraisal district.
  3. May 15Protest deadline (or 30 days after your notice is delivered, if later).
  4. August–SeptemberCounties, cities, school and special districts adopt their tax rates.
  5. OctoberTax bills are mailed.
  6. January 31Last day to pay without penalty and interest.

Statewide deadlines; if a deadline falls on a weekend or holiday it moves to the next business day. Check the county office for local hearing dates.

Worked example: a median-value home in Harris County

Take a $255,000 home — the county median — used as a primary residence in Houston, the county's largest city, and served by Houston ISD, the county's largest school district. The school district taxes $115,000 after the $140,000 school homestead exemption; every other unit taxes the full value.

LevyRate per $100Taxable valueTax
Harris County0.3810$255,000$971
Houston ISD (school district)0.8783$115,000$1,010
City of Houston0.5192$255,000$1,324
Harris County Hospital District0.1876$255,000$478
Total$3,784

That is $315 a month — what a lender would typically collect in escrow with each mortgage payment. Utility, emergency services or college districts add their rates where they apply.

Property tax at different home values in Harris County

Home valuePrimary residenceNot a homesteadMonthly (primary residence)
$150,000 $1,719$2,949 $143
$200,000 $2,703$3,932 $225
$250,000 $3,686$4,915 $307
$300,000 $4,669$5,898 $389
$400,000 $6,635$7,864 $553
$500,000 $8,601$9,830 $717
$750,000 $13,516$14,745 $1,126

Based on Harris County + Houston ISD + City of Houston + Harris County Hospital District, 2025 rates. Homestead figures apply the $140,000 school exemption, not optional local exemptions or the 10% cap.

Where a Harris County property tax bill goes

For a $255,000 primary residence in Houston, the $3,784 bill splits like this; the largest share goes to City of Houston. The school line is smaller than its rate suggests because the $140,000 homestead exemption applies to school taxes only.

Taxing bodyTaxShareShare of bill
School district (Houston ISD)$1,01027%
Harris County$97126%
City of Houston$1,32435%
Hospital district$47813%

Harris County tax rates (2025)

Harris County itself levies $0.3810 per $100 of taxable value (0.3370 for maintenance & operations, 0.0440 for debt service). On a $255,000 home that is about $971 a year before exemptions — the school district, city and special districts below add the larger share of most bills. The county's no-new-revenue rate was 0.3810 and its voter-approval rate 0.3774.

591 other taxing units overlap Harris County. Rates are per $100 of taxable value; a home pays the county rate plus one school district and, where they apply, a city and special districts.

School districts (19)

Show school districts
School districtRate per $100Tax on $255,000
Aldine ISD1.0340$2,637
Alief ISD1.0072$2,568
Channelview ISD0.9617$2,452
Crosby ISD1.2241$3,121
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD1.0669$2,721
Deer Park ISD1.1389$2,904
Galena Park ISD1.2499$3,187
Goose Creek CISD1.0700$2,729
Houston ISD0.8783$2,240
Huffman ISD1.0737$2,738
Humble ISD1.1052$2,818
Katy ISD1.1171$2,849
Klein ISD1.0119$2,580
La Porte ISD1.0641$2,713
Pasadena ISD1.1722$2,989
Sheldon ISD1.2552$3,201
Spring Branch ISD1.0231$2,609
Spring ISD1.1369$2,899
Tomball ISD1.0629$2,710

Cities (28)

Show cities
CitieRate per $100Tax on $255,000
Baytown0.6980$1,780
Bellaire0.4174$1,064
Bunker Hill0.2710$691
Deer Park0.7200$1,836
El Lago0.4566$1,164
Galena Park0.9380$2,392
Hedwig Village0.3363$858
Hilshire Village0.5292$1,350
Houston0.5192$1,324
Humble0.2582$658
Hunters Creek Village0.2052$523
Jacinto City0.6034$1,539
Jersey Village0.8146$2,077
Katy0.4250$1,084
La Porte0.7100$1,811
Morgans Point0.9320$2,377
Nassau Bay0.6705$1,710
Pasadena0.4656$1,187
Piney Point Village0.2551$651
Seabrook0.4642$1,184
Shoreacres0.8501$2,168
South Houston0.5696$1,452
Southside Place0.3409$869
Spring Valley0.3950$1,007
Taylor Lake Village0.2293$585
Tomball0.3409$869
Webster0.3711$946
West University Place0.2294$585
Utility, water and improvement districts (476)
Utility, water and improvement districtRate per $100Tax on $255,000
Addicks Utility District0.4900$1,250
Baker Road MUD0.2790$711
Bammel Utility District0.4300$1,097
Barker Cypress MUD0.6740$1,719
Bauer Landing WCID0.6500$1,658
Baybrook MUD #11.1100$2,831
Beechnut MUD0.5100$1,301
Bilma Public Utility District0.4400$1,122
Bissonnet MUD0.4850$1,237
Bridgestone MUD0.4900$1,250
CNP Utility District0.2900$740
Camfield MUD0.5000$1,275
Castlewood MUD0.4100$1,046
Cedar Bayou Park Utility District0.0832$212
Champions Municipal Utility District0.3250$829
Charterwood MUD0.3250$829
Chelford City MUD0.3130$798
Chelford One MUD0.4600$1,173
Chimney Hill MUD0.5700$1,454
Cimarron MUD0.2750$701
Clay Road MUD0.5380$1,372
Clear Lake City Water Authority0.2500$638
Clearbrook City MUD0.4900$1,250
Cornerstones MUD0.2325$593
Crosby MUD0.2800$714
Crosby MUD (Defined Area 1)0.8600$2,193
Crosby MUD (Defined Area 2)0.8600$2,193
Cy-Champ Public Utility District0.3500$893
Cypress Creek Utility District0.3930$1,002
Cypress Forest Public Utility District0.2470$630
Cypress Hill MUD #10.5100$1,301
Cypress-Klein Utility District0.1030$263
Cypresswood Utility District0.3090$788
East Aldine MMD DA #11.2500$3,188
El Dorado Utility District0.3900$995
Emerald Forest Utility District0.6150$1,568
Encanto Real Utility District0.7400$1,887
Fall Creek Management District0.2850$727
Fallbrook Utility District0.2300$587
Faulkey-Gully MUD0.3340$852
Forest Hills MUD0.8800$2,244
Fountainhead MUD0.4220$1,076
Fry Road MUD0.3282$837
Generation Park Management District1.3300$3,392
Grand Northwest MMD0.0000$0
Grant Road Public Utility District0.4400$1,122
Green Trails MUD0.2586$659
Greens Parkway MUD0.2500$638
Greenwood Utility District0.7250$1,849
Harris Brazoria Counties MUD #5090.6700$1,709
Harris County FWSD #1A0.0000$0
Harris County FWSD #270.4840$1,234
Harris County FWSD #470.6555$1,672
Harris County FWSD #481.5000$3,825
Harris County FWSD #510.1200$306
Harris County FWSD #580.5650$1,441
Harris County FWSD #60.1714$437
Harris County FWSD #610.2600$663
Harris County MUD #10.5700$1,454
Harris County MUD #1020.4100$1,046
Harris County MUD #1040.3335$850
Harris County MUD #1050.6100$1,556
Harris County MUD #105 DA0.0000$0
Harris County MUD #1060.7400$1,887
Harris County MUD #1090.4350$1,109
Harris County MUD #110.6950$1,772
Harris County MUD #1180.4150$1,058
Harris County MUD #1190.5410$1,380
Harris County MUD #1200.4000$1,020
Harris County MUD #1220.4900$1,250
Harris County MUD #1270.4490$1,145
Harris County MUD #1300.3100$791
Harris County MUD #1320.0688$175
Harris County MUD #1360.1550$395
Harris County MUD #1440.4600$1,173
Harris County MUD #1470.4273$1,090
Harris County MUD #1480.7400$1,887
Harris County MUD #1490.6370$1,624
Harris County MUD #1500.4500$1,148
Harris County MUD #1510.2980$760
Harris County MUD #1520.2400$612
Harris County MUD #1530.3915$998
Harris County MUD #1540.5400$1,377
Harris County MUD #1550.6500$1,658
Harris County MUD #1560.6300$1,607
Harris County MUD #1570.5170$1,318
Harris County MUD #1580.3600$918
Harris County MUD #160.5670$1,446
Harris County MUD #1620.3950$1,007
Harris County MUD #1630.1494$381
Harris County MUD #1650.8200$2,091
Harris County MUD #165 DA #10.6800$1,734
Harris County MUD #165 DA #20.5800$1,479
Harris County MUD #165 DA #30.6800$1,734
Harris County MUD #1660.5700$1,454
Harris County MUD #1670.8400$2,142
Harris County MUD #1680.3800$969
Harris County MUD #1700.3800$969
Harris County MUD #1711.3900$3,545
Harris County MUD #1720.5800$1,479
Harris County MUD #1730.3696$943
Harris County MUD #1790.2155$549
Harris County MUD #180.3075$784
Harris County MUD #1800.8470$2,160
Harris County MUD #1820.4500$1,148
Harris County MUD #1830.4546$1,159
Harris County MUD #1850.2500$638
Harris County MUD #1860.1819$464
Harris County MUD #1880.4100$1,046
Harris County MUD #1890.6200$1,581
Harris County MUD #1910.2150$548
Harris County MUD #1960.4800$1,224
Harris County MUD #2000.7200$1,836
Harris County MUD #2020.8500$2,168
Harris County MUD #2050.5700$1,454
Harris County MUD #2080.3600$918
Harris County MUD #2110.3600$918
Harris County MUD #213A1.3800$3,519
Harris County MUD #213B0.7500$1,913
Harris County MUD #2150.7200$1,836
Harris County MUD #2160.4450$1,135
Harris County MUD #2170.6500$1,658
Harris County MUD #2200.6200$1,581
Harris County MUD #2210.3030$773
Harris County MUD #2220.2400$612
Harris County MUD #230.3930$1,002
Harris County MUD #2300.3770$961
Harris County MUD #2310.8700$2,219
Harris County MUD #2330.5000$1,275
Harris County MUD #2380.3900$995
Harris County MUD #2390.5200$1,326
Harris County MUD #240.3530$900
Harris County MUD #2480.3800$969
Harris County MUD #248 DA0.3300$842
Harris County MUD #2490.7100$1,811
Harris County MUD #250.8100$2,066
Harris County MUD #2500.9200$2,346
Harris County MUD #2550.2199$561
Harris County MUD #2570.5500$1,403
Harris County MUD #260.6350$1,619
Harris County MUD #2610.4300$1,097
Harris County MUD #2640.3727$950
Harris County MUD #2730.8000$2,040
Harris County MUD #2750.4500$1,148
Harris County MUD #2760.4150$1,058
Harris County MUD #2780.6800$1,734
Harris County MUD #2800.4800$1,224
Harris County MUD #2810.4000$1,020
Harris County MUD #2820.5700$1,454
Harris County MUD #2840.6750$1,721
Harris County MUD #2850.5400$1,377
Harris County MUD #2860.1000$255
Harris County MUD #2870.9200$2,346
Harris County MUD #2900.6700$1,709
Harris County MUD #3040.6400$1,632
Harris County MUD #3160.4300$1,097
Harris County MUD #3191.2000$3,060
Harris County MUD #3210.8500$2,168
Harris County MUD #3220.3450$880
Harris County MUD #330.5600$1,428
Harris County MUD #3410.3150$803
Harris County MUD #3420.5570$1,420
Harris County MUD #3440.5850$1,492
Harris County MUD #3450.1539$392
Harris County MUD #3460.1000$255
Harris County MUD #3540.2750$701
Harris County MUD #3550.0000$0
Harris County MUD #3580.5400$1,377
Harris County MUD #3590.0920$235
Harris County MUD #360.1000$255
Harris County MUD #3600.2950$752
Harris County MUD #3610.6400$1,632
Harris County MUD #3640.3400$867
Harris County MUD #3650.3700$944
Harris County MUD #3660.1400$357
Harris County MUD #3670.3600$918
Harris County MUD #3680.5400$1,377
Harris County MUD #3700.2900$740
Harris County MUD #3710.6950$1,772
Harris County MUD #3720.1047$267
Harris County MUD #3730.0520$133
Harris County MUD #3740.5200$1,326
Harris County MUD #3810.3900$995
Harris County MUD #3820.3700$944
Harris County MUD #3830.5250$1,339
Harris County MUD #3890.6600$1,683
Harris County MUD #3900.6673$1,702
Harris County MUD #3910.7550$1,925
Harris County MUD #3930.3700$944
Harris County MUD #3960.3850$982
Harris County MUD #3970.4200$1,071
Harris County MUD #3990.7000$1,785
Harris County MUD #4000.5500$1,403
Harris County MUD #4010.7750$1,976
Harris County MUD #4030.0000$0
Harris County MUD #4040.7550$1,925
Harris County MUD #4051.1700$2,984
Harris County MUD #4060.7200$1,836
Harris County MUD #4070.3100$791
Harris County MUD #4100.5100$1,301
Harris County MUD #4110.4300$1,097
Harris County MUD #4120.6800$1,734
Harris County MUD #4150.7200$1,836
Harris County MUD #4160.6500$1,658
Harris County MUD #4181.0000$2,550
Harris County MUD #4190.7900$2,015
Harris County MUD #4201.0100$2,576
Harris County MUD #4211.1500$2,933
Harris County MUD #4221.4000$3,570
Harris County MUD #4231.3500$3,443
Harris County MUD #430.5454$1,391
Harris County MUD #4321.0600$2,703
Harris County MUD #4330.8475$2,161
Harris County MUD #4341.0200$2,601
Harris County MUD #4370.0000$0
Harris County MUD #4380.4500$1,148
Harris County MUD #4390.8000$2,040
Harris County MUD #440.2800$714
Harris County MUD #4410.0000$0
Harris County MUD #4490.9400$2,397
Harris County MUD #4500.5100$1,301
Harris County MUD #4510.9000$2,295
Harris County MUD #4571.4158$3,610
Harris County MUD #4581.2000$3,060
Harris County MUD #4590.5300$1,352
Harris County MUD #460.3200$816
Harris County MUD #4600.7400$1,887
Harris County MUD #4610.7000$1,785
Harris County MUD #4651.4500$3,698
Harris County MUD #4680.4450$1,135
Harris County MUD #4730.8000$2,040
Harris County MUD #4771.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #4780.0000$0
Harris County MUD #480.4095$1,044
Harris County MUD #4800.8700$2,219
Harris County MUD #4810.8750$2,231
Harris County MUD #4890.9100$2,321
Harris County MUD #490.8300$2,117
Harris County MUD #4901.0000$2,550
Harris County MUD #4911.0000$2,550
Harris County MUD #4921.0000$2,550
Harris County MUD #4931.0000$2,550
Harris County MUD #4940.9350$2,384
Harris County MUD #4951.0000$2,550
Harris County MUD #4990.7600$1,938
Harris County MUD #50.7500$1,913
Harris County MUD #500.9260$2,361
Harris County MUD #5000.8500$2,168
Harris County MUD #5010.5972$1,523
Harris County MUD #5020.7700$1,964
Harris County MUD #5031.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #5041.0500$2,678
Harris County MUD #5141.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #5151.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #5161.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #5170.0000$0
Harris County MUD #5180.8500$2,168
Harris County MUD #5251.3500$3,443
Harris County MUD #5280.6800$1,734
Harris County MUD #5290.4400$1,122
Harris County MUD #530.2400$612
Harris County MUD #5301.1000$2,805
Harris County MUD #5310.9500$2,423
Harris County MUD #5321.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #5331.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #5341.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #5351.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #5361.3000$3,315
Harris County MUD #5370.4900$1,250
Harris County MUD #5381.3000$3,315
Harris County MUD #5391.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #5401.4900$3,800
Harris County MUD #5410.0000$0
Harris County MUD #5421.0700$2,729
Harris County MUD #5441.1000$2,805
Harris County MUD #5471.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #550.4000$1,020
Harris County MUD #5511.1400$2,907
Harris County MUD #5520.7500$1,913
Harris County MUD #5581.2100$3,086
Harris County MUD #5591.3500$3,443
Harris County MUD #5601.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #5610.7800$1,989
Harris County MUD #5651.4000$3,570
Harris County MUD #5691.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #570A1.1000$2,805
Harris County MUD #570C1.1000$2,805
Harris County MUD #5721.1500$2,933
Harris County MUD #5750.6000$1,530
Harris County MUD #5761.1000$2,805
Harris County MUD #5781.4500$3,698
Harris County MUD #580.6170$1,573
Harris County MUD #5800.8500$2,168
Harris County MUD #5820.0000$0
Harris County MUD #5831.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #5861.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #5881.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #5971.5000$3,825
Harris County MUD #60.3740$954
Harris County MUD #610.4300$1,097
Harris County MUD #620.5200$1,326
Harris County MUD #630.0300$77
Harris County MUD #640.4680$1,193
Harris County MUD #650.4400$1,122
Harris County MUD #690.3261$831
Harris County MUD #700.4800$1,224
Harris County MUD #710.7250$1,849
Harris County MUD #80.2340$597
Harris County MUD #810.2500$638
Harris County MUD #820.6750$1,721
Harris County MUD #82 DA10.3000$765
Harris County MUD #860.5910$1,507
Harris County MUD #960.5690$1,451
Harris County WCID #10.3100$791
Harris County WCID #1090.2300$586
Harris County WCID #1100.3200$816
Harris County WCID #1130.5700$1,454
Harris County WCID #1140.2138$545
Harris County WCID #1160.2630$671
Harris County WCID #1190.3800$969
Harris County WCID #1320.2900$740
Harris County WCID #1330.5530$1,410
Harris County WCID #1360.7000$1,785
Harris County WCID #1450.0483$123
Harris County WCID #1550.0985$251
Harris County WCID #1560.2100$536
Harris County WCID #1570.3500$893
Harris County WCID #1580.5000$1,275
Harris County WCID #1590.4150$1,058
Harris County WCID #1600.5000$1,275
Harris County WCID #1610.6800$1,734
Harris County WCID #1640.4000$1,020
Harris County WCID #210.2200$561
Harris County WCID #360.2308$589
Harris County WCID #500.4980$1,270
Harris County WCID #700.4000$1,020
Harris County WCID #740.7088$1,807
Harris County WCID #840.3950$1,007
Harris County WCID #890.6600$1,683
Harris County WCID #910.2529$645
Harris County WCID #920.2196$560
Harris County WCID #960.6350$1,619
Harris County WCID #990.1600$408
Harris County WCID-Fondren Road0.3800$969
Harris-Fort Bend MUD #10.5436$1,386
Harris-Montgomery County MUD #3860.4300$1,097
Harris-Waller Counties MUD #120.9900$2,525
Harris-Waller Counties MUD #20.6800$1,734
Harris-Waller Counties MUD #30.8800$2,244
Harris-Waller Counties MUD #41.5000$3,825
Heatherloch MUD0.4600$1,173
Horsepen Bayou MUD0.3500$893
Hunter's Glen MUD0.6000$1,530
Intercontinental Crossing MUD0.7050$1,798
Intercontinental MUD1.2500$3,188
Interstate MUD0.3050$778
Inverness Forest Improvement District0.3900$995
Jackrabbit Road Public Utility District0.2600$663
Kirkmont MUD0.4980$1,270
Klein Public Utility District0.3540$903
Kleinwood MUD0.3870$987
Lago Bello MUD #1A1.5000$3,825
Lake Forest Utility District0.2029$517
Lake MUD0.3800$969
Langham Creek Utility District0.6100$1,556
Longhorn Town Utility District0.2368$604
Louetta North Public Utility District0.2200$561
Louetta Road Utility District0.2309$589
Luce Bayou Public Utility District0.9400$2,397
Malcomson Road Utility District0.3000$765
Mason Creek Utility District0.3510$895
Mayde Creek MUD0.6700$1,709
Meadowhill Regional MUD0.5510$1,405
Memorial Hills Utility District0.6489$1,655
Memorial MUD0.2800$714
Mills Road MUD0.4500$1,148
Mission Bend MUD #10.2170$553
Mission Bend MUD #20.5300$1,352
Morton Road MUD0.4300$1,097
Mount Houston Road MUD1.0550$2,690
Newport MUD0.6578$1,677
Newport MUD - Defined Area 10.7422$1,893
Newport MUD - Defined Area 20.7422$1,893
North Belt Utility District0.4000$1,020
North Forest MUD0.7500$1,913
North Green MUD0.0000$0
Northamption MUD - Defined Area0.5950$1,517
Northampton MUD0.4850$1,237
Northeast Harris County MUD #11.1400$2,907
Northgate Crossing MUD #10.9960$2,540
Northgate Crossing MUD #20.6900$1,760
Northgate Crossing Road Utility District0.1089$278
Northpointe WCID0.2250$574
Northwest Freeway MUD0.5700$1,454
Northwest Harris County MUD #100.5800$1,479
Northwest Harris County MUD #120.5800$1,479
Northwest Harris County MUD #12 DA0.6700$1,709
Northwest Harris County MUD #150.4450$1,135
Northwest Harris County MUD #160.9000$2,295
Northwest Harris County MUD #190.5060$1,290
Northwest Harris County MUD #200.1906$486
Northwest Harris County MUD #210.5296$1,350
Northwest Harris County MUD #220.5900$1,505
Northwest Harris County MUD #230.7300$1,862
Northwest Harris County MUD #240.3900$995
Northwest Harris County MUD #280.5155$1,315
Northwest Harris County MUD #290.1225$312
Northwest Harris County MUD #300.4900$1,250
Northwest Harris County MUD #320.5200$1,326
Northwest Harris County MUD #360.4300$1,097
Northwest Harris County MUD #50.6800$1,734
Northwest Harris County MUD #60.4130$1,053
Northwest Harris County MUD #90.3150$803
Northwest Park MUD0.3600$918
Northwood MUD #10.8200$2,091
Nottingham Country MUD0.2499$637
Parkway Utility District0.6900$1,760
Pearland MMD #10.0000$0
Pine Bough Public Utility District1.0000$2,550
Pine Forest MUD0.9300$2,372
Pine Village Public Utility District0.6500$1,658
Ponderosa Forest Utility District0.1000$255
Post Wood MUD0.4150$1,058
Prestonwood Forest Utility District0.2841$725
Rankin Road West MUD0.8200$2,091
Reid Road MUD #10.3910$997
Reid Road MUD #20.2945$751
Remington MUD #10.3700$944
Renn Road MUD0.5400$1,377
Ricewood MUD0.3350$854
Richey Road MUD0.2200$561
Rolling Creek Utility District0.5180$1,321
Rolling Fork Public Utility District0.4150$1,058
Royalwood MUD0.4143$1,056
Sagemeadow Utility District0.5200$1,326
Saint George Place Management District0.1150$293
Sequoia Improvement District0.3310$844
Shasla Public Utility District0.8530$2,175
Sheldon Road MUD1.2677$3,233
Southwest Harris County MUD #10.3400$867
Spanish Cove Public Utility District0.4487$1,144
Spencer Road Public Utility District0.3850$982
Spring Creek Forest Public Utility Dist0.3810$972
Spring Meadows MUD0.7000$1,785
Spring West MUD0.6650$1,696
Sunbelt FWSD0.0000$0
Sunbelt FWSD (Defined Area #1)0.4600$1,173
Tattor Road MUD0.4643$1,184
Terranova West MUD0.5173$1,319
Timber Lane Utility District0.8000$2,040
Timberlake Improvement District0.3700$944
Trail of Lake MUD0.6000$1,530
West Harris County MUD #10.2090$533
West Harris County MUD #100.4200$1,071
West Harris County MUD #110.3323$847
West Harris County MUD #140.3900$995
West Harris County MUD #150.1695$432
West Harris County MUD #161.4000$3,570
West Harris County MUD #170.8150$2,078
West Harris County MUD #20.3300$842
West Harris County MUD #210.4000$1,020
West Harris County MUD #40.7440$1,897
West Harris County MUD #50.7850$2,002
West Harris County MUD #60.1966$501
West Harris County MUD #70.4200$1,071
West Harris County MUD #90.4080$1,040
West Memorial MUD0.3100$791
West Park MUD0.4100$1,046
West Ranch Management District0.2000$510
Westador MUD0.1367$349
Westlake MUD #10.4057$1,035
Weston MUD0.3000$765
Westwood Management District0.9200$2,346
White Oak Bend MUD0.6300$1,607
Windfern Forest Utility District0.4340$1,107
Woodcreek MUD0.4350$1,109

Emergency services districts (32)

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Emergency services districtRate per $100Tax on $255,000
Harris County ESD #10.0851$217
Harris County ESD #100.1000$255
Harris County ESD #110.0381$97
Harris County ESD #120.0500$128
Harris County ESD #130.1000$255
Harris County ESD #140.0850$217
Harris County ESD #150.0500$128
Harris County ESD #160.0500$128
Harris County ESD #170.1000$255
Harris County ESD #190.0300$77
Harris County ESD #20.0300$77
Harris County ESD #200.0998$255
Harris County ESD #210.1000$255
Harris County ESD #240.0982$251
Harris County ESD #250.1000$255
Harris County ESD #280.1000$255
Harris County ESD #290.1000$255
Harris County ESD #30.1000$255
Harris County ESD #40.1000$255
Harris County ESD #460.1000$255
Harris County ESD #470.0989$252
Harris County ESD #480.1000$255
Harris County ESD #50.0300$77
Harris County ESD #500.0500$128
Harris County ESD #60.0300$77
Harris County ESD #600.0842$215
Harris County ESD #70.1000$255
Harris County ESD #750.1000$255
Harris County ESD #80.0997$254
Harris County ESD #800.0461$118
Harris County ESD #90.0388$99
Harris-Fort Bend ESD #1000.1000$255

Hospital districts (1)

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Hospital districtRate per $100Tax on $255,000
Harris County Hospital District0.1876$478

College districts (3)

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College districtRate per $100Tax on $255,000
Lee Junior College District0.1871$477
Lone Star College System0.1060$270
San Jacinto Junior College District0.1546$394

Other taxing units (32)

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Other taxing unitRate per $100Tax on $255,000
Dowdell PUD0.6600$1,683
Dowdell PUD - Defined Area0.3800$969
Enclave at The Woodlands Defined Area0.5200$1,326
HCC - Missouri City Campus0.0000$0
HCC - Stafford Campus0.0988$252
Harris Co Department of Education Dist0.0048$12
Harris County FCD0.0497$127
Harris County ID #10.1434$366
Harris County ID #120.5538$1,412
Harris County ID #131.0000$2,550
Harris County ID #141.3500$3,443
Harris County ID #151.2500$3,188
Harris County ID #180.6800$1,734
Harris County ID #18 - Defined Area #10.2700$689
Harris County ID #230.2500$638
Harris County ID #250.6250$1,594
Harris County ID #30.1300$332
Harris County RID #10.1900$485
Harris County UD #140.0860$219
Harris County UD #150.4850$1,237
Harris County UD #160.6500$1,658
Harris County UD #60.2880$734
Lower Kirby Pearland MD0.7000$1,785
Memorial Villages WA0.0229$58
North Park PUD0.2450$625
Oakmont PUD0.5600$1,428
Plum Creek MD #1A1.2500$3,188
Port of Houston Authority0.0059$15
Southeast Regional MD Defined Area #10.2500$638
The Woodlands Township0.1714$437
Tomball Business ID0.7250$1,849
Village at Katy Dev. Dist.1.0000$2,550

Source: 2025 tax rates, Texas Comptroller. Tax on the median home value ($255,000) is before exemptions.

How Harris County tax rates changed from 2024 to 2025

The county's own rate fell from 0.3853 to 0.3810 per $100 (−1.1%) — $11 less a year on a $255,000 home at the same value. Its 2025 rate was equal to the no-new-revenue rate of 0.3810 — the rate that would raise the same amount from properties taxed in both years.

Of 46 school districts and cities with rates in both years, 11 raised their rate, 17 lowered it and 18 kept it the same. (A rate cut can still mean a higher bill if appraised values rose more.)

2024 and 2025 rates for every school district and city
Taxing unit20242025Change
Baytown0.70040.6980−0.3%
Bellaire0.43330.4174−3.7%
Bunker Hill0.27100.2710no change
Deer Park0.72000.7200no change
El Lago0.47310.4566−3.5%
Galena Park0.91420.9380+2.6%
Hedwig Village0.33630.3363no change
Hilshire Village0.55100.5292−3.9%
Houston0.51920.5192no change
Humble0.26150.2582−1.3%
Hunters Creek Village0.20520.2052no change
Jacinto City0.60340.6034no change
Jersey Village0.78700.8146+3.5%
Katy0.42500.4250no change
La Porte0.71000.7100no change
Morgans Point0.93730.9320−0.6%
Nassau Bay0.67050.6705no change
Pasadena0.47480.4656−1.9%
Piney Point Village0.25510.2551no change
Seabrook0.45520.4642+2.0%
Shoreacres0.82090.8501+3.6%
South Houston0.56850.5696+0.2%
Spring Valley0.39500.3950no change
Taylor Lake Village0.23090.2293−0.7%
Tomball0.33640.3409+1.4%
Webster0.37480.3711−1.0%
West University Place0.24190.2294−5.2%
Aldine ISD1.03401.0340no change
Alief ISD1.04761.0072−3.9%
Channelview ISD0.99040.9617−2.9%
Crosby ISD1.23521.2241−0.9%
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD1.08691.0669−1.8%
Deer Park ISD1.12131.1389+1.6%
Galena Park ISD1.17191.2499+6.7%
Goose Creek CISD1.07251.0700−0.2%
Houston ISD0.86830.8783+1.2%
Huffman ISD1.07371.0737no change
Humble ISD1.10521.1052no change
Katy ISD1.11711.1171no change
Klein ISD1.01191.0119no change
La Porte ISD0.97391.0641+9.3%
Pasadena ISD1.22551.1722−4.3%
Sheldon ISD1.25521.2552no change
Spring Branch ISD1.07641.0231−5.0%
Spring ISD1.10691.1369+2.7%
Tomball ISD1.06291.0629no change

How Harris County compares

Harris County: $4,382 Harris County $4,382 Texas: $4,111 Texas $4,111 United States: $2,969 United States $2,969
Median annual property tax — Census ACS 2019-2023
Harris County: 1.72% Harris County 1.72% Texas: 1.58% Texas 1.58% United States: 0.98% United States 0.98%
Median effective rate — Census ACS 2019-2023
Harris CountyTexasUnited States
Median effective rate1.72%1.58%0.98%
Median annual property tax$4,382$4,111$2,969
Median home value$255,000$260,400$303,400
Median owner household income$102,232$97,699$97,352
Median tax as share of income4.3%4.2%3.0%
Median tax, homes with a mortgage$5,134$5,182—
Median tax, homes without a mortgage$3,294$2,741—

20 counties have a higher median effective rate in Texas, and 229 a lower one. Medians come from the Census Bureau's 2019-2023 American Community Survey.

How property tax works in Texas

How to lower your property tax in Harris County

  1. File for the homestead exemption with your county appraisal district if the home is your primary residence. It removes $140,000 from school district taxable value and caps yearly increases in taxable value at 10%.
  2. Add the 65+ or disability exemption once you qualify: another $60,000 off school taxable value, and school taxes on the home are frozen at that year's level.
  3. Protest your appraisal if the value looks high — by May 15 or 30 days after your notice arrives. Comparable sales and photos of needed repairs are the most persuasive evidence.
  4. Check every taxing unit on your bill. Moving a few streets can change the school district, city or utility district — and the combined rate by several tenths of a percent.

Frequently asked questions

What is the property tax rate in Harris County?

The median effective property tax rate in Harris County, Texas is 1.72%: homeowners pay a median $4,382 a year on homes with a median value of $255,000. The county's own 2025 rate is 0.3810 per $100 of value; school district, city and special district rates are added on top.

How does Harris County compare with the rest of Texas?

Its median effective rate is 9% higher than the Texas median of 1.58%, ranking 21st highest of 250 counties with data. The median tax bill of $4,382 is 7% higher than the statewide $4,111.

Do homeowners with a mortgage pay more property tax in Harris County?

Owners with a mortgage pay a median $5,134 a year, against $3,294 for owners without one. The difference mostly reflects home values — newer buyers tend to own more expensive, more recently assessed homes — not a different tax rate.

What share of income do Harris County homeowners spend on property tax?

The median homeowner household in Harris County earns $102,232 a year, so the median property tax bill of $4,382 is about 4.3% of income, against 4.2% across Texas and 3.0% nationally.

When is property tax due in Harris County?

Texas tax bills go out around October, and taxes become delinquent if they are not paid by January 31.

What property tax exemptions can Harris County homeowners claim?

A primary residence gets a $140,000 school district homestead exemption, plus $60,000 more for owners 65 or older or disabled. Some counties, cities and special districts add optional exemptions.

How do I estimate my Harris County property tax bill?

Multiply your home's taxable value by the combined rate of every taxing unit that covers your address, after subtracting exemptions. The calculator above does this with the official rates for each school district and city. For the exact amount, look up your property with the county's appraisal or assessment office.

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