Analysis: Harris County effective property tax rates were lower than the national average in Q2

Analysis: Harris County effective property tax rates were lower than the national average in Q2
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Property owners in Harris County paid 1% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the second quarter of 2025, which is less than 0.9 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by Houston Republic.

The median sales price of a Harris County home in the second quarter of 2025 was $215,179, based on data from the 10,803 properties sold during that time. In 2025, the median tax bill for the county was $2,124, which is 1% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.

This is 0.9 times lower than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.

The analysis of Harris County real estate data showed homeowners in Wimbledon Country, Cutten Green, and Westfield paid the highest rates.

The above article calculates the effective property tax rate for 2025 using estimated inflation values and 2021 tax data provided by the county. In some cases, the actual effective property tax rate may vary slightly.

The U.S. housing market has surged in recent years, with its total value approaching $50 trillion in 2024—nearly five times its value in 2000.
“The value of America’s housing market will likely cross the $50 trillion threshold in the next 12 months as there are not enough homes being listed to push prices down,” said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao.

The following table compares Wimbledon Country with some other cities belonging to Harris County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the second quarter of 2025.

City Q2 2025 Sales Q2 2025 Median Price Median tax 2025 Effective tax rate
Wimbledon Country 3 $230,029 $7,869 3.4%
Cutten Green 3 $152,134 $4,400 2.9%
Westfield 3 $171,256 $4,678 2.7%
Oakwood Glen 3 $244,162 $6,298 2.6%
Katy 7 $187,210 $4,757 2.5%
Westlake Place 4 $171,646 $4,060 2.4%
Cimmaron South 17 $153,506 $3,667 2.4%
Rotherwood 3 $259,802 $6,360 2.4%
Bridgestone West 8 $176,847 $4,310 2.4%
Oak Park Trails 3 $239,673 $5,598 2.3%
Northpointe East 6 $207,541 $4,797 2.3%
Cypresswood 6 $203,083 $4,584 2.3%
Cinco Ranch 5 $319,959 $6,905 2.2%
Holloway Heights 2 $161,346 $3,513 2.2%
Williams Chase 2 $194,619 $4,259 2.2%
Candlelight Hills 6 $239,259 $5,298 2.2%
Silvermill 8 $153,596 $3,416 2.2%
Williamsburg Colony 10 $180,798 $3,910 2.2%
Oaks of Devonshire 7 $224,314 $5,031 2.2%
Three Lakes East 19 $190,947 $4,195 2.2%
Cypresswood Glen 9 $280,231 $6,103 2.2%
Recreation Farms 5 $152,658 $3,321 2.2%
Spring Creek Forest 6 $364,896 $8,165 2.2%
Cimarron 17 $178,362 $3,947 2.2%
Pinewood Place 5 $272,657 $5,947 2.2%
Forest North 2 $172,245 $3,758 2.2%
Bridgestone Ranch 3 $183,589 $4,028 2.2%
Terranova 12 $218,146 $4,802 2.2%
Bellaire 38 $783,281 $16,671 2.1%
West University Place 51 $1,142,381 $23,633 2.1%
Lakes of Bridgewater 12 $203,913 $4,346 2.1%
Parkstone 7 $236,592 $4,926 2.1%
Westlake Forest 8 $172,172 $3,533 2.1%
Memorial Parkway 11 $199,247 $4,127 2.1%
Windsor Forest 4 $210,015 $4,374 2.1%
Sundown Glen 13 $193,387 $3,966 2.1%
Governor Place 9 $188,968 $3,912 2.1%
Wood Fern 9 $169,147 $3,311 2%
Southside Place 13 $1,315,000 $25,878 2%
Galena Park 10 $83,560 $1,680 2%
Fox Hollow 6 $180,574 $3,649 2%
Parkway West 3 $160,383 $3,208 2%
Glencairn Park 6 $142,651 $2,846 2%
Williamsburg Settlement 3 $238,244 $4,760 2%
Cypress Villas 2 $190,988 $3,833 2%
Katy 413 $211,891 $4,023 1.9%
Klein 229 $280,737 $5,408 1.9%
Bear Creek Village 5 $202,365 $3,806 1.9%
Williamsburg Parish 3 $257,229 $4,761 1.9%
Louetta 2 $244,416 $4,598 1.9%
Wimbledon Champions 5 $365,133 $6,580 1.8%
Jacinto City 17 $95,496 $1,480 1.6%
South Houston 18 $108,068 $1,717 1.6%
Missouri City 17 $158,496 $2,532 1.6%
Windsor Park Lakes 7 $521,017 $8,291 1.6%
Shannon Forest 5 $297,172 $4,356 1.5%
Champions Point 3 $208,831 $3,104 1.5%
El Lago 15 $250,782 $3,797 1.5%
Deer Park 110 $201,091 $2,752 1.4%
Emerson Place 3 $32,498 $456 1.4%
Sherwood Place 4 $35,412 $501 1.4%
Tomball 202 $234,007 $3,009 1.3%
Jersey Village 15 $278,025 $3,535 1.3%
Woods of Wimbledon 5 $291,142 $3,675 1.3%
Pasadena 284 $162,234 $1,899 1.2%
Nassau Bay 21 $288,212 $3,519 1.2%
Aldine 6 $91,014 $956 1.1%
Houston 6,035 $218,266 $2,347 1.1%
Tomball 2 $167,511 $1,830 1.1%
Spring 467 $194,076 $1,920 1%
Blue Bell Manor 2 $91,695 $887 1%
Highland Village 3 $141,115 $1,434 1%
Sequoya Bend 2 $125,910 $1,244 1%
Chantilly Woods 6 $178,416 $1,812 1%
Greenfield Village 3 $140,022 $1,369 1%
Heather Glen 6 $115,448 $1,115 1%
Champions East 3 $254,154 $2,570 1%
Humble 82 $172,373 $1,530 0.9%
Seabrook 25 $294,029 $2,791 0.9%
Taylor Lake Village 18 $253,504 $2,396 0.9%
Northline Terrace 4 $134,845 $1,148 0.9%
Harvest Meadows 5 $130,735 $1,202 0.9%
Yale Gardens 2 $207,949 $1,925 0.9%
Turtle Lake 7 $155,706 $1,427 0.9%
Cypress Glen 4 $191,547 $1,644 0.9%
McKamy Meadow 3 $141,766 $1,222 0.9%
Bell Meads 2 $92,288 $857 0.9%
Western Estates 5 $195,969 $1,714 0.9%
Fair Green 7 $132,000 $1,188 0.9%
Briar Creek 4 $118,167 $1,061 0.9%
Audubon Park 3 $119,034 $1,027 0.9%
Hudson 3 $128,217 $1,137 0.9%
Millcreek 5 $146,844 $1,295 0.9%
Greensbrook 5 $108,691 $972 0.9%
Ravensway 4 $197,759 $1,722 0.9%
Foxwood 6 $138,230 $1,296 0.9%
Pine Trails 7 $115,126 $1,015 0.9%
Kenswick 5 $140,297 $1,249 0.9%
Greenwood Village 6 $109,491 $999 0.9%
Sabacen Park 4 $202,706 $1,852 0.9%
Cypress 629 $276,326 $2,124 0.8%
Glen Cairn West 14 $168,834 $1,284 0.8%
Somerall 8 $164,357 $1,280 0.8%
Mission Bend 40 $186,210 $1,403 0.8%
Atascocita 284 $210,327 $1,748 0.8%
The Woodlands 27 $468,200 $3,616 0.8%
Park Ridge 3 $137,526 $1,072 0.8%
Fall Creek 25 $370,599 $2,944 0.8%
Cypress Point 3 $202,209 $1,605 0.8%
Westfield Village 10 $183,932 $1,480 0.8%
Lakewood West 7 $248,006 $2,037 0.8%
Woodedge Village 6 $230,912 $1,853 0.8%
Canyongate 6 $246,392 $1,929 0.8%
Lindale Farms 3 $108,928 $838 0.8%
Westbourne 11 $174,000 $1,439 0.8%
Hearthstone 6 $202,857 $1,618 0.8%
Lincoln Green East 6 $147,829 $1,203 0.8%
Royalwood 2 $125,447 $1,010 0.8%
Woodmeadow 13 $157,315 $1,254 0.8%
Windstone 5 $193,425 $1,546 0.8%
Rockstone 6 $164,786 $1,373 0.8%
Tealbrook Reservation 6 $162,016 $1,307 0.8%
Strathmore 8 $189,374 $1,553 0.8%
Hastings Green 8 $174,106 $1,386 0.8%
West Glen 3 $189,839 $1,470 0.8%
Ravensway South 6 $207,805 $1,636 0.8%
Wood Forest North 2 $139,158 $1,085 0.8%
North Forest 5 $158,392 $1,289 0.8%
Bonaire 9 $168,117 $1,326 0.8%
Kings Lake Forest 5 $128,764 $1,047 0.8%
Autumn Run 4 $166,000 $1,327 0.8%
Settlers Village 13 $166,363 $1,388 0.8%
Parkway Forest 2 $121,344 $1,001 0.8%
Windsong 9 $177,452 $1,378 0.8%
Norchester 12 $229,647 $1,801 0.8%
Northview 3 $183,042 $1,384 0.8%
Beechnut Crossing 6 $163,436 $1,374 0.8%
Glen Cairn 11 $166,300 $1,320 0.8%
Pedegrel Forest 6 $177,892 $1,335 0.8%
Tower Oaks Meadows 6 $155,126 $1,246 0.8%
Olde Oaks 7 $209,153 $1,750 0.8%
Tallowwood 11 $153,294 $1,252 0.8%
Hockley 29 $177,452 $1,315 0.7%
Channelview 65 $167,312 $1,242 0.7%
Barwood 6 $199,291 $1,473 0.7%
Sheldon 9 $115,200 $771 0.7%
Northmead Village 6 $273,292 $1,866 0.7%
La Porte 94 $196,465 $1,337 0.7%
Lakes on El Ridge 3 $396,158 $2,906 0.7%
Jamestown Colony 11 $203,953 $1,528 0.7%
Oak Creek Village 3 $253,000 $1,704 0.7%
Canterbury Forest 5 $234,191 $1,713 0.7%
Cloverleaf 40 $176,839 $1,243 0.7%
Hunters Creek Village 14 $1,361,820 $9,513 0.7%
Copperfield Southcreek Village 8 $186,247 $1,345 0.7%
Sagemeadow 9 $206,144 $1,488 0.7%
Meisterwood 4 $186,873 $1,338 0.7%
Yorktown Colony 10 $210,509 $1,525 0.7%
Forest Wood 5 $183,043 $1,371 0.7%
Westbank 4 $160,311 $1,185 0.7%
Winchester Country 7 $200,876 $1,373 0.7%
Deerfield Village 4 $242,179 $1,659 0.7%
Bradford Colony 8 $221,565 $1,612 0.7%
Cypress Meadow 5 $164,578 $1,203 0.7%
Middlegate Village 8 $215,933 $1,512 0.7%
Southdown Village 3 $258,749 $1,734 0.7%
Humble 6 $165,387 $1,198 0.7%
Friendswood 64 $241,390 $1,397 0.6%
Crosby 95 $185,323 $1,141 0.6%
Barrett 6 $79,128 $470 0.6%
Pearland 41 $286,914 $1,821 0.6%
Spring Valley Village 29 $800,000 $4,467 0.6%
Northglen 3 $201,573 $1,125 0.6%
Shoreacres 5 $236,905 $1,459 0.6%
Webster 15 $199,443 $1,182 0.6%
Bunker Hill Village 16 $1,404,855 $8,797 0.6%
Hilshire Village 2 $816,168 $4,747 0.6%
Rustic Acres 2 $258,988 $1,492 0.6%
League City 4 $339,192 $1,955 0.6%
Parkhollow Place 2 $186,281 $1,050 0.6%
Concord Bridge 6 $197,346 $1,270 0.6%
Huffman 23 $314,866 $1,615 0.5%
Creekside Estates South 2 $192,414 $937 0.5%
Windfern Forest 5 $284,082 $1,559 0.5%
Highlands 18 $148,755 $766 0.5%
Piney Point Village 13 $2,285,100 $11,840 0.5%
Hedwig Village 10 $1,108,492 $5,992 0.5%
Sageglen 7 $208,176 $1,139 0.5%
Baytown 125 $166,778 $718 0.4%
Wood Forest 2 $228,040 $1,004 0.4%
Ponderosa Forest 4 $233,160 $686 0.3%


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