During the fourth quarter of 2025, Galena Park homeowners paid property taxes amounting to 1.8% of their property values, which is more than twice the U.S. average, according to BlockShopper.com.
Data show the median sales price for a Galena Park home in the fourth quarter was $91,097, based on the sale of 22 properties. The city’s median property tax bill in 2025 was $1,680, reflecting 1.8% of the median home value assessed for taxes.
The average effective property tax rate nationally stood at 0.888% in 2024.
Within Harris County, Holloway Heights, Wimbledon Country and Bellaire ranked as the top three cities with the highest effective property tax rates.
This article’s calculation of the 2025 effective property tax rate uses estimated inflation and 2021 county tax data. Actual rates may differ slightly.
U.S. home prices increased again in 2025, with the national median reaching about $447,000 in June—a 1.13% rise compared to a year before, Redfin reports. The gap between supply and demand remains notable, with 36% more home sellers than buyers, a difference of 508,715 properties. Redfin defines a balanced market as one where the number of sellers and buyers are within 10% of each other.
Below is a table comparing Holloway Heights and several other Harris County cities by median effective property tax rate, based on sales and tax data from the fourth quarter of 2025.
| City | Q4 2025 Sales | Q4 2025 Median Price | Median tax 2025 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holloway Heights | 5 | $70,404 | $3,513 | 5% |
| Wimbledon Country | 2 | $239,570 | $7,869 | 3.3% |
| Bellaire | 37 | $580,880 | $16,671 | 2.9% |
| Cutten Green | 2 | $161,936 | $4,400 | 2.7% |
| Woodsdale | 3 | $73,698 | $1,903 | 2.6% |
| Cinco Ranch | 4 | $274,950 | $6,905 | 2.5% |
| Bridgestone Ranch | 2 | $158,469 | $4,028 | 2.5% |
| Katy | 12 | $191,453 | $4,757 | 2.5% |
| Silvermill | 12 | $138,708 | $3,416 | 2.5% |
| Westlake Place | 2 | $173,184 | $4,060 | 2.3% |
| Westfield | 10 | $204,457 | $4,678 | 2.3% |
| Lakes of Bridgewater | 6 | $186,999 | $4,346 | 2.3% |
| Parkstone | 7 | $213,638 | $4,926 | 2.3% |
| Charterwood | 2 | $169,735 | $3,935 | 2.3% |
| Candlelight Hills | 7 | $230,353 | $5,298 | 2.3% |
| Northpointe East | 4 | $209,920 | $4,797 | 2.3% |
| Williamsburg Colony | 7 | $166,653 | $3,910 | 2.3% |
| Westgreen | 3 | $138,075 | $3,195 | 2.3% |
| Windsor Forest | 5 | $191,233 | $4,374 | 2.3% |
| Sundown Glen | 7 | $173,260 | $3,966 | 2.3% |
| Bridgestone West | 19 | $186,336 | $4,310 | 2.3% |
| West University Place | 28 | $1,062,859 | $23,633 | 2.2% |
| Williams Chase | 6 | $192,105 | $4,259 | 2.2% |
| Windsor Park Lakes | 3 | $375,259 | $8,291 | 2.2% |
| Recreation Farms | 5 | $154,159 | $3,321 | 2.2% |
| Cimarron | 7 | $178,832 | $3,947 | 2.2% |
| Governor Place | 6 | $178,326 | $3,912 | 2.2% |
| Terranova | 8 | $217,466 | $4,802 | 2.2% |
| Wood Fern | 3 | $154,081 | $3,311 | 2.1% |
| Cypresswood Glen | 3 | $284,121 | $6,103 | 2.1% |
| Cypresswood | 4 | $214,431 | $4,584 | 2.1% |
| Cimmaron South | 8 | $174,522 | $3,667 | 2.1% |
| Williamsburg Parish | 3 | $229,707 | $4,761 | 2.1% |
| Parkway West | 4 | $153,737 | $3,208 | 2.1% |
| Oaks of Devonshire | 10 | $239,995 | $5,031 | 2.1% |
| Three Lakes East | 18 | $200,936 | $4,195 | 2.1% |
| Memorial Parkway | 12 | $199,858 | $4,127 | 2.1% |
| Southside Place | 5 | $1,287,127 | $25,878 | 2% |
| Louetta | 3 | $225,962 | $4,598 | 2% |
| Rotherwood | 2 | $317,932 | $6,360 | 2% |
| Westlake Forest | 8 | $173,996 | $3,533 | 2% |
| Rolling Green | 2 | $185,647 | $3,785 | 2% |
| Klein | 226 | $273,886 | $5,408 | 2% |
| Wimbledon Champions | 2 | $332,897 | $6,580 | 2% |
| Spring Creek Forest | 5 | $417,928 | $8,165 | 2% |
| Williamsburg Settlement | 7 | $239,949 | $4,760 | 2% |
| Katy | 346 | $212,148 | $4,023 | 1.9% |
| Bear Creek Village | 6 | $205,649 | $3,806 | 1.9% |
| Glencairn Park | 4 | $152,803 | $2,846 | 1.9% |
| Galena Park | 22 | $91,097 | $1,680 | 1.8% |
| Fountainhead | 2 | $210,113 | $3,881 | 1.8% |
| Jacinto City | 11 | $86,232 | $1,480 | 1.7% |
| Cashel Forest | 4 | $232,863 | $3,901 | 1.7% |
| Missouri City | 19 | $156,449 | $2,532 | 1.6% |
| Champions Point | 4 | $196,514 | $3,104 | 1.6% |
| Oakwood Glen | 2 | $408,099 | $6,298 | 1.5% |
| Deer Park | 89 | $193,310 | $2,752 | 1.4% |
| Fox Hollow | 2 | $257,457 | $3,649 | 1.4% |
| El Lago | 15 | $292,402 | $3,797 | 1.3% |
| Tomball | 170 | $246,436 | $3,009 | 1.2% |
| Aldine | 15 | $78,061 | $956 | 1.2% |
| Pasadena | 239 | $152,634 | $1,899 | 1.2% |
| Jersey Village | 7 | $295,402 | $3,535 | 1.2% |
| South Houston | 19 | $146,194 | $1,717 | 1.2% |
| Nassau Bay | 14 | $284,877 | $3,519 | 1.2% |
| Houston | 5,361 | $221,451 | $2,347 | 1.1% |
| Briar Creek | 2 | $92,970 | $1,061 | 1.1% |
| Woods of Wimbledon | 3 | $355,151 | $3,675 | 1% |
| Hockley | 19 | $132,207 | $1,315 | 1% |
| Spring | 403 | $193,992 | $1,920 | 1% |
| Fall Creek | 14 | $307,282 | $2,944 | 1% |
| Woodedge Village | 4 | $183,882 | $1,853 | 1% |
| Fair Green | 9 | $124,322 | $1,188 | 1% |
| Greensbrook | 7 | $99,524 | $972 | 1% |
| Champions East | 3 | $256,479 | $2,570 | 1% |
| Seabrook | 44 | $305,170 | $2,791 | 0.9% |
| Sheldon | 7 | $84,814 | $771 | 0.9% |
| Northglen | 8 | $118,598 | $1,125 | 0.9% |
| Harvest Meadows | 7 | $126,912 | $1,202 | 0.9% |
| Turtle Lake | 4 | $153,376 | $1,427 | 0.9% |
| Audubon Park | 5 | $112,170 | $1,027 | 0.9% |
| Chantilly Woods | 6 | $193,739 | $1,812 | 0.9% |
| Greenfield Village | 7 | $147,940 | $1,369 | 0.9% |
| Kenswick | 9 | $137,172 | $1,249 | 0.9% |
| Humble | 67 | $178,134 | $1,530 | 0.9% |
| Westbourne | 6 | $160,232 | $1,439 | 0.9% |
| Cypress Glen | 5 | $187,000 | $1,644 | 0.9% |
| Oakwilde | 2 | $130,438 | $1,120 | 0.9% |
| Royalwood | 3 | $116,257 | $1,010 | 0.9% |
| McKamy Meadow | 6 | $143,694 | $1,222 | 0.9% |
| Woodmeadow | 5 | $138,855 | $1,254 | 0.9% |
| North Forest | 4 | $150,914 | $1,289 | 0.9% |
| Riviera East | 4 | $161,311 | $1,416 | 0.9% |
| Forest Wood | 11 | $158,602 | $1,371 | 0.9% |
| Foxwood | 3 | $143,478 | $1,296 | 0.9% |
| Heather Glen | 6 | $129,851 | $1,115 | 0.9% |
| Somerall | 3 | $158,558 | $1,280 | 0.8% |
| Atascocita | 226 | $211,605 | $1,748 | 0.8% |
| Barrett | 9 | $58,687 | $470 | 0.8% |
| Northline Terrace | 5 | $135,976 | $1,148 | 0.8% |
| Orange Grove | 3 | $77,938 | $632 | 0.8% |
| Lincoln Green East | 7 | $148,386 | $1,203 | 0.8% |
| Sherwood Place | 2 | $59,237 | $501 | 0.8% |
| Tealbrook Reservation | 8 | $158,716 | $1,307 | 0.8% |
| Strathmore | 9 | $192,920 | $1,553 | 0.8% |
| Hastings Green | 7 | $175,776 | $1,386 | 0.8% |
| Ravensway South | 3 | $207,323 | $1,636 | 0.8% |
| Meisterwood | 3 | $166,503 | $1,338 | 0.8% |
| Bonaire | 9 | $168,117 | $1,326 | 0.8% |
| Norchester | 9 | $226,460 | $1,801 | 0.8% |
| Northview | 3 | $163,611 | $1,384 | 0.8% |
| Winchester Country | 6 | $174,466 | $1,373 | 0.8% |
| Glen Cairn | 11 | $162,889 | $1,320 | 0.8% |
| Tower Oaks Meadows | 4 | $157,570 | $1,246 | 0.8% |
| Tallowwood | 10 | $148,841 | $1,252 | 0.8% |
| Cypress Meadow | 3 | $146,020 | $1,203 | 0.8% |
| Humble | 4 | $142,869 | $1,198 | 0.8% |
| Cypress | 573 | $273,971 | $2,124 | 0.8% |
| Glen Cairn West | 5 | $170,416 | $1,284 | 0.8% |
| Mission Bend | 44 | $181,109 | $1,403 | 0.8% |
| Windfern Forest | 4 | $205,873 | $1,559 | 0.8% |
| Lakes on El Ridge | 2 | $372,512 | $2,906 | 0.8% |
| Taylor Lake Village | 21 | $306,084 | $2,396 | 0.8% |
| Park Ridge | 2 | $142,179 | $1,072 | 0.8% |
| Westfield Village | 9 | $191,658 | $1,480 | 0.8% |
| Cloverleaf | 37 | $164,831 | $1,243 | 0.8% |
| Lindale Farms | 3 | $109,606 | $838 | 0.8% |
| Hearthstone | 5 | $214,173 | $1,618 | 0.8% |
| Bunker Hill Village | 14 | $1,152,748 | $8,797 | 0.8% |
| Windstone | 5 | $204,318 | $1,546 | 0.8% |
| Rockstone | 4 | $179,009 | $1,373 | 0.8% |
| Copperfield Southcreek Village | 8 | $173,047 | $1,345 | 0.8% |
| Concord Colony | 3 | $160,123 | $1,243 | 0.8% |
| Woodland Oaks | 6 | $203,882 | $1,576 | 0.8% |
| Autumn Run | 6 | $169,313 | $1,327 | 0.8% |
| Middlegate Village | 5 | $200,484 | $1,512 | 0.8% |
| Channelview | 64 | $169,563 | $1,242 | 0.7% |
| Barwood | 7 | $204,832 | $1,473 | 0.7% |
| The Woodlands | 12 | $530,140 | $3,616 | 0.7% |
| Northmead Village | 7 | $256,078 | $1,866 | 0.7% |
| La Porte | 83 | $188,543 | $1,337 | 0.7% |
| Jamestown Colony | 5 | $208,544 | $1,528 | 0.7% |
| Aldine Place | 3 | $87,509 | $641 | 0.7% |
| Lakewood West | 2 | $291,607 | $2,037 | 0.7% |
| Piney Point Village | 10 | $1,664,202 | $11,840 | 0.7% |
| West Glen | 8 | $201,395 | $1,470 | 0.7% |
| Western Estates | 6 | $229,487 | $1,714 | 0.7% |
| Clayton Park | 6 | $180,666 | $1,303 | 0.7% |
| Sagemeadow | 10 | $205,664 | $1,488 | 0.7% |
| Highland Village | 5 | $211,503 | $1,434 | 0.7% |
| Hudson | 7 | $156,293 | $1,137 | 0.7% |
| Settlers Village | 5 | $195,224 | $1,388 | 0.7% |
| Parkway Forest | 8 | $135,649 | $1,001 | 0.7% |
| Windsong | 7 | $199,485 | $1,378 | 0.7% |
| Concord Bridge | 5 | $189,176 | $1,270 | 0.7% |
| Yorktown Colony | 8 | $222,491 | $1,525 | 0.7% |
| Westbank | 7 | $162,448 | $1,185 | 0.7% |
| Deerfield Village | 9 | $224,510 | $1,659 | 0.7% |
| Pine Trails | 10 | $139,307 | $1,015 | 0.7% |
| Beechnut Crossing | 9 | $193,118 | $1,374 | 0.7% |
| Bradford Colony | 8 | $229,123 | $1,612 | 0.7% |
| Pedegrel Forest | 4 | $199,239 | $1,335 | 0.7% |
| Cypress Point | 6 | $241,412 | $1,605 | 0.7% |
| Bammel Timbers | 2 | $242,188 | $1,576 | 0.7% |
| Millcreek | 4 | $199,102 | $1,295 | 0.7% |
| Friendswood | 81 | $253,799 | $1,397 | 0.6% |
| Crosby | 62 | $187,423 | $1,141 | 0.6% |
| Pearland | 34 | $305,010 | $1,821 | 0.6% |
| Shoreacres | 7 | $249,000 | $1,459 | 0.6% |
| Oak Creek Village | 5 | $269,199 | $1,704 | 0.6% |
| Webster | 11 | $194,604 | $1,182 | 0.6% |
| Hunters Creek Village | 16 | $1,624,500 | $9,513 | 0.6% |
| League City | 3 | $305,000 | $1,955 | 0.6% |
| Wood Forest North | 4 | $170,845 | $1,085 | 0.6% |
| Hedwig Village | 5 | $953,144 | $5,992 | 0.6% |
| Sageglen | 6 | $205,116 | $1,139 | 0.6% |
| Olde Oaks | 9 | $294,065 | $1,750 | 0.6% |
| Southdown Village | 4 | $276,654 | $1,734 | 0.6% |
| Baytown | 128 | $155,467 | $718 | 0.5% |
| Greenwood Village | 6 | $208,706 | $999 | 0.5% |
| Highlands | 16 | $180,263 | $766 | 0.4% |
| Wood Forest | 5 | $228,323 | $1,004 | 0.4% |
| Hilshire Village | 3 | $1,100,000 | $4,747 | 0.4% |
| Huffman | 15 | $403,700 | $1,615 | 0.4% |
| Spring Valley Village | 11 | $1,106,135 | $4,467 | 0.4% |
| Parkhollow Place | 3 | $249,351 | $1,050 | 0.4% |