Houston Republic

Property owners in Harris County paid 1% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the second quarter of 2023, 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 2023 was $204,645, based on data from the 16,309 properties sold during that time. In 2023, the median tax bill for the county was $2,001, 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 and Cinco Ranch paid the highest rates.

The above article calculates the effective property tax rate for 2023 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 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 2023.

City	Q2 2023 Sales	Q2 2023 Median Price	Median tax 2023	Effective tax rate
Wimbledon Country	3	$244,323	$7,414	3%
Cinco Ranch	3	$251,916	$6,506	2.6%
Albury Manor	2	$277,647	$6,735	2.4%
Katy	5	$184,034	$4,482	2.4%
Lakes of Bridgewater	5	$179,935	$4,094	2.3%
Oaks of Devonshire	8	$209,229	$4,740	2.3%
Cimmaron South	4	$158,455	$3,455	2.2%
Silvermill	9	$145,559	$3,218	2.2%
Three Lakes East	9	$181,528	$3,953	2.2%
Pinewood Place	2	$259,963	$5,603	2.2%
Rotherwood	2	$287,783	$5,992	2.1%
Windsor Park Lakes	2	$374,901	$7,811	2.1%
Cypresswood Glen	7	$269,083	$5,750	2.1%
Recreation Farms	6	$147,820	$3,129	2.1%
Westgreen	8	$142,763	$3,011	2.1%
Memorial Parkway	9	$186,310	$3,888	2.1%
Bridgestone West	16	$194,851	$4,061	2.1%
Bellaire	38	$795,623	$15,706	2%
West University Place	54	$1,095,409	$22,266	2%
Williams Chase	7	$201,347	$4,013	2%
Fox Hollow	2	$168,916	$3,438	2%
Louetta	2	$220,821	$4,332	2%
Northpointe East	3	$228,948	$4,519	2%
Williamsburg Colony	3	$186,503	$3,684	2%
Cimarron	10	$185,162	$3,718	2%
Bridgestone Ranch	6	$188,411	$3,795	2%
Cypresswood	4	$215,003	$4,319	2%
Governor Place	8	$182,363	$3,685	2%
Westlake Place	6	$198,719	$3,825	1.9%
Westfield	8	$236,773	$4,407	1.9%
Parkstone	6	$244,864	$4,641	1.9%
Charterwood	3	$199,312	$3,707	1.9%
Westlake Forest	12	$173,436	$3,329	1.9%
Spring Creek Forest	5	$400,000	$7,692	1.9%
Forest North	2	$185,035	$3,541	1.9%
Sundown Glen	14	$194,439	$3,736	1.9%
Williamsburg Settlement	6	$235,183	$4,484	1.9%
Terranova	14	$232,329	$4,525	1.9%
Katy	315	$205,958	$3,791	1.8%
Wood Fern	4	$172,360	$3,119	1.8%
Klein	194	$281,107	$5,095	1.8%
Bear Creek Village	9	$198,136	$3,586	1.8%
Galena Park	21	$86,035	$1,582	1.8%
Glencairn Park	4	$147,650	$2,682	1.8%
Cypress Villas	4	$198,218	$3,611	1.8%
Candlelight Hills	3	$302,251	$4,991	1.7%
Windsor Forest	2	$254,776	$4,121	1.6%
Champions Point	3	$178,252	$2,924	1.6%
South Houston	21	$108,459	$1,618	1.5%
Fountainhead	3	$236,175	$3,657	1.5%
Missouri City	13	$165,443	$2,385	1.4%
Deer Park	87	$198,650	$2,592	1.3%
Jacinto City	10	$109,496	$1,395	1.3%
Tomball	142	$243,016	$2,835	1.2%
Nassau Bay	19	$270,776	$3,315	1.2%
El Lago	11	$295,971	$3,577	1.2%
Pasadena	249	$162,330	$1,789	1.1%
Jersey Village	9	$305,152	$3,330	1.1%
Aldine	14	$86,134	$901	1%
Houston	5,289	$217,842	$2,211	1%
Kings Lake Forest	3	$97,990	$987	1%
Spring	401	$193,974	$1,809	0.9%
Seabrook	30	$303,481	$2,629	0.9%
The Woodlands	14	$395,000	$3,407	0.9%
Northline Terrace	6	$118,504	$1,082	0.9%
Woodsdale	2	$197,666	$1,793	0.9%
Lincoln Green East	3	$122,954	$1,133	0.9%
Fair Green	7	$130,065	$1,119	0.9%
Sequoya Bend	3	$131,486	$1,172	0.9%
Greensbrook	2	$102,756	$916	0.9%
Pine Trails	5	$101,525	$956	0.9%
Tallowwood	9	$132,432	$1,180	0.9%
Heather Glen	3	$121,541	$1,050	0.9%
Champions East	6	$263,242	$2,422	0.9%
Humble	6	$128,900	$1,128	0.9%
Tomball	3	$199,065	$1,724	0.9%
Humble	97	$180,102	$1,442	0.8%
Channelview	47	$155,174	$1,170	0.8%
Atascocita	259	$218,000	$1,647	0.8%
Ridge Point	2	$132,271	$1,051	0.8%
Taylor Lake Village	9	$298,391	$2,257	0.8%
Southside Place	2	$2,975,022	$24,381	0.8%
Fall Creek	32	$352,230	$2,774	0.8%
Westfield Village	4	$173,787	$1,395	0.8%
Harvest Meadows	6	$148,013	$1,132	0.8%
Canterbury Forest	7	$205,410	$1,614	0.8%
Woodedge Village	4	$208,094	$1,746	0.8%
Canyongate	4	$232,266	$1,818	0.8%
Yale Gardens	3	$221,256	$1,813	0.8%
Turtle Lake	7	$173,823	$1,344	0.8%
Cypress Glen	3	$191,655	$1,549	0.8%
Royalwood	4	$115,424	$952	0.8%
McKamy Meadow	3	$140,893	$1,151	0.8%
Bell Meads	2	$97,419	$807	0.8%
Strathmore	8	$182,251	$1,463	0.8%
Western Estates	6	$202,137	$1,614	0.8%
Briar Creek	3	$120,983	$1,000	0.8%
Audubon Park	2	$126,018	$968	0.8%
North Forest	5	$145,818	$1,215	0.8%
Millcreek	5	$154,832	$1,220	0.8%
Settlers Village	17	$162,582	$1,307	0.8%
Norchester	6	$223,597	$1,697	0.8%
Riviera East	4	$162,925	$1,334	0.8%
Forest Wood	13	$165,759	$1,291	0.8%
Ravensway	4	$192,633	$1,622	0.8%
Foxwood	6	$146,958	$1,221	0.8%
Bradford Colony	9	$202,275	$1,519	0.8%
Greenfield Village	4	$157,650	$1,289	0.8%
Kenswick	11	$142,610	$1,177	0.8%
Greenwood Village	2	$122,391	$941	0.8%
Sabacen Park	7	$216,037	$1,745	0.8%
Hockley	25	$171,159	$1,239	0.7%
Cypress	582	$268,850	$2,001	0.7%
Somerall	10	$164,143	$1,206	0.7%
Barwood	4	$199,002	$1,387	0.7%
Mission Bend	32	$179,671	$1,322	0.7%
Northmead Village	6	$246,968	$1,758	0.7%
Jamestown Colony	10	$193,745	$1,440	0.7%
Park Ridge	6	$152,403	$1,010	0.7%
Shoreacres	9	$194,169	$1,375	0.7%
Cloverleaf	42	$162,799	$1,171	0.7%
Westbourne	14	$186,282	$1,355	0.7%
Woodmeadow	2	$163,604	$1,182	0.7%
Windstone	8	$201,702	$1,457	0.7%
Rockstone	6	$197,636	$1,293	0.7%
Tealbrook Reservation	3	$184,301	$1,231	0.7%
League City	3	$282,371	$1,842	0.7%
Hastings Green	3	$187,044	$1,306	0.7%
West Glen	6	$188,991	$1,385	0.7%
Clayton Park	8	$165,386	$1,227	0.7%
Copperfield Southcreek Village	8	$189,168	$1,267	0.7%
Sagemeadow	9	$195,051	$1,402	0.7%
Highland Village	4	$206,455	$1,351	0.7%
Woodland Oaks	2	$210,134	$1,485	0.7%
Bonaire	3	$175,332	$1,249	0.7%
Autumn Run	6	$175,260	$1,250	0.7%
Parkway Forest	3	$140,863	$943	0.7%
Windsong	14	$190,520	$1,298	0.7%
Concord Bridge	12	$161,772	$1,197	0.7%
Yorktown Colony	7	$202,907	$1,437	0.7%
Chantilly Woods	3	$253,141	$1,707	0.7%
Westbank	8	$157,483	$1,116	0.7%
Northview	2	$177,421	$1,304	0.7%
Winchester Country	10	$189,722	$1,293	0.7%
Deerfield Village	9	$232,619	$1,563	0.7%
Beechnut Crossing	5	$172,878	$1,295	0.7%
Glen Cairn	12	$168,943	$1,243	0.7%
Pedegrel Forest	2	$171,270	$1,258	0.7%
Tower Oaks Meadows	3	$176,361	$1,174	0.7%
Olde Oaks	10	$227,072	$1,649	0.7%
Cypress Meadow	3	$160,386	$1,133	0.7%
Middlegate Village	5	$210,916	$1,424	0.7%
Southdown Village	9	$249,701	$1,634	0.7%
Friendswood	53	$237,996	$1,316	0.6%
Crosby	69	$187,612	$1,075	0.6%
Glen Cairn West	6	$213,461	$1,210	0.6%
Sheldon	6	$122,227	$727	0.6%
La Porte	81	$197,597	$1,260	0.6%
Pearland	27	$275,000	$1,715	0.6%
Windfern Forest	4	$226,124	$1,468	0.6%
Orange Grove	2	$97,932	$595	0.6%
Hearthstone	5	$235,000	$1,525	0.6%
Jersey Acres	2	$169,675	$1,062	0.6%
Webster	9	$190,537	$1,114	0.6%
Hilshire Village	6	$713,053	$4,473	0.6%
Wood Forest North	4	$157,657	$1,022	0.6%
West Wind	2	$210,558	$1,177	0.6%
Barrett	15	$87,499	$443	0.5%
Spring Valley Village	20	$877,309	$4,209	0.5%
Lakes on El Ridge	2	$578,916	$2,737	0.5%
Northglen	4	$212,029	$1,060	0.5%
Oak Creek Village	4	$334,073	$1,605	0.5%
Hunters Creek Village	9	$1,664,103	$8,963	0.5%
Wood Forest	2	$179,338	$946	0.5%
Bunker Hill Village	11	$1,775,000	$8,289	0.5%
Tower Oak Plaza	3	$355,937	$1,623	0.5%
Parkhollow Place	4	$207,368	$989	0.5%
Sageglen	6	$203,935	$1,073	0.5%
Huffman	15	$389,250	$1,522	0.4%
Baytown	152	$163,166	$677	0.4%
Highlands	18	$167,065	$722	0.4%
Piney Point Village	7	$3,160,963	$11,155	0.4%
Emerson Place	2	$100,313	$429	0.4%
Hedwig Village	8	$1,274,500	$5,646	0.4%
Ponderosa Forest	2	$302,330	$646	0.2%