The median sales price of a Harris County home in the second quarter of 2024 was $214,544, based on data from the 10,160 properties sold during that time. In 2024, the median tax bill for the county was $2,071, 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 Bellaire, Wimbledon Country, and Cinco Ranch paid the highest rates.
The above article calculates the effective property tax rate for 2024 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 Bellaire 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 2024.
| City | Q2 2024 Sales | Q2 2024 Median Price | Median tax 2024 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellaire | 48 | $529,520 | $16,257 | 3.1% |
| Wimbledon Country | 3 | $250,113 | $7,674 | 3.1% |
| Cinco Ranch | 4 | $263,799 | $6,734 | 2.6% |
| Oaks of Devonshire | 6 | $199,481 | $4,906 | 2.5% |
| Oakwood Glen | 3 | $252,570 | $6,142 | 2.4% |
| Pinewood Place | 2 | $237,248 | $5,800 | 2.4% |
| Katy | 13 | $191,467 | $4,639 | 2.4% |
| Southside Place | 5 | $1,096,100 | $25,237 | 2.3% |
| Oak Park Trails | 3 | $234,000 | $5,459 | 2.3% |
| Northpointe East | 2 | $207,084 | $4,678 | 2.3% |
| Cimmaron South | 5 | $159,620 | $3,577 | 2.2% |
| Williamsburg Parish | 3 | $214,790 | $4,643 | 2.2% |
| Rotherwood | 3 | $283,976 | $6,202 | 2.2% |
| Williamsburg Colony | 7 | $171,461 | $3,813 | 2.2% |
| Windsor Park Lakes | 5 | $368,413 | $8,085 | 2.2% |
| Three Lakes East | 25 | $183,935 | $4,091 | 2.2% |
| Cypresswood Glen | 5 | $267,202 | $5,952 | 2.2% |
| Recreation Farms | 3 | $144,402 | $3,239 | 2.2% |
| Westgreen | 6 | $143,786 | $3,116 | 2.2% |
| Albury Manor | 3 | $318,739 | $6,971 | 2.2% |
| Windsor Forest | 3 | $192,690 | $4,266 | 2.2% |
| Wood Fern | 4 | $154,826 | $3,229 | 2.1% |
| Willowood | 2 | $136,447 | $2,811 | 2.1% |
| West University Place | 41 | $1,085,672 | $23,047 | 2.1% |
| Lakes of Bridgewater | 3 | $206,406 | $4,238 | 2.1% |
| Wimbledon Champions | 2 | $306,231 | $6,417 | 2.1% |
| Silvermill | 9 | $161,437 | $3,331 | 2.1% |
| Westlake Forest | 6 | $165,587 | $3,446 | 2.1% |
| Spring Creek Forest | 3 | $383,022 | $7,962 | 2.1% |
| Cimarron | 8 | $180,690 | $3,849 | 2.1% |
| Cypresswood | 5 | $208,940 | $4,471 | 2.1% |
| Governor Place | 11 | $181,234 | $3,815 | 2.1% |
| Terranova | 8 | $225,287 | $4,683 | 2.1% |
| Bridgestone West | 14 | $200,462 | $4,204 | 2.1% |
| Westfield | 5 | $226,072 | $4,562 | 2% |
| Williams Chase | 8 | $207,905 | $4,153 | 2% |
| Parkstone | 10 | $238,176 | $4,804 | 2% |
| Memorial Parkway | 13 | $198,769 | $4,024 | 2% |
| Katy | 368 | $209,913 | $3,924 | 1.9% |
| Westlake Place | 6 | $213,882 | $3,959 | 1.9% |
| Klein | 197 | $278,819 | $5,274 | 1.9% |
| Bear Creek Village | 5 | $196,871 | $3,712 | 1.9% |
| Galena Park | 20 | $85,219 | $1,638 | 1.9% |
| Fox Hollow | 4 | $183,379 | $3,559 | 1.9% |
| Charterwood | 4 | $207,133 | $3,837 | 1.9% |
| Sundown Glen | 5 | $198,832 | $3,868 | 1.9% |
| Candlelight Hills | 2 | $293,161 | $5,166 | 1.8% |
| Parkway West | 5 | $174,069 | $3,129 | 1.8% |
| Glencairn Park | 7 | $156,275 | $2,776 | 1.8% |
| Champions Point | 4 | $172,251 | $3,027 | 1.8% |
| North Houston | 2 | $185,626 | $3,235 | 1.7% |
| Holloway Heights | 2 | $205,659 | $3,426 | 1.7% |
| Louetta | 2 | $263,684 | $4,484 | 1.7% |
| Williamsburg Settlement | 5 | $279,260 | $4,642 | 1.7% |
| Cashel Forest | 4 | $241,269 | $3,804 | 1.6% |
| Missouri City | 16 | $152,203 | $2,469 | 1.6% |
| Cypress Villas | 2 | $233,109 | $3,738 | 1.6% |
| El Lago | 19 | $253,266 | $3,703 | 1.5% |
| Deer Park | 83 | $193,755 | $2,683 | 1.4% |
| Jacinto City | 5 | $108,119 | $1,444 | 1.3% |
| South Houston | 22 | $130,853 | $1,674 | 1.3% |
| Bell Meads | 2 | $66,148 | $836 | 1.3% |
| Pine Forest Village | 2 | $193,797 | $2,497 | 1.3% |
| Tomball | 159 | $242,000 | $2,934 | 1.2% |
| Pasadena | 291 | $158,705 | $1,852 | 1.2% |
| Woods of Wimbledon | 2 | $305,499 | $3,584 | 1.2% |
| Riviera East | 2 | $118,825 | $1,380 | 1.2% |
| Aldine | 7 | $87,447 | $933 | 1.1% |
| Houston | 5,644 | $216,922 | $2,289 | 1.1% |
| Jersey Village | 8 | $305,955 | $3,447 | 1.1% |
| Nassau Bay | 27 | $325,309 | $3,432 | 1.1% |
| Oakwilde | 2 | $98,527 | $1,092 | 1.1% |
| Spring | 484 | $193,477 | $1,872 | 1% |
| Seabrook | 28 | $268,742 | $2,722 | 1% |
| McKamy Meadow | 4 | $123,238 | $1,192 | 1% |
| Fair Green | 3 | $115,080 | $1,159 | 1% |
| Chantilly Woods | 7 | $179,093 | $1,767 | 1% |
| The Woodlands | 20 | $391,477 | $3,526 | 0.9% |
| Northline Terrace | 4 | $125,213 | $1,120 | 0.9% |
| Fall Creek | 25 | $304,735 | $2,871 | 0.9% |
| Harvest Meadows | 9 | $130,712 | $1,172 | 0.9% |
| Western Estates | 9 | $189,631 | $1,671 | 0.9% |
| Highland Village | 6 | $163,619 | $1,399 | 0.9% |
| Briar Creek | 3 | $118,274 | $1,035 | 0.9% |
| North Forest | 3 | $144,043 | $1,257 | 0.9% |
| Millcreek | 2 | $138,611 | $1,263 | 0.9% |
| Windsong | 11 | $153,409 | $1,343 | 0.9% |
| Forest Wood | 14 | $153,634 | $1,337 | 0.9% |
| Winchester Country | 5 | $155,887 | $1,339 | 0.9% |
| Foxwood | 6 | $137,614 | $1,264 | 0.9% |
| Beechnut Crossing | 3 | $155,817 | $1,340 | 0.9% |
| Tallowwood | 9 | $142,800 | $1,221 | 0.9% |
| Kenswick | 4 | $140,878 | $1,218 | 0.9% |
| Champions East | 5 | $272,764 | $2,506 | 0.9% |
| Humble | 72 | $177,508 | $1,493 | 0.8% |
| Cypress | 671 | $268,220 | $2,071 | 0.8% |
| Channelview | 48 | $154,345 | $1,211 | 0.8% |
| Atascocita | 288 | $213,900 | $1,704 | 0.8% |
| Sheldon | 10 | $90,126 | $752 | 0.8% |
| Northmead Village | 8 | $241,295 | $1,820 | 0.8% |
| Taylor Lake Village | 20 | $290,200 | $2,337 | 0.8% |
| Jamestown Colony | 8 | $189,665 | $1,490 | 0.8% |
| Shoreacres | 6 | $188,850 | $1,423 | 0.8% |
| Westfield Village | 4 | $180,882 | $1,444 | 0.8% |
| Lakewood West | 7 | $247,208 | $1,987 | 0.8% |
| Woodedge Village | 3 | $219,824 | $1,807 | 0.8% |
| Canyongate | 4 | $223,646 | $1,881 | 0.8% |
| Yale Gardens | 5 | $225,761 | $1,877 | 0.8% |
| Westbourne | 10 | $182,478 | $1,403 | 0.8% |
| Lincoln Green East | 8 | $140,968 | $1,173 | 0.8% |
| Turtle Lake | 8 | $165,745 | $1,392 | 0.8% |
| Royalwood | 3 | $125,194 | $985 | 0.8% |
| Windstone | 18 | $196,820 | $1,508 | 0.8% |
| Rockstone | 4 | $169,688 | $1,339 | 0.8% |
| Hastings Green | 2 | $170,715 | $1,352 | 0.8% |
| West Glen | 3 | $189,430 | $1,434 | 0.8% |
| Ravensway South | 6 | $192,552 | $1,596 | 0.8% |
| Concord Colony | 3 | $144,240 | $1,212 | 0.8% |
| Wood Forest North | 3 | $132,067 | $1,058 | 0.8% |
| Audubon Park | 6 | $119,517 | $1,002 | 0.8% |
| Hudson | 2 | $139,111 | $1,109 | 0.8% |
| Bonaire | 7 | $171,114 | $1,293 | 0.8% |
| Settlers Village | 17 | $163,842 | $1,353 | 0.8% |
| Parkway Forest | 4 | $116,251 | $976 | 0.8% |
| Norchester | 11 | $228,605 | $1,756 | 0.8% |
| Ravensway | 3 | $214,943 | $1,679 | 0.8% |
| Northview | 8 | $165,970 | $1,349 | 0.8% |
| Pine Trails | 5 | $121,786 | $990 | 0.8% |
| Tower Oaks Meadows | 6 | $156,739 | $1,215 | 0.8% |
| Heather Glen | 4 | $132,857 | $1,087 | 0.8% |
| Greenwood Village | 5 | $117,410 | $974 | 0.8% |
| Sabacen Park | 2 | $239,141 | $1,807 | 0.8% |
| Hockley | 18 | $182,561 | $1,282 | 0.7% |
| Glen Cairn West | 3 | $175,702 | $1,252 | 0.7% |
| Barwood | 2 | $199,913 | $1,436 | 0.7% |
| Mission Bend | 30 | $193,836 | $1,368 | 0.7% |
| La Porte | 76 | $188,723 | $1,304 | 0.7% |
| Lakes on El Ridge | 3 | $378,892 | $2,834 | 0.7% |
| Park Ridge | 6 | $154,337 | $1,046 | 0.7% |
| Northington Estates | 2 | $82,131 | $546 | 0.7% |
| Cloverleaf | 34 | $169,882 | $1,212 | 0.7% |
| Woodmeadow | 6 | $170,743 | $1,223 | 0.7% |
| Tealbrook Reservation | 7 | $183,351 | $1,275 | 0.7% |
| Strathmore | 8 | $207,291 | $1,514 | 0.7% |
| Clayton Park | 2 | $176,851 | $1,270 | 0.7% |
| Copperfield Southcreek Village | 7 | $175,319 | $1,312 | 0.7% |
| Sagemeadow | 13 | $206,753 | $1,451 | 0.7% |
| Meisterwood | 6 | $182,328 | $1,305 | 0.7% |
| Woodland Oaks | 4 | $222,730 | $1,537 | 0.7% |
| Autumn Run | 7 | $177,156 | $1,294 | 0.7% |
| Concord Bridge | 8 | $188,278 | $1,239 | 0.7% |
| Yorktown Colony | 5 | $200,410 | $1,487 | 0.7% |
| Westbank | 8 | $156,912 | $1,156 | 0.7% |
| Deerfield Village | 7 | $230,080 | $1,618 | 0.7% |
| Bradford Colony | 4 | $216,772 | $1,572 | 0.7% |
| Glen Cairn | 12 | $172,382 | $1,287 | 0.7% |
| Cypress Meadow | 6 | $160,674 | $1,173 | 0.7% |
| Middlegate Village | 6 | $198,290 | $1,474 | 0.7% |
| Southdown Village | 9 | $259,655 | $1,691 | 0.7% |
| Humble | 7 | $160,914 | $1,168 | 0.7% |
| Tomball | 4 | $252,000 | $1,784 | 0.7% |
| Crosby | 68 | $184,988 | $1,113 | 0.6% |
| Pearland | 35 | $286,964 | $1,775 | 0.6% |
| Spring Valley Village | 23 | $745,425 | $4,357 | 0.6% |
| Highlands | 20 | $131,848 | $747 | 0.6% |
| Cypress Point | 3 | $280,716 | $1,565 | 0.6% |
| McNair | 3 | $37,555 | $223 | 0.6% |
| Piney Point Village | 15 | $1,838,000 | $11,547 | 0.6% |
| Webster | 8 | $191,921 | $1,153 | 0.6% |
| Hilshire Village | 6 | $834,918 | $4,629 | 0.6% |
| League City | 6 | $320,753 | $1,907 | 0.6% |
| Hedwig Village | 3 | $984,123 | $5,844 | 0.6% |
| Olde Oaks | 6 | $293,189 | $1,707 | 0.6% |
| Friendswood | 63 | $251,399 | $1,362 | 0.5% |
| Huffman | 8 | $348,959 | $1,575 | 0.5% |
| Windfern Forest | 4 | $279,216 | $1,520 | 0.5% |
| Northglen | 10 | $201,001 | $1,097 | 0.5% |
| Oak Creek Village | 3 | $306,900 | $1,661 | 0.5% |
| Hearthstone | 3 | $321,478 | $1,578 | 0.5% |
| Hunters Creek Village | 12 | $1,712,044 | $9,277 | 0.5% |
| Wood Forest | 3 | $180,872 | $979 | 0.5% |
| Bunker Hill Village | 10 | $1,720,664 | $8,579 | 0.5% |
| Pedegrel Forest | 9 | $265,799 | $1,302 | 0.5% |
| Sageglen | 11 | $211,687 | $1,111 | 0.5% |
| Baytown | 138 | $156,409 | $700 | 0.4% |
| Barrett | 6 | $139,559 | $458 | 0.3% |
| Morgan's Point | 2 | $619,660 | $2,007 | 0.3% |
| Ponderosa Forest | 6 | $239,858 | $669 | 0.3% |
| Emerson Place | 2 | $202,217 | $444 | 0.2% |
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