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Shanks

Neighborhood · Brazoria County, TX · ZIP 77531, 77541Appraisal data 2026-09-28

Shanks (neighborhood, Brazoria County, Texas): 90 homes, median value $176,920, tax rate about 2.03%, 20.2% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

90homes

$176,920median value, 2026

2.03%median tax rate

20.2%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

+39.3%value change since 2022

Flood zones

FEMA data

18homes in a FEMA high-risk zone (A or V, 1% chance a year): 20.2% of mapped homes, about the same as the 19.8% across Brazoria County.

0homes in the moderate zone (0.2% chance a year): 0.0%.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, zone at the center of each lot, for the 89 homes with a mapped lot. Flooding outside mapped zones does happen; check the flood insurance claims history and an elevation certificate for a specific house.

Property taxes

Appraisal district data

2.03%median combined property tax rate (most homes fall between 1.85–2.03%).

$3,594yearly tax on the $176,920 median home at the full rate, before any exemption.

Taxing units on homes here

Taxing unit	Share of homes
Brazoria County	100%
Brazosport College	100%
Port Freeport	100%
Brazoria County Road & Bridge Fund	100%
Brazosport ISD	100%
Velasco Drainage District	100%
City of Clute	81%
Village of Surfside	19%

Rates are the sum of every taxing unit on each property at 2025 adopted rates, the latest full year. Values from Brazoria County Appraisal District files dated 2026-09-28. Homestead exemptions and caps belong to the current owner and do not transfer to a buyer.

Homes and values

Appraisal district data

Measure	Value
Median market value, 2026	$176,920 (below the Brazoria County median of $310,000)
Median change in value, 2022–2026	+39.3% (same homes, 89 with values in both years)
Median year built	1952
Median living area	1,196 sq ft
Median lot size	7,405 sq ft

When the homes were built

Decade	Homes
1920s	1
1930s	2
1940s	13
1950s	37
1960s	17
1970s	6
1980s	1
1990s	3
2000s	2
2010s	6
2020s	2

Single-family homes, townhomes, condos and mobile homes on owned land. Market value is the appraisal district's estimate, not an appraisal or sale price.

Pipelines

Railroad Commission data

0homes within 500 ft of an in-service transmission pipeline.

0homes within 1,000 ft.

3,490 ftmedian distance from a home to the nearest line.

Straight-line distance from the center of each lot to the nearest in-service transmission line on the Texas Railroad Commission's map. Distribution gas lines are not included.

Streets

Appraisal district data

Avery St (15), Maddox (14), E Orchard St (12), Magnolia (10), Beach Ave (9), Long (8), S Shanks (5), Shanks (4), Beach Dr (4), Starfish St (3), Orchard St (2), Old Angleton Rd (2)

Streets with the most homes in this neighborhood, with home counts.

Look up a house in Shanks

Street address

Each house report shows its own value history, tax units, flood zone at the center of the lot and the nearest pipeline.

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