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Covington West

Neighborhood · Fort Bend County, TX · ZIP 77498Appraisal data 2026-09-16

Covington West (neighborhood, Fort Bend County, Texas): 156 homes, median value $226,610, tax rate about 1.84%, 0.0% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

156homes

$226,610median value, 2026

1.84%median tax rate

0.0%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

-10.4%value change since 2025

Flood zones

FEMA data

0homes in a FEMA high-risk zone (A or V, 1% chance a year): 0.0% of mapped homes, below the 2.6% across Fort Bend 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 156 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

1.84%median combined property tax rate (the same combined rate on nearly every home).

$4,164yearly tax on the $226,610 median home at the full rate, before any exemption.

Taxing units on homes here

Taxing unit	Share of homes
Fort Bend ISD	100%
Fort Bend County Drainage	100%
Sugar Land, City of	100%
Fort Bend County General Fund	100%

Rates are the sum of every taxing unit on each property at 2025 adopted rates, the latest full year. Values from Fort Bend Central Appraisal District files dated 2026-09-16. 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	$226,610 (below the Fort Bend County median of $377,300)
Median change in value, 2025–2026	-10.4% (same homes, 156 with values in both years)
Median year built	1977
Median living area	1,707 sq ft
Median lot size	8,222 sq ft

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

139homes within 500 ft of an in-service transmission pipeline.

156homes within 1,000 ft.

270 ftmedian distance from a home to the nearest line.

Operators of lines within 1,000 ft of homes

Operator	Homes
Monument Pipeline, LP	68
Energy Transfer Company	64
Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline LLC	24

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

Michele Dr (42), Arcadia Dr (42), Greenway Dr (24), Utopia Dr (19), Hanbury Ct (10), Apple Dr (10), Louan Ct (9)

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

Look up a house in Covington West

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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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