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The Highlands

Neighborhood · Fort Bend County, TX · ZIP 77478Appraisal data 2026-09-16

The Highlands (neighborhood, Fort Bend County, Texas): 908 homes, median value $301,182, tax rate about 1.96%, 0.0% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

908homes

$301,182median value, 2026

1.96%median tax rate

0.0%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

+2.5%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 908 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

1.96%median combined property tax rate (the same combined rate on nearly every home).

$5,890yearly tax on the $301,182 median home at the full rate, before any exemption.

Taxing units on homes here

Taxing unit	Share of homes
Fort Bend County General Fund	100%
Fort Bend ISD	100%
Sugar Land, City of	100%
Fort Bend County Drainage	100%
Fort Bend LID 2	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	$301,182 (below the Fort Bend County median of $377,300)
Median change in value, 2025–2026	+2.5% (same homes, 908 with values in both years)
Median year built	1981
Median living area	1,823 sq ft
Median lot size	7,005 sq ft

When the homes were built

Decade	Homes
1970s	275
1980s	627
1990s	3
2000s	1
2010s	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.

4,875 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

Pecan Point Dr (109), The Highlands Dr (78), Coopers Post Ln (59), Rifle Gap Ln (50), Steamboat Run (47), Highland Hills Dr (42), Windy Meadow Dr (40), Long Reach Dr (37), Ferry Lndg (36), Quarry Hill Rd (33), Big Horn Ct (32), Sunset Trl (30)

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

Look up a house in The Highlands

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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