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Hitchcock Townsite

Neighborhood · Galveston County, TX · ZIP 77563Appraisal data 2026-07-20

Hitchcock Townsite (neighborhood, Galveston County, Texas): 52 homes, median value $173,200, tax rate about 2.16%, 30.8% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

52homes

$173,200median value, 2026

2.16%median tax rate

30.8%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

+41.9%value change since 2022

Flood zones

FEMA data

16homes in a FEMA high-risk zone (A or V, 1% chance a year): 30.8% of mapped homes, below the 34.2% across Galveston County.

36homes in the moderate zone (0.2% chance a year): 69.2%.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, zone at the center of each lot, for the 52 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

2.16%median combined property tax rate (the same combined rate on nearly every home).

$3,740yearly tax on the $173,200 median home at the full rate, before any exemption.

Taxing units on homes here

Taxing unit	Share of homes
Galveston County Road & Flood	100%
Hitchcock ISD	100%
Hitchcock City	100%
College of the Mainland	100%
Galveston County	100%

Rates are the sum of every taxing unit on each property at 2025 adopted rates, the latest full year. Values from Galveston Central Appraisal District files dated 2026-07-20. 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	$173,200 (below the Galveston County median of $318,095)
Median change in value, 2022–2026	+41.9% (same homes, 52 with values in both years)
Median year built	1972
Median living area	1,296 sq ft
Median lot size	7,500 sq ft

When the homes were built

Decade	Homes
1900s	2
1940s	2
1950s	3
1960s	4
1970s	2
1980s	3
1990s	6
2000s	1
2010s	1
2020s	1

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

52homes within 500 ft of an in-service transmission pipeline.

52homes within 1,000 ft.

120 ftmedian distance from a home to the nearest line.

Operators of lines within 1,000 ft of homes

Operator	Homes
Shell Pipeline Company LP	31
Air Liquide Large Indust U.s. LP	15
Enterprise Products Operatingllc	6

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

Neville St (22), N Railroad Ave (10), Wallace St (4), S Railroad Ave (4), 1st St (3), Hwy 6 (2), Barry St (2), 2nd St (2), 6th St (1), 4th St (1), M L King Ave (1)

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

Look up a house in Hitchcock Townsite

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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