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Nicholstone

Neighborhood · Galveston County, TX · ZIP 77539, 77550Appraisal data 2026-07-20

Nicholstone (neighborhood, Galveston County, Texas): 751 homes, median value $194,580, tax rate about 2.35%, 35.3% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

751homes

$194,580median value, 2026

2.35%median tax rate

35.3%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

+28.6%value change since 2022

Flood zones

FEMA data

265homes in a FEMA high-risk zone (A or V, 1% chance a year): 35.3% of mapped homes, about the same as the 34.2% across Galveston County.

484homes in the moderate zone (0.2% chance a year): 64.5%.

62homes with the lot center in a regulatory floodway, where building rules are strictest.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, zone at the center of each lot, for the 750 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

2.35%median combined property tax rate (most homes fall between 1.86–2.35%).

$4,572yearly tax on the $194,580 median home at the full rate, before any exemption.

Taxing units on homes here

Taxing unit	Share of homes
Galveston County Road & Flood	100%
College of the Mainland	100%
Dickinson ISD	100%
Galveston County	100%
WCID No. 1	95%
Dickinson City	79%

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	$194,580 (below the Galveston County median of $318,095)
Median change in value, 2022–2026	+28.6% (same homes, 750 with values in both years)
Median year built	1980
Median living area	1,346 sq ft
Median lot size	9,000 sq ft

When the homes were built

Decade	Homes
1920s	2
1930s	2
1940s	7
1950s	16
1960s	39
1970s	146
1980s	68
1990s	40
2000s	58
2010s	46
2020s	19

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

188homes within 500 ft of an in-service transmission pipeline.

403homes within 1,000 ft.

930 ftmedian distance from a home to the nearest line.

Operators of lines within 1,000 ft of homes

Operator	Homes
Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P.	281
Magellan Crude Oil Pl Co, L.P.	51
Bp Pipelines (north America),inc	27
Gel Texas Pipeline, LLC	12

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

E 24th St (52), E 38th St (47), E 29th St (46), E 30th St (45), E 37th St (41), E 26th St (40), E 25th St (37), E 36th St (36), E 28th St (32), E 31st St (32), E 33rd St (31), E 27th St (30)

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

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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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