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The Islands

Neighborhood · Galveston County, TX · ZIP 77590Appraisal data 2026-07-20

The Islands (neighborhood, Galveston County, Texas): 145 homes, median value $284,012, tax rate about 2.22%, 0.0% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

145homes

$284,012median value, 2026

2.22%median tax rate

0.0%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

+7.9%value change since 2022

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 34.2% across Galveston 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 145 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

2.22%median combined property tax rate (the same combined rate on nearly every home).

$6,311yearly tax on the $284,012 median home at the full rate, before any exemption.

Taxing units on homes here

Taxing unit	Share of homes
Galveston County Road & Flood	100%
Texas City ISD	100%
Texas 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	$284,012 (below the Galveston County median of $318,095)
Median change in value, 2022–2026	+7.9% (same homes, 145 with values in both years)
Median year built	1997
Median living area	1,959 sq ft
Median lot size	7,475 sq ft

When the homes were built

Decade	Homes
1990s	106
2000s	38

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

108homes within 500 ft of an in-service transmission pipeline.

145homes within 1,000 ft.

370 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.	102
Energy Transfer Company	43

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

28th Ave N (49), 29th Ave N (42), 15th St N (16), 26th Ave N (16), 27th Ave N (14), 14th St N (5), 12th St N (3)

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

Look up a house in The Islands

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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