ZIP 77551

ZIP code · Galveston County, TXAppraisal data 2026-07-20

ZIP 77551 (ZIP code, Galveston County, Texas): 6,249 homes, median value $270,930, tax rate about 1.72%, 77.4% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

6,249homes

$270,930median value, 2026

1.72%median tax rate

77.4%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

+17.0%value change since 2022

Neighborhoods in 77551

Appraisal district data

Neighborhood	Homes	Median value	Tax rate	High-risk flood
Ashton Place-condo	61	$184,270	1.72%	100%
Backbay	39	$247,930	1.72%	36%
Backbay Townhomes	28	$228,810	1.72%	100%
Barton Square	36	$346,745	1.72%	97%
Bayou Homes	45	$312,000	1.72%	100%
Bayou Shore	35	$254,060	1.72%	100%
Breakers Condos	140	$270,170	1.72%	0%
By the Sea Condos	87	$273,611	1.72%	100%
Captains Cove Resort Condos	49	$356,766	1.72%	0%
Caribbean Townhomes	40	$213,175	1.72%	45%
Cedar Lawn	55	$683,220	1.72%	100%
Cohen Robert I	35	$265,750	1.72%	100%
Colony Park	106	$499,925	1.72%	81%
Colorado	33	$277,090	1.72%	100%
Denver Court	92	$490,500	1.72%	0%
Denver Resurvey	1,623	$256,880	1.72%	84%
Driftwood	181	$349,400	1.72%	99%
Golf Crest	82	$304,040	1.72%	100%
Gulf	241	$286,410	1.72%	100%
Hasselmeier	29	$289,800	1.72%	0%
Havre Lafitte	212	$468,860	1.72%	100%
Havre Lafitte Lakefront	42	$416,236	1.72%	100%
Hollywood Heights	108	$200,725	1.72%	100%
Jakovich	190	$331,780	1.72%	86%
Jones	26	$184,805	1.72%	100%
Jones Addition	39	$331,050	1.72%	100%
Kinkead Addition	101	$263,069	1.72%	100%
Kleinmann	46	$312,510	1.72%	100%
Magnolia Court	52	$236,000	1.72%	100%
Neumann	25	$294,065	1.72%	100%
Pabst Addition	32	$176,185	1.72%	100%
Pabst Bayview	39	$232,830	1.72%	100%
Palm Circle	60	$368,970	1.72%	93%
Palm Gardens	108	$331,750	1.72%	100%
Palms Condos	47	$218,770	1.72%	0%
San Luis Condos	209	$73,740	1.72%	0%
Shoreview	131	$281,850	1.72%	100%
Standard Dredging	125	$221,900	1.72%	100%
Surfside	63	$376,620	1.72%	98%
Tampico Cove Condos	88	$148,750	1.72%	100%
The Dawn Condominium	188	$260,870	1.72%	0%
Victorian Condos	314	$157,290	1.72%	100%
West M Zinn	35	$287,780	1.72%	100%
Wimcrest	40	$312,045	1.72%	100%

Flood zones

FEMA data

4,811homes in a FEMA high-risk zone (A or V, 1% chance a year): 77.4% of mapped homes, above the 34.2% across Galveston County.

1,402homes in the moderate zone (0.2% chance a year): 22.6%.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, zone at the center of each lot, for the 6,213 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

1.72%median combined property tax rate (the same combined rate on nearly every home).

$4,657yearly tax on the $270,930 median home at the full rate, before any exemption.

Taxing units on homes here

Taxing unit	Share of homes
Galveston County Road & Flood	100%
Galveston College	100%
Galveston City	100%
Galveston ISD	100%
Galveston County	100%
Gc Navigation District No. 1	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	$270,930 (below the Galveston County median of $318,095)
Median change in value, 2022–2026	+17.0% (same homes, 6,203 with values in both years)
Median year built	1972
Median living area	1,357 sq ft
Median lot size	5,500 sq ft

When the homes were built

Decade	Homes
1840s	1
1890s	2
1900s	5
1910s	4
1920s	51
1930s	124
1940s	76
1950s	604
1960s	1,502
1970s	959
1980s	1,169
1990s	220
2000s	193
2010s	355
2020s	93

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.

8,000 ftmedian distance from a home to the nearest line.

1home with no transmission line within 3 miles.

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.

Look up a house in 77551

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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.