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Candlelight Forest West

Neighborhood · Harris County, TX · ZIP 77040Appraisal data 2026-10-04

Candlelight Forest West (neighborhood, Harris County, Texas): 150 homes, median value $262,656, tax rate about 2.43%, 50.7% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

150homes

$262,656median value, 2026

2.43%median tax rate

50.7%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

-1.0%value change since 2022

Flood zones

FEMA data

76homes in a FEMA high-risk zone (A or V, 1% chance a year): 50.7% of mapped homes, above the 8.4% across Harris County.

35homes in the moderate zone (0.2% chance a year): 23.3%.

0homes inside Harvey's estimated flooding (2017): 0.0%.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, zone at the center of each lot, for the 150 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. Harvey extent is the Harris County Flood Control District's estimate along gauged channels.

Property taxes

Appraisal district data

2.43%median combined property tax rate (the same combined rate on nearly every home).

$6,375yearly tax on the $262,656 median home at the full rate, before any exemption.

Taxing units on homes here

Taxing unit	Share of homes
Harris County	100%
Harris Co Flood Cntrl	100%
Harris Co Educ Dept	100%
City of Houston	100%
Near NW Mgmt District	100%
Lone Star College Sys	100%
Port of Houston Authy	100%
Harris Co Hosp Dist	100%
Aldine ISD	100%

Rates are the sum of every taxing unit on each property at 2025 adopted rates, the latest full year. Values from Harris Central Appraisal District files dated 2026-10-04. 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	$262,656 (about the same as the Harris County median of $273,001)
Median change in value, 2022–2026	-1.0% (same homes, 146 with values in both years)
Median year built	1971
Median living area	2,484 sq ft
Median lot size	9,078 sq ft

When the homes were built

Decade	Homes
1960s	2
1970s	148

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

80homes within 500 ft of an in-service transmission pipeline.

144homes within 1,000 ft.

455 ftmedian distance from a home to the nearest line.

Operators of lines within 1,000 ft of homes

Operator	Homes
Bp Pipelines (north America),inc	144

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

Kindletree Dr (46), Rocktree Dr (31), Lark Meadow Dr (18), Hearthwood Dr (16), Kindletree Cir (10), Oak Thicket Dr (9), Dorsetshire Dr (9), Majestic Oaks Dr (8), N Haven Dr (3)

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

Look up a house in Candlelight Forest West

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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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