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Harlem

Neighborhood · Harris County, TX · ZIP 77521Appraisal data 2026-10-04

Harlem (neighborhood, Harris County, Texas): 400 homes, median value $115,518, tax rate about 1.97%, 8.2% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

400homes

$115,518median value, 2026

1.97%median tax rate

8.2%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

+21.4%value change since 2022

Flood zones

FEMA data

33homes in a FEMA high-risk zone (A or V, 1% chance a year): 8.2% of mapped homes, about the same as the 8.4% across Harris County.

27homes in the moderate zone (0.2% chance a year): 6.8%.

20homes inside Harvey's estimated flooding (2017): 5.0%.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, zone at the center of each lot, for the 400 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

1.97%median combined property tax rate (the same combined rate on nearly every home).

$2,277yearly tax on the $115,518 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%
Port of Houston Authy	100%
Lee Jr College Dist	100%
Goose Creek CISD	100%
Harris Co Hosp Dist	100%
Hc Emerg Srv Dist 14	100%
Hc FWSD 1A	99%

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	$115,518 (below the Harris County median of $273,001)
Median change in value, 2022–2026	+21.4% (same homes, 390 with values in both years)
Median year built	1968
Median living area	1,292 sq ft
Median lot size	7,968 sq ft

When the homes were built

Decade	Homes
1920s	1
1930s	18
1940s	72
1950s	71
1960s	43
1970s	25
1980s	18
1990s	26
2000s	25
2010s	65
2020s	35

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.

3,090 ftmedian distance from a home to the nearest line.

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

Harlem St (36), Broad St (33), Harrison St (30), Jones Rd (29), Harris St (26), East St (24), Waco St (21), Richard St (20), Fayle St (20), Allen Ln (19), Verdinell St (17), Perry St (17)

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

Look up a house in Harlem

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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