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Houston Heights

Neighborhood · Harris County, TX · ZIP 77008, 77007, 77088Appraisal data 2026-10-04

Houston Heights (neighborhood, Harris County, Texas): 4,532 homes, median value $803,163, tax rate about 2.13%, 0.1% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

4,532homes

$803,163median value, 2026

2.13%median tax rate

0.1%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

+18.0%value change since 2022

Flood zones

FEMA data

4homes in a FEMA high-risk zone (A or V, 1% chance a year): 0.1% of mapped homes, below the 8.4% across Harris County.

34homes in the moderate zone (0.2% chance a year): 0.8%.

1home inside Harvey's estimated flooding (2017): 0.0%.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, zone at the center of each lot, for the 4,532 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

2.13%median combined property tax rate (the same combined rate on nearly every home).

$17,069yearly tax on the $803,163 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%
Houston City College	100%
Houston ISD	100%
Port of Houston Authy	100%
Harris Co Hosp Dist	100%
TIRZ 5 - Memorial Heights Annx 4 (061)	19%

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	$803,163 (above the Harris County median of $273,001)
Median change in value, 2022–2026	+18.0% (same homes, 4,370 with values in both years)
Median year built	2005
Median living area	2,384 sq ft
Median lot size	4,400 sq ft

When the homes were built

Decade	Homes
1880s	4
1890s	11
1900s	145
1910s	227
1920s	881
1930s	255
1940s	120
1950s	40
1960s	11
1970s	1
1980s	55
1990s	160
2000s	896
2010s	1,439
2020s	285

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.

14,650 ftmedian distance from a home to the nearest line.

3,304homes 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.

Streets

Appraisal district data

Ashland St (233), Rutland St (215), Arlington St (198), Columbia St (195), Cortlandt St (189), Nicholson St (187), Tulane St (185), Allston St (184), Harvard St (172), W 26th St (161), Waverly St (158), W 17th St (137)

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

Look up a house in Houston Heights

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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