Texas / Harris County / ZIP 77009 / Sunset Heights

Sunset Heights

Neighborhood · Harris County, TX · ZIP 77009, 77008, 77088Appraisal data 2026-10-04

Sunset Heights (neighborhood, Harris County, Texas): 1,108 homes, median value $575,832, tax rate about 2.13%, 1.7% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

1,108homes

$575,832median value, 2026

2.13%median tax rate

1.7%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

+23.9%value change since 2022

Flood zones

FEMA data

19homes in a FEMA high-risk zone (A or V, 1% chance a year): 1.7% of mapped homes, below the 8.4% across Harris County.

176homes in the moderate zone (0.2% chance a year): 15.9%.

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, zone at the center of each lot, for the 1,108 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).

$12,238yearly tax on the $575,832 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%
Grtr Nrthsd Mgmt Dist	69%

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	$575,832 (above the Harris County median of $273,001)
Median change in value, 2022–2026	+23.9% (same homes, 1,073 with values in both years)
Median year built	1936
Median living area	1,471 sq ft
Median lot size	5,940 sq ft

When the homes were built

Decade	Homes
1900s	6
1910s	34
1920s	414
1930s	110
1940s	200
1950s	74
1960s	13
1970s	2
1980s	8
1990s	7
2000s	38
2010s	121
2020s	81

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.

11,475 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

E 26th St (123), Aurora St (109), E 28th St (100), E 27th St (83), E 24th St (80), E 25th St (74), E 23rd St (61), Robbie St (44), Louise St (42), Adele St (40), Nadine St (39), Kern St (31)

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

Look up a house in Sunset 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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