Texas / Harris County / ZIP 77042 / Walnut Bend

Walnut Bend

Neighborhood · Harris County, TX · ZIP 77042Appraisal data 2026-10-04

Walnut Bend (neighborhood, Harris County, Texas): 979 homes, median value $469,975, tax rate about 2.13%, 0.6% in a FEMA high-risk flood zone. Flood zones, property taxes, home values and pipelines from public records.

979homes

$469,975median value, 2026

2.13%median tax rate

0.6%in FEMA high-risk flood zones

+14.7%value change since 2022

Flood zones

FEMA data

6homes in a FEMA high-risk zone (A or V, 1% chance a year): 0.6% of mapped homes, below the 8.4% across Harris County.

62homes in the moderate zone (0.2% chance a year): 6.3%.

1home with the lot center in a regulatory floodway, where building rules are strictest.

51homes inside Harvey's estimated flooding (2017): 5.2%.

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, zone at the center of each lot, for the 979 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).

$9,988yearly tax on the $469,975 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%

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	$469,975 (above the Harris County median of $273,001)
Median change in value, 2022–2026	+14.7% (same homes, 969 with values in both years)
Median year built	1967
Median living area	2,268 sq ft
Median lot size	9,225 sq ft

When the homes were built

Decade	Homes
1950s	9
1960s	788
1970s	163
1990s	1
2000s	4
2010s	10
2020s	4

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.

2,560 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

Blue Willow Dr (78), Walnut Bend Ln (77), Overbrook Ln (34), Wickersham Ln (34), Inwood Dr (32), Cedar Creek Dr (32), Longmont Dr (32), Valley Forge Dr (32), Bordley Dr (32), Lynbrook Dr (32), Sugar Hill Dr (32), Holly Springs Dr (32)

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

Look up a house in Walnut Bend

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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