Houston Property Tax Rate 2025: Every Piece of Your Bill, Explained
If you own a home inside the City of Houston and Houston ISD, your tax bill is several bills stacked together. Here are the 2025 rates for each piece, straight from the state’s rate reports.
| Taxing unit | Rate per $100 |
|---|---|
| Harris County | 0.3810 |
| Harris County Hospital District (Harris Health) | 0.1876 |
| Harris County Department of Education | 0.0048 |
| Port of Houston Authority | 0.0059 |
| City of Houston | 0.5192 |
| Houston ISD | 0.8783 |
| Total of the units above | 1.9768 |
Property tax and homestead savings estimate
Rates prefilled: Houston ISD, plus the other units in the table above (2025). Change them to match your tax bill.
An estimate only. Your appraisal district and tax bill have the exact numbers, including any extra exemptions your city or county offers and special districts (like MUDs) not counted here.
Lowering your Houston property taxes
- Homestead exemption: see our step-by-step guide to the Harris County homestead exemption.
- Protest your HCAD value: online through HCAD by the deadline on your notice (usually May 15).
- 65+ or disabled: file for the extra exemption and the school tax ceiling.
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Common questions
What is the property tax rate in Houston?
There isn't one rate. A home in the City of Houston and Houston ISD pays several: Harris County, the hospital district, the Department of Education, the Port, the City and the school district, plus flood control, Houston Community College and any MUD. Add them up from your tax bill.
What is the City of Houston's 2025 tax rate?
$0.51919 per $100 of taxable value, according to the Texas Comptroller's 2025 city rate report.