Harris County Property Tax Rate

Compiled by
The County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties

The information contained in this report was obtained from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. However, the changes since the prior year are from calculations by the County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties. For more information, contact the CIP at (512) 478-8753.

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Bar chart showing history of county property tax rate by year.
  1. Lack of a visible bar can occur when the average pay is so small the result is a bar less than one pixel in height.
  2. Rates shown are for total county property taxes only. Amounts do not include rates for other taxing entities (cities, school districts and special districts).
  3. Rates shown are per $100 of taxable value.
  4. All counties have a General Fund property tax rate. Counties can also have an optional Farm to Market/Flood Control (FMFC) Fund and/or an optional Special Road & Bridge Fund each of which can have its own property tax rate which are also included in the total for those counties that have one or both of the optional funds.
  5. Since some counties do not have the Farm to Market/Flood Control (FMFC) Fund and/or the optional Special Road & Bridge Fund, chart are only available for the total county property tax rate and for the General Fund property tax rate.
  6. The Total County Tax Rate includes the General Fund property tax rate, the optional Farm to Market/Flood Control (FMFC) Fund property tax rate and the optional Special Road & Bridge Fund property tax rate.
  7. The property tax rate for each fund is in two parts. There is the M&O part for Maintenance and Operations and the I&S part for Intrest and Sinking (used to pay debt obligations).
  8. Final 2022 property tax data by county was not available as of July 18, 2023.
Data for the Harris County Property Tax Rate Chart, Total of All Funds
Calendar Year General Fund Tax Rate Special R & B Fund Tax Rate FM / FC Tax Rate Total Tax Rate
M&OI&STotalM&OI&STotalM&OI&STotal
1991$0.29057$0.03131$0.32188$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.32188
1992$0.29159$0.0375$0.32909$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.32909
1993$0.28322$0.05532$0.33854$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.33854
1994$0.3037$0.0591$0.36281$0$0$0$0.0249$0.03758$0.06248$0.42529
1995$0.36086$0.04597$0.40683$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.40683
1996$0.35456$0.07312$0.42768$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.42768
1997$0.35078$0.06788$0.41866$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.41866
1998$0.37748$0.03912$0.4166$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.4166
1999$0.3578$0.03703$0.39483$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.39483
2000$0.32317$0.03585$0.35902$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.35902
2001$0.33606$0.04787$0.38393$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.38393
2002$0.33538$0.05276$0.38814$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.38814
2003$0.3449$0.04313$0.38803$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.38803
2004$0.33117$0.06869$0.39986$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.39986
2005$0.34728$0.05258$0.39986$0$0$$0$0$0$0.39986
2006$0.40239$0$0.40239$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.40239
2007$0.33918$0.05321$0.39239$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.39239
2008$0.339815$0.05108$0.390895$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.390895
2009$0.334$0.0582$0.3922$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.3922
2010$0.33401$0.05404$0.38805$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.38805
2011$0.33444$0.05673$0.39117$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.39117
2012$0.33271$0.0675$0.40021$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.40021
2013$0.34547$0.06908$0.41455$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.41455
2014$0.34547$0.07184$0.41731$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.41731
2015$0.34547$0.07376$0.41923$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.41923
2016$0.345$0.07156$0.41656$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.41656
2017$0.345$0.07301$0.41801$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.41801
2018$0.35$0.06858$0.41858$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.41858
2019$0.34174$0.06539$0.40713$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.40713
2020$0.34028$0.05088$0.39116$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.39116
2021$0.335$0.04193$0.37693$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.37693
2022$0.30105$0.04268$0.34373$0$0$0$0$0$0$0.34373