2016 Reappraisal Values
The Harris County economy has begun to soften a bit and the booming real estate market of the past few years has started to slow. New construction is slowing, but it is still underway, and prices continue to remain strong. However the uncertainty caused by the drop in oil prices and the resulting impact on employment has started to put the brakes on the area's economy.
The Harris Central Appraisal District is a regional agency responsible for appraising all property within the boundaries of Harris County for tax purposes. By law, the district must appraise property at the price for which it would sell on the open market as of January 1.
More information about 2016 reappraisal values for residential, commercial and business/industrial property is available through the left navigation bar where you can also find a list of topics with information about exemptions, how to protest your market value and the property tax process. There is also a direct link to HCAD's Electronic Filing and Notice System.
For information about values in your neighborhood, click on one of the maps below.
Interactive GIS Maps
All maps represent a snapshot of GIS and Appraisal data as of March 2016 and are subject to change.
For help using our Interactive GIS Maps, please click here.
Boom, Recession, and Recovery - Residential
Appraisal districts are required by law to appraise property at 100 percent of its market value as of January 1. This map follows and illustrates the market trend through the recession. Red specifies increasing home values, green indicates decreasing home values, and yellow shows no change in value. When the recession hit in December 2007, home values throughout much of the county declined for the next two years. The map clearly depicts this change as the red slowly fades in 2008 and 2009. As the road to recovery begins in 2013, the red reappears and surpasses its pre-recession level in 2015. As the market has somewhat slowed, the red has slowly faded in 2016.
Boom, Recession, and Recovery - Commercial
Appraisal districts are required by law to appraise property at 100 percent of its market value as of January 1. This map follows and illustrates the market trend through the recession. Red specifies increasing values, green indicates decreasing values, and yellow shows no change in value.
Multi-year Residential Average Percent Change by Market Area
This map shows a comparison of the average percent change and the average market value by market area for the previous four years. This includes the changes from 2012 to 2013, 2013 to 2014, 2014 to 2015, and 2015 to 2016. If you use the 2012-2013 map in the top left corner to zoom and pan, it will sync with the other three maps and all maps will zoom and pan together.
Average Percent of Change by Market Area
This map shows the average percent change in market value from 2015 to 2016 and the average market value by market area.
Heat Map - Concentrations of Residential Sales 2016
This map shows the concentration of residential single family sales that occurred between January 1, 2015 and January 31, 2016. Only sales that were used to determine values for the 2016 reappraisal were included.
Heat Map - Concentration of $1 Million Dollar Sales 2016
This map shows the concentration of residential single family sales $1 million and greater that occurred between January 1, 2015 and January 31, 2016. Only sales that were used to determine values for the 2016 reappraisal were included.