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A 20% optional homestead exemption is given to all homeowners in Harris County. If the value of your home is $100,000, applying the exemption will decrease its taxable value for Harris County taxes from $100,000 to $80,000.
Texas offers several types of Homestead Exemptions: Standard Homestead Exemption: Provides a $100,000 reduction in the appraised value for school district taxes. For example, a home appraised at $300,000 would have its taxable value reduced to $200,000, saving homeowners hundreds of dollars annually.
Voters approved a homestead exemption of $100,000 — up from $40,000 — in November 2023. The tax cut package also allowed for school districts' maintenance and operations property tax rate to be lowered by 10.7 cents per $100 of a property's valuation.
Send your request to: Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector & Voter Registrar - P.O. Box 4663 Houston, Texas 77210-4663 or by email to Voters@tax.hctx After you submit this completed form to the Harris County Tax Office, your voter registration record and/ or tax account statement will be removed from the website ...
You must apply to HCAD for any exemptions for which you qualify. HCAD will subsequently notify the Harris County Tax Office of any resulting changes to your tax statement. Please refer to the website .hcad for all applicable forms and any additional information.
Age 65 and Older Exemption from State Ad Valorem Taxes If you qualify for one of the other homestead exemption listed and are age 65 or older as of January 1, you also qualify for an exemption from the State portion of ad valorem taxes in an amount equal to 100% of the value of your home and up to 10 acres of land.