How to check if property taxes are paid on a property in Harris County, TX

Property tax bills and delinquencies in Harris County are with the Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD). A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Harris County: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.

Search a Harris County property, $49

Step by step in Harris County

1. 1

   Look up the tax account

   Find the parcel in the Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD) records and its tax bill for the current and past years.

2. 2

   Check for delinquency

   Unpaid taxes become a lien on the property and can lead to a tax sale; check whether any year is delinquent.

3. 3

   Check the sale list

   See whether the property is on the Harris County tax sales (Sheriff and Constables)'s tax sale list (properties with a judgment of foreclosure).

4. 4

   Or order the report

   A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Harris County address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.

Harris County property tax in numbers

The median owner-occupied home in Harris County pays $4,489 a year, an effective rate of 1.62%, ranked 22 of 250 in Texas. Harris County property tax rate.

A real Harris County report

We ran this search on the JPMorgan Chase Tower (600 Travis St, Houston, TX 77002): 1 deed, 1 open deed of trust, 0 recorded liens. See the Harris County sample report.

What the report checks in Harris County

• Owner from the appraisal district roll; lot, block and subdivision from the County Tax Office statement

Not covered here

• Loan amounts are not shown, and taxes due are not itemized in the report.

Questions

More about Harris County property records

• Check for liens
• Find the owner
• Search deeds
• Title search cost
• Before the auction
• Harris County title search guide