A Kingwood address is inside the City of Houston, yet most of it is served by Humble ISD, and a small part reaches Montgomery County. Call (832) 207-3277 and we will confirm the city, county and school district for the house you are watching.
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If you are shopping Kingwood, the name on the listing hides two facts that change your bills. The community sits inside the City of Houston, yet the Harris County side is served by Humble ISD, not Houston ISD.
Wikipedia reports that Houston annexed Kingwood at the end of 1996, and a City of Houston planning profile places the residential areas in 1996 as well. The practical result is that you pay City of Houston property tax on a Kingwood house, along with county and school tax.
The Agency Team is a Houston brokerage with 50+ agents and $550M+ in sales from 2023 to date, led by Broker and CEO Waldina Galeano, TREC Broker License #665052. We check the city, county and school district for the exact address before you offer, and our Houston area guide shows how the rest of the city compares. The MLS search on this page lets you shortlist Kingwood listings tonight.
Buyers often assume a Kingwood house belongs to one school district, but the line follows the county. Most of Kingwood is in Harris County, with a small portion in Montgomery County.
According to Wikipedia, the Harris County portion goes to Humble ISD, with Kingwood High School (6A) and Kingwood Park High School (5A). The Montgomery County portion goes to New Caney ISD and Porter High School.
Ask the district to confirm the campus for the exact address, and do it for every house on your shortlist. A listing remark is not a zoning letter.
A house inside Houston city limits carries a city tax line that a house outside the city does not. That line is easy to forget when you compare a Kingwood listing with one in a nearby unincorporated area.
The Harris County Tax Office lists 2025 adopted rates per $100 of taxable value of $0.51919 for the City of Houston, $1.1052 for Humble ISD and $0.38096 for Harris County. Lone Star College System adds $0.1060.
Some homes also sit in a municipal utility district, or MUD, a local taxing district that pays for water, sewer and drainage. Harris County MUD 109 adopted $0.4350 per $100 for 2025, one example in the Lake Houston area. Whether a particular Kingwood home has a MUD depends on the address, so read the taxing jurisdictions on its appraisal district account before you offer.
Then add the cash you need at closing. Our Houston closing costs guide for buyers walks through that list.
Kingwood buyers hear about flooding for good reason, and the useful answer is always about one street, not the whole community.
Wikipedia and ABC13 report evacuations and severe flooding in Kingwood after Hurricane Harvey in 2017, with part of it tied to the San Jacinto River Authority opening Lake Conroe floodgates. In October 2017 a council member's office told Community Impact that Kingwood Greens Village, Barrington and Fosters Mill each had water damage in more than 80% of homes.
Draft FEMA flood maps for Harris County went to floodplain administrators in early February 2026. KPRC reported that they are not final or regulatory, so a map you read today may change.
We run the address through the Harris County Flood Education Mapping Tool with you and read the result against that draft. Start with our buy a home in Houston page, then send us the address you are watching.
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Yes, Kingwood is part of the City of Houston. Houston annexed it at the end of 1996 according to Wikipedia, so a Kingwood home pays City of Houston property tax, adopted at $0.51919 per $100 for 2025. County and school tax sit on top. City limits do not decide the school district, so confirm that for the exact address.
Humble ISD serves the Harris County portion of Kingwood, including Kingwood High School and Kingwood Park High School, according to Wikipedia. The small Montgomery County portion is served by New Caney ISD and Porter High School. Houston ISD does not serve Kingwood, even though it is inside Houston. Confirm the campus with the district for the specific address.
Humble ISD adopted $1.1052 per $100 of taxable value for 2025, split into $0.7552 for maintenance and operations and $0.3500 for debt, per the Harris County Tax Office. That is only one line of your bill. City of Houston, Harris County, Lone Star College and any MUD rate are added on top for the address.
Most of Kingwood is in Harris County, with a small portion in Montgomery County, according to Wikipedia. The county decides which appraisal district sets your value and which county tax rate applies. It also lines up with the school district, since the Montgomery County side is served by New Caney ISD. Check the county before you compare two listings.
Yes, Kingwood had evacuations and severe flooding after Hurricane Harvey in 2017, according to Wikipedia and ABC13. Damage differed by street and village, so a citywide answer will not help you. Check the specific address on the Harris County Flood Education Mapping Tool and the FEMA Map Service Center before you make an offer.
Yes. The Agency Team has bilingual agents who work with buyers and sellers in English and Spanish. Call (832) 207-3277 and ask for a Spanish speaking agent. We will match you with one who can explain Kingwood school districts, the City of Houston tax line and flood checks in the language you prefer.
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Send us the address you are watching. We will confirm the county, the school district and campus, the City of Houston tax line and any MUD before you make an offer. Selling instead? We will pull the closed sales that set your price.