Harris County Property Search
Search by address, HCAD account number, or owner name. Owner names are stored LAST FIRST (e.g. "SMITH JOHN" or "JOHNSON MARY") — word order doesn't matter.
Commercially Interesting Queries
Once the database is loaded, try these searches or run these SQL queries directly:
- Year-over-year value increases — properties where
tot_appr_valjumped more than 20% vsprior_tot_appr_val - Investor-owned parcels — where the mailing address differs from the site address and the owner holds multiple accounts
- Homestead exemption candidates — single-family (A1) properties with no HS exemption in
jur_exempt - Unpermitted construction — building area increased significantly since prior year but no recent permit in
permits - ARB protest winners — hearings where
Final_Appraised_Value < Initial_Appraised_Value - New construction activity — accounts with
new_construction_val > 0in target ZIP codes - Commercial value by neighborhood —
GROUP BY Neighborhood_Codeonreal_acct_v