Board of Tax Assessors

Tax Assessors Staff

Wayne Morris

Chief Appraiser

Pamela Jackson

Administrative Division Chief

Jay Shuff

Real Property Division Chief

Cason Ragan

Property Appraiser I

Beth Reiney

Property Appraiser II

Lindsey Culpepper

Property Appraiser III

Faye Mock

Property Appraiser II

Lauren Barbee

Administrative Assistant

Shalee Mallory

Property Appraiser III

Harris County Board of Tax Assessors

  Jerry Smith (Chair)
Term Expires: December 31, 2026

Lisa Scully
Term Expires: December 31, 2024

Pam Jackson
Term Expires: December 31, 2025

Property Tax Rates

Jurisdiction 2021 Millage Rate
Harris County Government (incorporated and unincorporated) except for West Point
9.380
Harris County Government
5.628
Harris County Board of Education
17.26
Hamilton
7.025
Pine Mountain
10.770
Shiloh
5.500
Waverly Hall
8.098
West Point with Annex
8.818

Sales Tax Rates

Harris County has an 8% sales tax rate distributed as follows:

4% is allocated to the state.

1% is allocated to Harris County Local Option Sales Tax (LOST). The county receives 73%, Hamilton receives 5.6%, Pine Mountain receives 7.35%, Shiloh receives 2.8%, Waverly Hall receives 5.65% and West Point receives 5.6%.

1% is allocated to Harris County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax that was voter approved for an additional six years beginning April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2025 for specific purposes.

1% is allocated to Harris County Board of Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) that was voter approved for an additional five years beginning January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021 for specific purposes.

1% is allocated to the regional Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) that was voter approved for ten years beginning January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2022 for transportation purposes.