On Sept. 11, Humble City Council approved its fiscal year 2025-26 budget with a proposed property tax rate that is lower than the previous year’s rate. However, with home values increasing 2% year over year, residents may still see a slight increase on their tax bill, meeting documents show.
The breakdown
Humble’s proposed total property tax rate for FY 2025-26 is $0.258171 per $100 valuation, City Manager Jason Stuebe said Sept. 11. For FY 2024-25, the city’s total property tax rate was $0.261476 per $100 valuation, according to Sept. 11 meeting documents.
Although this year's proposed rate is lower than last year's approved rate, taxpayers will likely pay more in taxes because the value of homes has increased, according to Sept. 11 budget documents. Humble’s median home value increased 2% year over year to $129,187, so local property taxes will cost $330.71 annually for homes of that value in FY 2025-26—an 0.85% increase year over year.
Humble's tax rate will be considered for approval on Sept. 25.
Budget explained
On Sept. 11, Humble City Council unanimously approved the city’s FY 2025-26 budget, which features about $22.6 million in general fund capital outlay expenditures—such as infrastructure projects and public safety equipment—and $15.7 million in water and wastewater projects, as previously reported.
“It's our responsibility to meet the needs of the community [and] ensure that the delivery of excellence in our core services is taking place,” Mayor Norman Funderburk said.
To view Humble’s full FY 2025-26 budget, click here.
