On Sept. 24, Humble City Council members approved a tax rate for fiscal year 2026-27 that’s a roughly 5% decrease from the city’s FY 2025-26 tax rate.
The details
Council members approved a tax rate of $0.245682 per $100 valuation for FY 2026-27, down roughly 4.8% from last year’s rate of $0.258171 per $100 valuation.
Budget documents show the average taxable value of homes within the city rose from $127,084 in FY 2025-26 to $129,620 in FY 2026-27.
According to budget documents, average tax bills for individuals living within the city’s boundaries are estimated to decrease by roughly 3%, dropping from $328.09 to $318.45. However, individual tax bills may vary depending on home values.
“As long as you’re living in the city of Humble, you’re never going to have to worry about being priced out of your homes because of the ad valorem tax rate,” Mayor Norman Funderburk said. “We’re doing a good job with stewardship and keeping our tax rate low.”
Funderburk added Humble’s tax rate is the fourth lowest in Harris County.
Some context
The new tax rate is coming about two weeks after Humble city officials approved a budget for FY 2026-27 that included 4.5%-6% raises for most employees, with some employees receiving raises as high as 11%.
At the council’s Sept. 10 meeting, Funderburk said the city’s general fund is projected to contain roughly $43.6 million in expenditures based on roughly $44.5 million in new revenue.
In a Sept. 10 letter included in agenda documents, City Manager Jason Stuebe said the new employee raises will cost the city roughly $1.8 million.
