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If you are 65 or older and live in a house in Harris County, you definitely need to remember to file for the over 65 exemption.
Benefits of the over 65 exemptions:
Here are the current deduction amount for Cy-Fair School District:
I explained how the homestead exemption worked in Cy-Fair in this blog post. The below table expands on that example with the addition of the over 65 deductions on a $250,000 appraised value home in Coles Crossing MUD #365.
| Appraised Value | 250000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tax Rate | Taxes (Pre-Homestead) | Post-Homestead Taxable Value | Over 65 Exemptions | Over 65 Taxable Value | Taxes (Over 65) | |
| CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD | 1.43% | $3,575.00 | $185,000.00 | $25,000.00 | $160,000.00 | $2,288.00 |
| HARRIS COUNTY | 0.39% | $970.13 | $200,000.00 | $160,000.00 | $40,000.00 | $155.22 |
| HARRIS CO FLOOD CNTRL | 0.03% | $73.05 | $200,000.00 | $160,000.00 | $40,000.00 | $11.69 |
| PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHY | 0.02% | $51.35 | $200,000.00 | $160,000.00 | $40,000.00 | $8.22 |
| HARRIS CO HOSP DIST | 0.19% | $480.40 | $200,000.00 | $160,000.00 | $40,000.00 | $76.86 |
| HARRIS CO EDUC DEPT | 0.01% | $16.45 | $200,000.00 | $160,000.00 | $40,000.00 | $2.63 |
| LONE STAR COLLEGE SYS | 0.12% | $294.00 | $245,000.00 | $75,000.00 | $170,000.00 | $199.92 |
| HC MUD 365 | 0.52% | $1,300.00 | $250,000.00 | $20,000.00 | $230,000.00 | $1,196.00 |
| HC EMERG SRV DIST 9 | 0.06% | $150.00 | $250,000.00 | $0.00 | $250,000.00 | $150.00 |
| TOTAL: | $6,910.38 | $5,656.72 | OVER 65 TOTAL: | $4,088.54 | ||
| Effective Tax %: | 2.76% | 2.26% | Effective Tax %: | 1.64% |
