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One of the easiest ways to Reduce your Spring Texas property taxes is by filing for your homestead exemption. The homestead exemption removes part of the assessed value of your property from taxation and thus lowers your taxes. The assessed value of your home is the value placed on your home by either the Harris or Montgomery County for the purposes of determining your local property taxes.
The three types of homestead exemptions, which you may be eligible for are general homestead, over 65 homeowner, and homeowner with disability.
In order to qualify for the homestead exemption:
The main thing to remember is even if you qualify for the homestead exemption you will not automatically receive it. You must file an application for residential homestead exemption by April 30th of the tax year in order to receive the exemption for the year.
Don't be mislead in thinking that you don't have to file for a homestead exemption because the Spring Texas home that you purchased already had a homestead exemption. That homestead exemption went with the previous owners. You need to file for your own general homestead exemption in order to reduce your property taxes.
Its easy to file. You don't have to pay anyone to do it for you. It is only a one page form. Reduce your property taxes today by filing for either the Harris County Homestead Exemption or the Montgomery County Homestead Exemption.
Paul Bettencourt, the Harris County tax assessor-collector, said that less than 50%of the Houstonians who qualify for a homestead exemption file for it and thus never receive the tax break they are entitled to. Don't let yourself become part of this statistic.
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Spring TX is in Northwest Houston with the majority of it being in unincorporated Harris County. Since Spring Texas is unincorporated, there is no actual city of Spring. Spring's origins go back to the 1840s when it was settled by German immigrants. The German influence is still felt today as its reflected in its street names of Kuykendahl, Wunderlich, Mittlestadt, and Wunsche.
Why do people choose to live in Spring TX? The answer is the comfortable lifestyle. A lifestyle of easy access to everything you need, public schools that provide a quality education to our children, and affordable homes.
Spring Texas is located about 25 miles North of downtown Houston. A short distance from many attractions including Minute Maid Park - the home of the Astros, the Toyota Center - the home of the Houston Rockets, the Aquarium, the theater district which is second only behind New York City in quantity of theater seats, the museum district, and the Houston Zoo.
Looking for things to do in Spring TX? Shopping is always a good choice. You will find strip center shops, over 150 quaint shops at Old Town Spring, and the regional malls of Willowbrook, Greenspoint, and the Woodlands all within 20 minutes. How about enjoying the outdoors at one of our parks of Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens, Meyer Park, or Collins Park? Does a day at the Splashtown waterpark sound like the thing for you?
Is it golf you seek? We have several golf courses in the area including the public courses of Gleannloch Pines and Windrose and private courses of Champions, Northgate Forest, Raveneaux, and Willow Creek. Still looking for more ideas? Check out the things to do in Northwest Houston.
Our children attend schools in either the Conroe, Klein, or Spring school district. Harris County residents with Spring addresses attend schools in either Klein ISD or Spring ISD. Montgomery County residents with Spring addresses attend schools in Conroe ISD. We also have many excellent private schools in the area.
Spring Texas Real Estate has a wide variety of home styles, neighborhoods, and prices. You can find condos, townhomes, patio homes with zero lot lines, and executive homes. Homes with golf course and water views. We have master planned communities, gated communities, and established neighborhoods with tree lined streets and culdesacs. In Spring TX, you are bound to find just the right house to call "Home".
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Northwest Houston is defined as the area north of Loop 610, south of the Harris - Montgomery County line, east of interstate 290, and west of interstate 45. Northwest Houston includes the cities of Cypress, Houston, Spring, and Tomball. It also includes the area known as Champions/1960. Our close proximity to the George Bush International Airport makes Northwest Houston a great place for the frequent business traveler to call home. In addition to Northwest Houston being linked to downtown Houston via interstates 290 and 45, commuters alternatively travel the Hardy Toll Road.
Numerous housing options abound in Northwest Houston from established neighborhoods with towering pines and hardwoods to master planned communities with numerous amenities to low maintenance townhomes. You are sure to find a neighborhood and a lifestyle that matches your desires.
In Northwest Houston, our children attend public schools in either the Conroe, Cy-Fair which is the third largest independent school district in the state of Texas, Klein, Spring, or Tomball school districts.
Shopping options galore await you. If you want to shop at a regional mall we have three (Greenspoint, Willowbrook, and the Woodlands) from which you may choose. Looking for something different? Maybe an outdoor, upscale shopping area is what you seek. Then try Champions Village, Market Street, or Vintage Park. Whatever it is you seek, you are sure to find it located in a shop in Northwest Houston.
Is it entertainment you desire? Northwest Houston will not disappoint you. Exciting thoroughbred and quarter horse racing can be enjoyed at Sam Houston Race Park during most of the year. But don't think of Sam Houston Race Park as only a place to watch the ponies because they host numerous concert series. Speaking of concerts, another great venue is the Cynthia Mitchell Woods Pavillion. An outdoor ampitheater that accomodates 16,550 guests hosts performing arts, family events, and live concerts. And let us not forget to mention the Centrum. The Centrum is a 900 seat concert hall that hosts concerts performed by touring artists, the Houston Symphony, school choirs, and even the United States Navy Band.
Exceptional healthcare can be found close to home at our many medical facilities including Houston Northwest Medical Center, a 500 bed hospital with 600 doctors on staff, Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center, a 160 bed hospital, Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, a 119 bed hospital, Tomball Regional Hospital, a 550 bed hospital, and Memorial Hermann the Woodlands Hospital, a 180 bed hospital.
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