Rice Military and Washington Avenue

At a glance

• City of Houston population Rice Military is inside the City of Houston. The Census Bureau estimates the city's population at 2,397,315 (July 1, 2025), up from 2,304,580 in the 2020 Census. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
• City of Houston land area The Census Bureau lists Houston's land area as 640.44 square miles (2020). U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
• Super Neighborhood 22 The city groups Rice Military into Super Neighborhood 22, Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park. It runs from western downtown to I-610, with Buffalo Bayou on the south and Hempstead Road, the MKT tracks, White Oak Bayou and I-10 on the north. The city lists its council as active. City of Houston
• Rice Military Civic Club The Rice Military Civic Club is one of 11 civic groups the city lists for Super Neighborhood 22, alongside groups such as the Camp Logan Memorial Civic Club, Crestwood Civic Club, West End Civic Club and Old Sixth Ward Neighborhood Association. City of Houston
• Between Memorial Drive and Washington Avenue HAR describes Rice Military as a mostly residential neighborhood in ZIP code 77007, between Memorial Drive and Washington Avenue near downtown, I-10 and Loop 610. HAR.com

History and development

• Camp Logan opened in 1917 A 1992 state historical marker says Camp Logan, one of the Army's World War I training camps, opened on July 18, 1917, on 7,600 acres. Units including the 33rd Division trained there before fighting in France in 1918. Texas Historical Commission (Camp Logan marker)
• Camp closed in 1919 The marker says Camp Logan closed in March 1919 and that part of its land became Memorial Park, named for the soldiers who fought in Europe. The marker stands in Memorial Park near Arnot and Haskell streets. Texas Historical Commission (Camp Logan marker)
• The camp reached Washington Avenue Houston History magazine says the camp spread across much of what is now Memorial Park, south of Washington Avenue, and housed and trained more than 30,000 troops in rows of canvas tents. Houston History magazine (Welcome Wilson Houston History Collaborative)
• Houston Mutiny and Riot of 1917 The marker records that on August 23, 1917, soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry, who guarded the camp, staged an armed revolt against the city's Jim Crow laws and police harassment, known as the Houston Mutiny and Riot of 1917. Texas Historical Commission (Camp Logan marker)
• Neighborhoods on the old camp The city's super neighborhood page says the Camp Logan and Crestwood neighborhoods sit on land that was once the World War I camp, and that more than 10 early-20th-century working-class neighborhoods in the area are changing quickly with higher-end housing. City of Houston
• Memorial Park named in 1924 The Memorial Park Conservancy says the former Camp Logan land was named Memorial Park in 1924 and that the Hogg family's deed to the city requires park use only. Memorial Park Conservancy
• Glenwood Cemetery, 1871 Glenwood Cemetery at 2525 Washington Avenue, toward the east end of the corridor, was established in 1871 and is known for its Victorian statuary. Hours are 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Glenwood Cemetery

Homes and architecture

• Single-family properties HAR's 2025 Facts count 470 single-family properties in its Rice Military neighborhood, with a median home of 2,563 sq ft on a median lot of 2,500 sq ft. HAR.com
• Median year built 2001 HAR's 2025 Facts list a median year built of 2001 and an average of 2.99 bedrooms and 3.51 baths, pointing to mostly newer construction on small lots. HAR.com
• Bungalows to new construction HAR says the area mixes single-family homes, townhouses and apartment complexes, with architecture from early-20th-century bungalows to contemporary designs. HAR.com
• Rice Military Place HAR tracks Rice Military Place separately: 7 single-family properties with a median of 2,347 sq ft on a 2,511 sq ft lot and a median year built of 1998 (2025 Facts). HAR.com

Market snapshot and homes for sale

Values exactly as HAR.com shows them for each neighborhood (2025 data), checked Oct. 25, 2026. Neighborhood figures are not the value of any one home: request a property-specific pricing review.

• HAR value snapshot HAR's 2025 Facts for Rice Military list a median market value of $555,307, a median appraised value of $554,736 and a neighborhood value range of $417K - $960K, as HAR shows it. HAR.com
• Price per square foot HAR's 2025 Facts list a median appraised value of $216.44 per sq ft and a median sold price of $262.03 per sq ft for Rice Military. HAR.com
• Rice Military Place values For the small Rice Military Place neighborhood, HAR's 2025 Facts show a median market value of $477,091 and a median sold price of $202.81 per sq ft. HAR.com

Live listings in Rice Military and Washington Avenue

Every active listing from every brokerage, through our HAR.com MLS search. Shows active listings in ZIP 77007 whose HAR subdivision name contains "Rice Military"; many area townhomes sit in subdivisions with other names and will not appear.

Listings provided through HAR.com (Houston Association of REALTORS® Information Service); information believed accurate but not guaranteed. Open this search in a new window · Search all Houston homes

Property taxes, districts and exemptions

Tax bills depend on the exact taxing units on a property. These are the official rates we could confirm, with the year; check the appraisal district account for the units on any address.

• Harris County units, 2026 The Harris County Tax Office lists 2026 adopted rates per $100 of $0.41750 for Harris County, $0.05266 for the Flood Control District, $0.19528 for the Hospital District and $0.00603 for the Port of Houston. Harris County Tax Office
• Houston Community College HCC's adopted rate is $0.098802 per $100 for 2025 and 2026. Confirm on the HCAD account that HCC is one of the property's taxing units. Houston Community College
• HISD homestead exemptions HISD lists a homestead exemption of $140,000 plus 20% of appraised value, and an extra $60,000 plus a $5,000 local option for owners 65 or older or disabled. Houston ISD
• HAR's tax table is not current HAR's Rice Military page shows older rates (for example Houston ISD 0.8683% and Harris County 0.3853%) and no TIRZ rate, and notes taxing units vary by property. Use the HCAD account and tax office for current figures. HAR.com
• Memorial Heights TIRZ 5 TIRZ 5, administered with the Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority, covers 1,455.73 acres of the greater Memorial Heights area and the lower White Oak Bayou recreational corridor. Its FY2023 budget's capital plan lists a project to convert Waugh Drive to two-way traffic between Feagan Street and Washington Avenue, with funds planned from FY2024. City of Houston Economic Development
• Memorial Park and Uptown TIRZ 16 Uptown Houston says the city expanded TIRZ 16 in 2013 to include Memorial Park and extended the zone's life to 2040. Uptown Houston
• Check the HCAD account Each HCAD account lists its value, exemptions and taxing units. Buyers file their own homestead exemption online after closing. Harris Central Appraisal District

Schools

• How HISD assigns schools Rice Military is in Houston ISD, which zones each address to its schools. Use the district's School Zone Search tool or call Student Transfers at 713-556-6734 to confirm assignments. Houston ISD
• Memorial Elementary HISD's Memorial Elementary is at 6401 Arnot St., 77007 (713-867-5150). Zoning for any address must be confirmed with HISD. Houston ISD
• HISD enrollment and school choice HISD enrolls new students online and runs a separate School Choice process for specialty and magnet programs. Houston ISD

School assignments and attendance boundaries can change. Confirm the assigned schools directly with the district before making a housing decision.

Flood maps and drainage research

No guide can tell you whether a particular house has flooded or will flood. These are the official tools and records to research an address, and the public projects that affect drainage.

• Buffalo Bayou to the south Buffalo Bayou forms the south edge of Super Neighborhood 22. HCFCD lists the Buffalo Bayou watershed at 102 square miles with 106 miles of open streams and a Harris County population of 506,362 (2020). Harris County Flood Control District
• White Oak Bayou to the north The super neighborhood's north edge follows White Oak Bayou and I-10. HCFCD lists the White Oak Bayou watershed at 111 square miles with 146 miles of open streams; the watershed for a given address shows in HCFCD's mapping tool. Harris County Flood Control District
• Reservoirs upstream on Buffalo Bayou The Army Corps built Barker (1945) and Addicks (1948) reservoirs to cut flood damage along Buffalo Bayou through central Houston. Their gates close during storms and the stored water is later released into the bayou. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• HCFCD flood mapping tool HCFCD's Flood Education Mapping Tool shows mapped floodways, 1% and 0.2% floodplains, watersheds, channels and street ponding by address. Harris County Flood Control District
• MAAPnext draft maps FEMA is using HCFCD's MAAPnext data to draft new Harris County flood maps. The drafts are for awareness only and cannot be used for insurance or regulatory decisions yet. Harris County Flood Control District (MAAPnext)
• FEMA Flood Map Service Center FEMA's Map Service Center is the official source for effective flood maps; search by address. FEMA
• City floodplain office Inside Houston, the Floodplain Management Office at 1002 Washington Ave. issues floodplain permits, handles map changes and answers floodplain questions (832-394-8854). Houston Permitting Center

More: Houston flood maps and flood questions.

Parks, trails and recreation

• Memorial Park Memorial Park, west of Rice Military, covers 1,500 acres, and the Conservancy maintains 1,100 of them. Check the Conservancy's site for current hours. Memorial Park Conservancy
• Land Bridge and Prairie The Kinder Land Bridge and Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Prairie opened in 2023, with two nature bridges over Memorial Drive, and the Running Complex opened the same year. Memorial Park Conservancy
• Memorial Park trails Memorial Park has more than 30 miles of trails, including the 3-mile pedestrian-only Seymour Lieberman Trail. The western Outer Loop Trail is closed until 2027 for Memorial Groves work. Memorial Park Conservancy
• Houston Arboretum and Nature Center The Houston Arboretum and Nature Center at 4501 Woodway Drive, inside Memorial Park, has free admission and paid parking; grounds and trails are open 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
• Buffalo Bayou Park Buffalo Bayou Park is a 160-acre park from Shepherd Drive to Sabine Street between Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive, with a 10-foot concrete trail on both banks, gardens, a nature play area and bike rentals at The Water Works. Buffalo Bayou Partnership
• City parks in 77007 City parks in ZIP 77007 include Cleveland Park (200 Jackson Hill, 10.20 acres), Hogg Bird Sanctuary (100 Westcott, 16.47 acres), Spencer Middleton Clements Park (5100 Memorial Dr., 1.46 acres) and Camp Logan Triangle (6401 Coppage, 0.98 acres). Houston Parks and Recreation Department

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Restaurants and shopping

Listed because the business’s own site, current social account or a recent news report confirms it is open. Not a review or a ranking.

• Truth BBQ Barbecue restaurant at 110 S. Heights Blvd. (77007); its site lists lunch Tuesday through Sunday and dinner Tuesday through Saturday, until sold out. Truth BBQ
• B&B Butchers and Restaurant Steakhouse and butcher shop at 1814 Washington Ave. (77007), open daily per its site. B&B Butchers and Restaurant
• Julep Cocktail bar at 1919 Washington Ave. (77007), open daily from the afternoon per its site. Julep
• Sawyer Yards Arts campus in former warehouses in the First Ward, just east of the Washington corridor, with artist studios, galleries, breweries and restaurants. Buildings are open to the public Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; parking at 2101 Winter St. Sawyer Yards

New construction and builders

• Narrow-lot and shared-driveway rules Houston's Livable Places changes took effect in November 2023. When a lot is split after that date into lots narrower than 33 feet whose only access is from the street, the new lots must share one driveway entrance no wider than 16 feet, unless the Planning Commission grants a variance. City of Houston Planning & Development
• Parking and courtyard homes Under the same rules, single-family homes over 1,500 sq ft still need two parking spaces on the lot, and courtyard-style developments may have units up to 1,800 sq ft around a shared green space. City of Houston Planning & Development
• City permits The Houston Permitting Center's Project Planner lists the permits a new home, addition or remodel needs. Houston Permitting Center

See verified builder incentives and the builder directory.

Getting around

We name the roads and transit options; we do not quote drive times, because they change with the hour and the exact address.

• I-10 and I-610 Super Neighborhood 22 is bounded by I-610 on the west and I-10 along part of its north side, with downtown to the east. City of Houston
• METRO Route 85 on Washington Avenue METRO's Route 85 Antoine/Washington has stops along Washington Avenue and serves downtown and the Northwest Transit Center, running about every 15 minutes on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends. METRO
• Silver Line from Northwest Transit Center METRORapid's Silver Line (433) runs between the Northwest Transit Center and the Westpark/Lower Uptown Transit Center, with stations in Uptown. METRO
• Bus on Memorial Drive The Memorial Park Conservancy says METRO bus line 20 runs east and west on Memorial Drive, with stops inside the park. Memorial Park Conservancy
• Washington Avenue Corridor Study H-GAC and the city studied Washington Avenue and Westcott Street from downtown to I-10 starting in late 2023. The November 2025 summary offers a Community Preferred Vision (one lane each way east of the roundabout with center-running light rail or bus rapid transit, about $442 million) and a Baseline Constrained Alternative (two lanes each way with a median, about $148 million), both in 2025 pricing. Houston-Galveston Area Council
• 2025 Washington Avenue repaving ABC13 reported in March 2025 that METRO would spend about $6 million of a $24 million street-repair package, approved at the city's request, to repave a stretch of Washington Avenue and improve bus shelters and sidewalks within the existing footprint. ABC13 Houston (KTRK)

City services, utilities and rules

• Water and sewer The City of Houston provides water and sewer service; Houston Public Works handles accounts and start or transfer of service (713-371-1400). Houston Public Works
• City solid waste service The Solid Waste Management Department handles curbside garbage, yard waste, recycling and heavy trash for city-served addresses, with a schedule lookup by address. City of Houston Solid Waste Management
• Electric delivery CenterPoint Energy owns the poles, wires and substations in its Houston-area territory and delivers power for the retail electric provider you choose. CenterPoint Energy
• Washington Avenue Parking Benefit District The city's Washington Avenue Corridor Parking Benefit District, bounded by Houston Avenue, Center Boulevard, Lillian/Decatur Street and Westcott Street, took effect May 1, 2013. Part of its meter revenue funds district improvements, and one permit per address can be bought for permit areas enforced Thursday through Sunday, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. City of Houston (ParkHouston)
• Deed restrictions, not zoning Houston has no zoning, but the City Legal Department can sue to enforce certain recorded deed restrictions (use, setbacks, lot size, number and type of structures). Hotline: 832-393-6333. City of Houston Legal Department

Buyer due-diligence checklist

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1. Identify the recorded subdivision Many homes sit in small townhome subdivisions with their own names. Check the legal description on the HCAD account and ask the title company for the plat, restrictions and any shared-driveway or maintenance agreements. Harris Central Appraisal District
2. Check official flood maps Look up the address on FEMA's Map Service Center and HCFCD's mapping tool, review MAAPnext drafts, and ask for the elevation certificate and flood insurance history. Harris County Flood Control District
3. Review the HCAD account Confirm taxing units, value and exemptions, estimate taxes at your purchase price, and file your own homestead exemption after closing. Harris Central Appraisal District
4. Confirm the zoned schools Use HISD's School Zone Search or call 713-556-6734 to confirm the zoned schools for the exact address. Houston ISD
5. Check parking rules on the street If the home is inside the Washington Avenue Parking Benefit District, check permit areas and evening enforcement hours with ParkHouston (832-393-8690). City of Houston (ParkHouston)
6. Check permits for past work Run planned work through the Permitting Center's Project Planner and check past permits for additions, roof decks and remodels. Houston Permitting Center
7. Follow Washington Avenue plans For homes on or near Washington Avenue, read the corridor study's recommendations and watch for city or METRO projects that could change lanes, parking or crossings. Houston-Galveston Area Council