Over-assessed vs. comparables

10950 Fm 438

Troy, 76579 · Bell County, Texas · commercial property · 16,653 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$1,572estimated overpaid in property tax / year

This property's assessment sits above the comparable basis its tax bill should follow — a strong opening for an appeal.

What the public records show

Bell public rollTexas
Current assessment$221,871
What the comparable appraisals support$150,415
Estimated over-assessment$71,456 · 32.2%
Comparable basis$9/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$1,572

Straight from the public Texas roll. The estimated saving applies an estimated composite millage to the over-assessment. We adjust comparables for size, age, and location before we say a word about your property — and we never name owners.

The comparable basis

The 8 comparable appraisals behind the number

Each comparable is adjusted toward this property for size and age, then we take the median. Owners are never named — only the public assessment figures matter.

Comparable assessment $/SFAdjusted $/SFSizeBuilt
$5$513,858 SF1964
$5$517,520 SF1964
$7$715,339 SF1970
$8$817,100 SF
$8$919,976 SF1965
$9$913,804 SF1969
$11$1219,444 SF1969
$12$1214,747 SF1967

Why this is the lever

Texas Tax Code §42.26

Under §42.26, if a property is appraised above the median appraised value of a reasonable number of comparable properties (adjusted for size, age, and location), the value must be brought down to that median.

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