Over-assessed vs. comparables

12211 Fm 2305

Temple, 76513 · Bell County, Texas · commercial property · 4,500 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$789estimated 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$220,000
What the comparable appraisals support$184,141
Estimated over-assessment$35,859 · 16.3%
Comparable basis$41/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$789

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
$26$263,165 SF2014
$26$274,931 SF2013
$35$333,200 SF2002
$38$374,968 SF2001
$41$405,970 SF2002
$42$413,200 SF2015
$41$435,000 SF2017
$49$464,484 SF1998

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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