Over-assessed vs. comparables

1323 S 57th St

Temple, 76504 · Bell County, Texas · commercial property · 16,909 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$4,266estimated 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$495,212
What the comparable appraisals support$301,300
Estimated over-assessment$193,912 · 39.2%
Comparable basis$18/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$4,266

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
$9$922,206 SF
$13$1314,167 SF1966
$15$1514,746 SF1972
$16$1613,609 SF1974
$16$1619,000 SF
$20$2011,724 SF1969
$22$2216,596 SF
$26$2717,263 SF1976

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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