Over-assessed vs. comparables

8650 Old 81

Troy, 76579 · Bell County, Texas · commercial property · 8,820 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$2,842estimated 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$456,576
What the comparable appraisals support$327,398
Estimated over-assessment$129,178 · 28.3%
Comparable basis$37/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$2,842

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
$11$117,725 SF
$12$128,714 SF
$13$138,332 SF
$21$218,195 SF2017
$31$317,471 SF2022
$45$447,440 SF2017
$53$527,612 SF
$66$658,296 SF2020

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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