Possible over-assessment

748 5th St

Port Arthur, 77640 · Jefferson County, Texas · multifamily property · 6,568 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$2,607estimated overpaid in property tax / year

The public records suggest this property may be over-assessed, but the comparison is wide enough that we verify it by hand — free, with no obligation — before saying you have a case.

What the public records show

Jefferson public rollTexas
Current assessment$215,172
What the comparable appraisals support$96,686
Estimated over-assessment$118,486 · 55.1%
Comparable basis$15/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$2,607

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
$2$25,532 SF1962
$5$56,459 SF1962
$11$105,800 SF1962
$10$106,608 SF1965
$13$136,624 SF1962
$16$166,652 SF1962
$33$336,534 SF1962
$36$344,140 SF1962

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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