Over-assessed vs. comparables

601-617 Sunset St

Denton, 76201-2665 · Denton County, Texas · commercial property · 72,852 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$20,710estimated 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

Denton public rollTexas
Current assessment$4,976,429
What the comparable appraisals support$4,035,048
Estimated over-assessment$941,381 · 18.9%
Comparable basis$55/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$20,710

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
$33$3252,785 SF1973
$48$4872,172 SF1999
$48$4986,668 SF2010
$54$5353,835 SF2019
$55$5465,339 SF1984
$57$5767,805 SF1985
$59$5757,966 SF2003
$64$6256,799 SF2004

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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