Over-assessed vs. comparables

100 S Cotton St El Paso, Tx 79901

79901 · El Paso County, Texas · industrial property · 205,259 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$23,653estimated 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

El Paso public rollTexas
Current assessment$4,763,350
What the comparable appraisals support$3,688,224
Estimated over-assessment$1,075,126 · 22.6%
Comparable basis$18/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$23,653

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
$7$7182,504 SF2005
$12$12223,724 SF2010
$15$15173,969 SF2002
$19$18176,656 SF1994
$17$18182,910 SF2007
$19$18171,671 SF2002
$19$19166,895 SF2007
$27$25106,530 SF1996

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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