Over-assessed vs. comparables

12520 Montana Ave 2 El Paso, Tx 79938

79938 · El Paso County, Texas · commercial property · 15,002 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$3,984estimated 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$493,840
What the comparable appraisals support$312,742
Estimated over-assessment$181,098 · 36.7%
Comparable basis$21/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$3,984

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$1115,012 SF2020
$16$1613,518 SF2022
$17$1814,714 SF2025
$18$1813,730 SF2022
$18$1915,602 SF2024
$23$2315,250 SF2020
$27$2715,329 SF2022
$29$3016,338 SF2023

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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