Over-assessed vs. comparables

3420 Frutas Ave El Paso, Tx 79905

79905 · El Paso County, Texas · multifamily property · 12,834 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$4,875estimated 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$678,850
What the comparable appraisals support$457,242
Estimated over-assessment$221,608 · 32.6%
Comparable basis$36/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$4,875

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
$22$2110,054 SF1962
$33$3314,723 SF1963
$34$3412,040 SF1969
$33$3414,254 SF1974
$34$3611,886 SF1982
$38$3714,720 SF1963
$49$4815,340 SF1964
$55$509,923 SF1957

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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