Over-assessed vs. comparables

1111 W Main St

League City, 77573 · Galveston County, Texas · multifamily property · 203,456 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$72,340estimated 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

Galveston public rollTexas
Current assessment$14,458,715
What the comparable appraisals support$11,170,536
Estimated over-assessment$3,288,179 · 22.7%
Comparable basis$55/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$72,340

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
$41$39196,300 SF1975
$40$39151,010 SF1985
$50$52288,396 SF1986
$55$53173,972 SF1978
$51$53277,748 SF1984
$56$57181,178 SF1987
$61$58195,949 SF1976
$66$65227,909 SF1979

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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