Possible over-assessment

312 E Fm 518

Kemah, 77565 · Galveston County, Texas · commercial property · 31,200 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$22,521estimated overpaid in property tax / year

The public records suggest this property may be over-assessed, but the comparison is wide enough that we verify it by hand — free, with no obligation — before saying you have a case.

What the public records show

Galveston public rollTexas
Current assessment$1,981,120
What the comparable appraisals support$957,454
Estimated over-assessment$1,023,666 · 51.7%
Comparable basis$31/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$22,521

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 6 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
$20$2137,860 SF1975
$21$2241,057 SF1995
$29$2933,364 SF2018
$33$3226,572 SF2004
$77$7524,380 SF2022
$78$7726,610 SF2016

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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