Possible over-assessment

Parcel 515223

Galveston County, Texas · commercial property · 215,200 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$396,005estimated 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$24,662,490
What the comparable appraisals support$6,662,268
Estimated over-assessment$18,000,222 · 73.0%
Comparable basis$31/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$396,005

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
$13$12191,173 SF2008
$21$20203,140 SF2006
$22$23210,326 SF2012
$24$24230,097 SF2008
$26$25215,568 SF2005
$37$37228,172 SF2007
$41$40194,712 SF2009
$41$42208,246 SF2014

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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