Over-assessed vs. comparables

30 N Main St

Harris County, Texas · commercial property · 13,359 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$8,324estimated 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

Harris public rollTexas
Current assessment$2,874,091
What the comparable appraisals support$2,495,725
Estimated over-assessment$378,366 · 13.2%
Comparable basis$187/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$8,324

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
$99$9714,651 SF1996
$168$1539,865 SF1990
$163$15915,224 SF1995
$166$16715,184 SF2002
$216$20610,450 SF1998
$230$20910,064 SF1989
$219$2278,913 SF2018
$303$28811,320 SF1996

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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