Possible over-assessment

5234 Spencer Hwy

Harris County, Texas · commercial property · 5,280 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$24,866estimated 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

Harris public rollTexas
Current assessment$1,650,000
What the comparable appraisals support$519,711
Estimated over-assessment$1,130,289 · 68.5%
Comparable basis$98/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$24,866

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 7 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
$66$624,400 SF1993
$78$835,000 SF2017
$78$855,845 SF2017
$92$985,000 SF2017
$100$1106,242 SF2018
$111$1195,280 SF2016
$134$1275,104 SF1993

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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