Over-assessed vs. comparables

5300 Elm St

Harris County, Texas · commercial property · 19,340 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$8,805estimated 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$1,922,965
What the comparable appraisals support$1,522,724
Estimated over-assessment$400,241 · 20.8%
Comparable basis$79/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$8,805

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
$53$5417,640 SF1965
$57$5719,200 SF1958
$64$6315,764 SF1960
$68$7018,316 SF1967
$77$7517,040 SF1958
$84$8321,345 SF1955
$84$8521,562 SF1960
$89$8917,278 SF1960

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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