Over-assessed vs. comparables

6940 Fm 1960 Rd W

Harris County, Texas · commercial property · 5,092 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$10,505estimated 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$1,737,474
What the comparable appraisals support$1,259,996
Estimated over-assessment$477,478 · 27.5%
Comparable basis$247/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$10,505

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
$131$1295,600 SF2000
$156$1534,060 SF2006
$174$1735,451 SF2002
$190$1785,115 SF1992
$226$2163,891 SF2001
$294$2793,984 SF1999
$349$3406,498 SF1995
$344$3444,812 SF2006

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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