Above the comparable median

840 Cortlandt St 8

Harris County, Texas · multifamily property · 6,742 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$2,719estimated overpaid in property tax / year

This property's assessment runs above the median of comparable properties. Whether it clears the bar to file is something we confirm for free.

What the public records show

Harris public rollTexas
Current assessment$1,239,456
What the comparable appraisals support$1,115,883
Estimated over-assessment$123,573 · 10.0%
Comparable basis$166/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$2,719

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
$83$836,584 SF1920
$150$1466,396 SF1915
$150$1465,228 SF1920
$147$1477,124 SF1920
$152$1516,596 SF1920
$189$1803,498 SF1920
$227$2173,778 SF1920
$240$2345,417 SF1919

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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