Over-assessed vs. comparables

8515 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd 3

Harris County, Texas · commercial property · 4,087 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$2,722estimated 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$429,564
What the comparable appraisals support$305,827
Estimated over-assessment$123,737 · 28.8%
Comparable basis$75/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$2,722

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
$49$483,312 SF1965
$59$574,000 SF1960
$70$693,572 SF1965
$75$743,212 SF1965
$75$744,070 SF1965
$73$754,074 SF1970
$78$804,215 SF1970
$105$1054,160 SF1965

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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