Over-assessed vs. comparables

8600 Theta St 227

Harris County, Texas · multifamily property · 195,190 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$65,351estimated 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$16,425,171
What the comparable appraisals support$13,454,657
Estimated over-assessment$2,970,514 · 18.1%
Comparable basis$69/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$65,351

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
$37$36162,525 SF1960
$51$51191,924 SF1963
$62$62198,252 SF1965
$63$63186,556 SF1965
$67$67207,974 SF1963
$71$71184,868 SF1966
$79$80208,536 SF1965
$92$92179,292 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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