Over-assessed vs. comparables

1408 8th St

Port Arthur, 77640 · Jefferson County, Texas · multifamily property · 3,072 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$260estimated 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

Jefferson public rollTexas
Current assessment$67,959
What the comparable appraisals support$56,163
Estimated over-assessment$11,796 · 17.4%
Comparable basis$18/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$260

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
$7$73,038 SF1962
$11$113,011 SF1962
$13$133,092 SF1962
$13$133,020 SF1962
$15$153,014 SF1962
$22$222,864 SF1962
$23$233,128 SF1962
$31$313,112 SF1962

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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