Possible over-assessment

520 Houston Ave

Port Arthur, 77640 · Jefferson County, Texas · commercial property · 608 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$864estimated overpaid in property tax / year

The public records suggest this property may be over-assessed, but the comparison is wide enough that we verify it by hand — free, with no obligation — before saying you have a case.

What the public records show

Jefferson public rollTexas
Current assessment$57,561
What the comparable appraisals support$18,283
Estimated over-assessment$39,278 · 68.2%
Comparable basis$30/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$864

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
$6$6604 SF2013
$10$10656 SF2013
$14$14580 SF2013
$14$14608 SF2016
$15$15600 SF2013
$45$45600 SF2015
$93$92590 SF2013
$169$166560 SF2013

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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