Over-assessed vs. comparables

12025 Lewis

Forney · Kaufman County, Texas · commercial property · 6,344 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$1,562estimated 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

Kaufman public rollTexas
Current assessment$539,900
What the comparable appraisals support$468,921
Estimated over-assessment$70,979 · 13.2%
Comparable basis$74/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$1,562

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
$32$326,480 SF2011
$40$406,001 SF2012
$54$546,400 SF2009
$58$576,630 SF2007
$69$696,812 SF2011
$79$796,631 SF2008
$83$826,600 SF2008
$118$1196,216 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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