Over-assessed vs. comparables

12731 Fm Rd 429

Kaufman County, Texas · commercial property · 6,010 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$3,559estimated 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$432,186
What the comparable appraisals support$270,405
Estimated over-assessment$161,781 · 37.4%
Comparable basis$45/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$3,559

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
$9$96,009 SF1960
$37$376,000 SF1974
$40$406,001 SF2012
$45$456,000 SF1986
$45$456,000 SF
$45$456,000 SF
$48$486,000 SF2000
$55$556,000 SF2019

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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