Over-assessed vs. comparables

Howard Ln

Austin, 78728 · Travis County, Texas · commercial property · 9,392 sq ft · Texas Tax Code §42.26

$3,718estimated 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

Travis public rollTexas
Current assessment$1,377,396
What the comparable appraisals support$1,208,417
Estimated over-assessment$168,979 · 12.3%
Comparable basis$129/SF
Estimated tax saved / year$3,718

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
$102$1039,310 SF2004
$112$1148,940 SF2007
$119$1199,081 SF2003
$126$1238,721 SF1999
$129$1269,169 SF1997
$131$1328,460 SF2005
$144$14610,080 SF2003
$150$1539,711 SF2005

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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