Home address: 6515 Evergreen Av
2021 Taxable Value: $627,440  
Recent Sales Price: $460,000  – Over-taxed by 36%

Property tax assessments not carefully reviewed lead to paying more than your share of property taxes. Most market value protests are successful, typically saving the owner hundreds or thousands of dollars. Check the unequal appraisal box on the protest form or your unequal appraisal appeal will be ignored. The Texas Comptroller reports 80% of 2019 property tax appeals by homeowners were successful.

Property owners are sometimes reluctant to protest their property taxes because they believe the appeal process is difficult.  It is not difficult and 60 to 80% of owners who appeal are successful. It is impossible for 2272 Texas appraisal district appraisers to track physical condition and value for over 20 million properties. Appraisal districts are receptive to settling property tax protests for houses at the informal level because it has only a nominal impact on the total tax base. Property owners have a duty and responsibility to appraise property taxes annually. It is not prudent or reasonable to rely on the appraisal district’s estimate.