Home address: 7808 E County Rd 00110
2021 Taxable Value: $1,164,060 
Recent Sales Price: $675,000  – Over-taxed by 72%

Property tax assessments not carefully reviewed lead to paying more than your share of property taxes. Protest market value, get a few comparable sales as evidence and you are very likely to reduce your property taxes. Unequal appraisal is a powerful tool to reduce property taxes but many homeowners are not aware of it and don’t use it. Winning a property tax protest is easy.  Getting property owners to appeal is hard.  Only 10% of Texan home owners appeal their property taxes.

Many owners do not protest because they do not understand the process.  Most would appeal if they know how easy it is the high chance of success. It is difficult for appraisal districts to accurately value homes since they rarely or never see the houses. One reason appraisal districts are motivated to settle protests is to maintain goodwill with the community. Property owners who appeal annually rarely pay more than their fair share.