Brazoria County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 33%!

The house at County Road 960 Box 490, Alvin, Texas, 77511 sold for $185,000 in August 2019. Brazoria County Appraisal District valued this property at $246,770 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $1,668 (2.7% tax rate times amount over-valued) in property taxes, just for this year, unless they protest their property taxes or hire a property tax consultant to protest for them.

The first step for homeowners is to obtain a homestead for their primary residence. It does appear the home County Road 960 Box 490, Alvin, Texas, 77511 is the primary residence. They do have their homestead exemption.

Brazoria County Appraisal District reports this 1,938 square foot house was built in 1976 and is located on a 87,120 square foot lot.

Because the property is more than 25% over-taxed, it qualifies for a substantial error protest if a routine protest was not filed.

If you know the owners of the County Road 960 Box 490, Alvin, Texas, 77511 please encourage them to file a property tax protest. Even if they missed the May 15 protest deadline, they can still file a substantial error protest. In many cases, if they provide the appraisal district with a copy of the closing statement, they will correct the value.

Just for filing a form with a copy of the closing statement the owner can save $1,668.

Brazoria County property tax information: Brazoria County Appraisal District

Brazoria County property tax info: Texas appraisal districts