Galveston County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 38%!

The house at 501 13Th St, Galveston, La Marque, Texas, 77550 sold for $197,000 in March 2019.  Galveston County Appraisal District valued this property at $271,010 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $1,998 (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 at 501 13Th St, Galveston, La Marque, Texas, 77550 is the primary residence.  They do have their homestead exemption.

Galveston County Appraisal District reports this 1,834 square foot house was built in 1995 and is located on a 4,550 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 at 501 13Th St, Galveston, La Marque, Texas, 77550 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 $1,998.

Galveston County property tax information: Galveston County Appraisal District

Galveston County property tax info: Commercial Property Tax