Galveston County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 55%!

The house at 7310 Cardinal Cir, Texas City, Texas, 77591 sold for $106,500 in April 2019.  Galveston County Appraisal District valued this property at $165,150 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $1,584 (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 not appear the home 7310 Cardinal Cir, Texas City, Texas, 77591 is the primary residence. They do not have their homestead exemption.

Galveston County Appraisal District reports this 1,820 square foot house was built in 2010 and is located on a 6,300 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 7310 Cardinal Cir, Texas City, Texas, 77591 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 $1,584.

Galveston County property tax information: Galveston County Appraisal District

Galveston County property tax info: Judicial appeal tax reduction