Henderson County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 28%!

The house at 1102 E Oval Dr, Athens, Texas, 75751 sold for $314,500 in January 2020.  Henderson County Appraisal District valued this property at $402,680 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $2,381 (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 1102 E Oval Dr, Athens, Texas, 75751 is the primary residence.  They do have their homestead exemption.

Henderson County Appraisal District reports this 4,714 square foot house was built in Null and is located on a 41,818 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 1102 E Oval Dr, Athens, Texas, 75751 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 $2,381.

Henderson County property tax information: Henderson County Appraisal District

Henderson County property tax info: Judicial appeal