Henderson County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 26%!

The house at 849 S Gun Barrel Ln, Gun Barrel City, Texas, 75156 sold for $82,000 in February 2019.  Henderson County Appraisal District valued this property at $103,500 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $581 (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 849 S Gun Barrel Ln, Gun Barrel City, Texas, 75156 is the primary residence.  They do have their homestead exemption.

Henderson County Appraisal District reports this 1 square foot house was built in 1985 and is located on a 1 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 849 S Gun Barrel Ln, Gun Barrel City, Texas, 75156 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 $581.

Henderson County property tax information: Henderson County Appraisal District

Henderson County property tax info: House protests