Henderson County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 86%!

The house at 138 E Merry Way sold for $30,000 in February 2020. Henderson County Appraisal District valued this property at $55,860 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $698 (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 home owners is to obtain a homestead for their primary residence. It does not appear the house at 138 E Merry Way is the primary residence. The do not have their homestead residence.

Henderson County Appraisal District reports this 816 square foot house 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 of the house at 138 E Merry Way 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 $698.

Henderson County property tax information: Henderson County Appraisal District

Henderson County property tax info : Business Personal Property Tax Protest