Henderson County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 15%!

The house at 203 Laurel Rd, Athens, Texas, 75751 sold for $133,949 in March 2019.  Henderson County Appraisal District valued this property at $154,060 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $543 (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 at 203 Laurel Rd, Athens, Texas, 75751 is the primary residence.  They do have their homestead exemption.

Henderson County Appraisal District reports this 1,669 square foot house was built in 1969 and is located on a 1 square foot lot.

If you know the owners at 203 Laurel Rd, 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 $543.

Henderson County property tax information: Henderson County Appraisal District

Henderson County property tax info: Business personal property