Wharton County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 14%!

The house at 193 Bertha Ln, Wharton, Texas, 77488 sold for $156,500 in February 2019. Wharton County Appraisal District valued this property at $178,390 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $591 (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 193 Bertha Ln, Wharton, Texas, 77488 is the primary residence.  They do have their homestead exemption.

Wharton County Appraisal District reports this 2,016 square foot house was built in 2004 and is located on an 87,120 square foot lot.

If you know the owners of 193 Bertha Ln, Wharton, Texas, 77488 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 $591.

Wharton County property tax information:  Wharton County Appraisal District  

Wharton County property tax info: Separating intangible value