Wharton County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 97%!

The house at 707 N Fulton, Wharton, Texas, 77488 sold for $77,000 in February 2019. Wharton County Appraisal District valued this property at $152,056 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $2,027 (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 707 N Fulton, Wharton, Texas, 77488 is the primary residence.  They do have their homestead exemption.

Wharton County Appraisal District reports this 0 square foot house was built in NULL and is located on a 7,536 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 707 N Fulton, Wharton, Texas, 77488 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 $2,027.

Wharton County property tax information:  Wharton County Appraisal District  

Wharton County property tax info: Hearing evidence file