Hutchinson County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 50%!

The house at 103 Garrett St, Borger, Texas, 79007 sold for $68,700 in March 2020. Hutchinson County Appraisal District valued this property at $103,350 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $936 (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 103 Garrett St, Borger, Texas, 79007 is the primary residence. They do have their homestead exemption.

Hutchinson County Appraisal District reports this 2,792 square foot house was built in 1990 and is located on a 6,599 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 103 Garrett St, Borger, Texas, 79007 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 $936

Hutchinson County property tax information: Hutchinson County Appraisal District

Hutchinson County property tax info: Homeowners property tax appeal