Travis County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 29%!

The house at 18912 Douglas Maple Way, Pflugerville, Texas, 78660 sold for $272,000 in November 2019.  Travis County Appraisal District valued this property at $349,725 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $2,099 (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 at 18912 Douglas Maple Way, Pflugerville, Texas, 78660 is the primary residence. They do have their homestead exemption.

Travis County Appraisal District reports this 2,611 square foot house was built in 2013 and is located on an 11,617 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 18912 Douglas Maple Way, Pflugerville, Texas, 78660 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 $2,099

Travis County property tax information: Travis County Appraisal District

Travis County property tax info: Texas Property tax consultant