Enter your property values and we'll estimate your savings — and warn you honestly if the homestead cap means a protest may not reduce your bill this year. Most calculators skip that part.
Your property's appraisal appears to already be constrained by the 10% homestead cap (Tex. Tax Code § 23.23). The CAD cannot raise the appraised value more than 10% per year on your primary residence — which means the current value may already be below market value.
A protest challenges the appraised value as too high. If the capped value is already near or below what comparable properties actually sell for, an appraisal-value protest is unlikely to win a reduction this cycle.
What you CAN still do:
(1) An equal-and-uniform protest (Tex. Tax Code § 41.41(a)(2))
compares your value to similar properties' appraised values —
works even under the cap. (2) A homestead exemption filing
(Form 50-114) locks in the cap permanently if you haven't already.
We file that free. (3) Document property damage, deferred maintenance, or
renovation costs — market-value adjustments still apply.
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Savings estimates are [ILLUSTRATIVE] — computed from published PTAD avg. reduction rates and county effective-tax-rate data.
They are not a guarantee. Actual outcome depends on your specific parcel, comparable properties, the appraiser assigned, and hearing outcome.
The homestead-cap screen is based on § 23.23 arithmetic applied to your self-reported values; it is not a substitute for a full comparables analysis.
Effective tax rates shown are approximate county blended averages; your rate depends on your specific city, ISD, MUD, and overlapping districts.
District-court appeals under Tex. Tax Code § 42 require a licensed Texas attorney.
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