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

The house at 809 S Clements, Gainesville, Texas 76240 sold for $60,000 in August 2019.  Cooke County Appraisal District valued this property at $77,203 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $464 (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 not appear the home 809 S Clements, Gainesville, Texas 76240 is the primary residence.  They do have their homestead exemption.

Cooke County Appraisal District reports this 992 square foot house was built in 1940 and is located on a 6,700 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 809 S Clements, Gainesville, Texas 76240 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 $464.

Cooke County property tax information: Cooke County Appraisal District

Cooke County property tax info: Property tax consultant