Rusk County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 18%!

The house at 1402 Shawnee Tr, Henderson, Texas, 75654 sold for $124,400 in March 2020. Rusk County Appraisal District valued this property at $147,140 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $614 (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 1402 Shawnee Tr, Henderson, Texas, 75654 is the primary residence. They do have their homestead exemption.

Rusk County Appraisal District reports this 1,642 square foot house was built in 1977 and is located on an 11,970 square foot lot.

If you know the owners of the 1402 Shawnee Tr, Henderson, Texas, 75654 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 $614

Rusk County property tax information: Rusk County Appraisal District

Rusk County property tax info: Exemptions