My property tax appeal was pathetic. Homeowners, I want to know how big was your property tax appeal win?

Hey all homeowners,

I have my property tax bill and honestly, I’m still trying to process because my house was appraised at around 420k this year, and my taxes raised to 25% compared to last year. I expected a small increase because prices were weird lately, but nothing close to this.

The annoying part is that I do not think the valuation makes sense. I spent hours on nearby sales on Zillow and Redfin, and most houses that are pretty similar to mine seem to be selling closer to the 370k–390k range, definitely not 420k. Some of those houses are newer or updated compared to my house.

I called the county assessor’s office hoping maybe there was a mistake or at least someone could explain how they came up with the number. I ended up sitting on hold forever, talked to someone, and even tried to argue my case using comps that I found online. The conversation felt pointless. They brushed it off, made a tiny adjustment of around 2%, and acted like that solved everything. What annoys me most is how hard the process feels for normal homeowners.

Now I’m debating whether it’s worth appealing or hiring someone to help. I heard blend of stories where people save thousands and others spend weeks fighting just to get nowhere.