Comps alone don't win your case.
Most DIY property tax tools just hand you a stack of comparable sales. The appraisal district will too. Property Tax Fighter walks you through the whole case — comparable sales analysis, photos of damage and condition, equal & uniform analysis, grounds picked for your specific situation, and a custom protest letter that ties it all together. $19, one-time. No commission. No 30% cut. All 50 states.
What's in your protest packet
- Comparable sales analysis — values, normalized for differences in size and features
- Condition evidence — upload photos of damage, deferred maintenance, dated finishes
- Equal & uniform analysis — when your home is assessed higher than similar homes nearby
- Grounds for protest — selected based on your specific situation, not boilerplate
- Custom protest letter — generated from your evidence, not a template
- State-specific protest form — Texas Form 50-132, Florida DR-486, and more
- Step-by-step hearing prep — so you walk in knowing exactly what to say
How it works
- Tell us your state and property details.
- Upload photos of any damage, deferred maintenance, or condition issues.
- Add comparable sales evidence to support a lower value.
- We generate your official protest form (state-specific) and a custom protest letter.
- You file the protest with your appraisal district. You stay in control of your case.
Why DIY?
Most homeowners who actually show up to their protest get a reduction. Services that take 25–40% of your savings often miss hearings, lock you into multi-year contracts, or fail to advocate hard for your home. With Property Tax Fighter you pay $19 once. No commission. No 30% cut. No recurring fees. You keep 100% of any savings.
What is "Equal & Uniform" appraisal?
Equal and uniform appraisal (also called "unequal appraisal," "uniformity," or "disproportionate assessment" depending on the state) is one of the most powerful — and least understood — grounds for protesting your property taxes. Most homeowners try to argue their home is worth less than the assessed value (a market-value protest). But there's a separate, often easier argument: that your home is taxed unfairly compared to similar homes nearby.
Nearly every U.S. state has a uniformity clause in its constitution or tax code requiring that all similar properties be assessed at consistent rates. The burden of proof in an unequal appraisal protest is typically on the appraisal district — not on you. Different states call it different things:
- Texas: "Equal and uniform" appraisal under Tax Code § 41.43(b)(3) — the appraisal district must prove your value is at or below the median of comparable properties.
- Illinois, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New York: "Uniformity" or "unequal assessment" doctrine — same concept, different statute.
- Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire: "Disproportionate assessment" — same idea framed slightly differently.
- Most other states: Some version of equal protection or uniformity in their constitution or tax code.
The argument is straightforward: even if your home's market value is technically defensible, the law requires that all similar properties be assessed at consistent rates. If your home is assessed at a higher $/sqft than the median of comparable properties on your street, you have a winning unequal-appraisal claim — even when comps support the market value.
How to win an Equal & Uniform protest
- Pull assessment comps (not just sales comps) from your county assessor or appraisal district website. You want 5–10 nearby homes similar to yours in size, age, and features.
- Calculate $/sqft for each comp: divide each comparable's assessed value by its square footage.
- Sort the values and find the median (the middle value, or the average of the two middle values if you have an even number of comps).
- Compare your home's $/sqft to the median. If yours is higher, you have an unequal-appraisal argument.
- Multiply the median $/sqft by your home's square footage to get your target assessed value.
- In your protest letter and at your hearing, cite the median rule and the burden-of-proof flip. Property Tax Fighter does this calculation automatically and includes the appropriate legal language in your letter based on your state.
Sales comps vs. assessment comps — what's the difference?
Two different arguments need two different kinds of data:
- Sales comps — recent sale prices of similar nearby homes (from Zillow, Redfin, MLS). Used for market-value protests ("my home is worth less than you say").
- Assessment comps — current assessed values of similar nearby homes (from your county assessor or appraisal district website). Used for equal & uniform protests ("I'm taxed unfairly compared to my neighbors").
Tools that only pull sales comps cannot make the unequal-appraisal argument for you. Property Tax Fighter helps you organize both kinds and builds a stronger combined case.
Texas property tax deadlines
- April 30 — Homestead and other exemption applications due.
- April–May — Notice of Appraised Value mailed by your appraisal district (CAD).
- May 15 — Protest deadline (or 30 days after notice mailed, whichever is later).
- May–September — Informal hearings and Appraisal Review Board (ARB) hearings.
- October — Tax bills mailed.
- January 31 — Last day to pay without penalty.
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