Bell County · over-assessed homes overpay year-round · next deadline May 15, 2027
Bell County Property Tax Appeal Guide
Bell County homeowners can protest their property taxes by filing with the Bell County Tax Appraisal District (Bell CAD) before May 15, or by mid-July under Texas Property Tax Code Section 41.44(b) for late protests. Our analysis of 104,692 Bell County homes found 17.8% assessed above comparable sales, with average potential savings of $521/year.
Killeen / Temple homeowners save an average of $521/year when they appeal with strong comparable evidence. 80% of well-prepared protests succeed.
How property tax appeals work in Bell County
Every Texas homeowner has a right to protest their assessed value under Texas Property Tax Code §41.41. In Bell County, protests are handled by the Bell County Tax Appraisal District (Bell CAD). The deadline is May 15, 2027, or 30 days after your appraisal notice was mailed, whichever is later.
Bell CAD serves the Fort Cavazos military community. Frequent PCS-driven sales create unusual comp distributions, bring same-cycle sales to support your appeal.
The strongest protests include 3-7 comparable sales from the last 12 months in your immediate neighborhood, adjusted for square footage, age, and condition. Killeen / Temple-area assessors typically reduce values when presented with clear, recent comp data.
Bell County is one of the counties in our Texas Over-Assessment Study, where we ran millions of homes through the same unequal-appraisal comparison the Bell CAD uses. You can check your own address free in 30 seconds, or read our full methodology first.
File With
Bell County Tax Appraisal District
- Address
- 411 E Central Ave, Belton, TX 76513
- Phone
- (254) 939-5841
- Website
- www.bellcad.org
- Next deadline
- May 15, 2027 (next protest window)
Live · pulled from Bell CAD public records
$18,503,435 in projected annual overpayments across 23 Bell County ZIPs.
Most overassessed ZIPs in Bell County
Ranked by total annual projected overpayment. Drill into any ZIP for the top flagged homes.
Cities we cover in Bell County
Our protest kits work for homeowners across Bell County, including:
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See the full data behind these numbers in our Texas Over-Assessment Study.