Travis County · over-assessed homes overpay year-round · next deadline May 15, 2027
Travis County Property Tax Appeal Guide
Travis County homeowners can protest their property taxes by filing with the Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD) before May 15, or by mid-July under Texas Property Tax Code Section 41.44(b) for late protests. Our analysis of 342,494 Travis County homes found 18.4% assessed above comparable sales, with average potential savings of $1,124/year.
Austin homeowners save an average of $1,124/year when they appeal with strong comparable evidence. 89% of well-prepared protests succeed.
How property tax appeals work in Travis County
Every Texas homeowner has a right to protest their assessed value under Texas Property Tax Code §41.41. In Travis County, protests are handled by the Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD). The deadline is May 15, 2027, or 30 days after your appraisal notice was mailed, whichever is later.
TCAD saw values cool sharply since 2022 peaks. Many 2026 notices are now ABOVE current sale prices, so overassessment cases are unusually strong this cycle.
The strongest protests include 3-7 comparable sales from the last 12 months in your immediate neighborhood, adjusted for square footage, age, and condition. Austin-area assessors typically reduce values when presented with clear, recent comp data.
Travis 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 TCAD uses. You can check your own address free in 30 seconds, or read our full methodology first.
File With
Travis Central Appraisal District
- Address
- 850 E Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 78752
- Phone
- (512) 834-9317
- Website
- traviscad.org
- Next deadline
- May 15, 2027 (next protest window)
Live · pulled from TCAD public records
$197,510,677 in projected annual overpayments across 52 Travis County ZIPs.
Most overassessed ZIPs in Travis County
Ranked by total annual projected overpayment. Drill into any ZIP for the top flagged homes.
Cities we cover in Travis County
Our protest kits work for homeowners across Travis County, including:
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See the full data behind these numbers in our Texas Over-Assessment Study.