Property tax appeal comparison · 2026

Texas Tax Protest vs AppealMyTax

Texas Tax Protest quotes its contingency fee on request. We post one number: $49 flat, one time, and you keep 100% of the savings.

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Texas Tax Protest

Full-service Texas contingency firm; fee quoted on request (not published)

Contingency, quoted on request

Texas Tax Protest is an established full-service firm (founded 2010, Texas only) that files and argues your protest for you on a contingency basis, no reduction, no fee (texastaxprotest.com, retrieved July 2026). Their site does not publish a specific percentage, so you request a quote before you know your cost. AppealMyTax posts one number, $49 flat, one time, and you keep 100% of the savings, every year.

Coverage

Texas only, full-service (Texas Tax Protest, retrieved July 2026). 7 states with real parcel data (Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas), about 22.7M properties (us).

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AppealMyTax

Flat-fee packet, no contingency, no recurring cut.

$49 flat

One time. You keep 100% of your savings every year. Ownwell keeps 25-35%, O'Connor keeps half. See your exact overpayment free first, no signup.

Coverage

Real per-parcel assessment data in 7 states, about 22.7M properties: Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas. Deepest in Florida (all 67 counties) and Texas (HCAD iFile-ready), plus a full statutory appeal guide for Georgia.

Real-world cost comparison

Texas homeowner, $50K overassessment, $1,155/yr savings

Annual savings on appeal

$1,155

Texas Tax Protest cost

Contingency percentage, quoted on request (not published)

$1,155/yr minus an undisclosed cut, repeating each winning year

AppealMyTax cost

$49 one-time

$1,155/yr after the one-time $49, every year

Multi-year math

A full-service contingency firm can win your protest for you, but you agree to the fee before you know what it will be, and the cut recurs every winning year. Our $49 is one posted price, one time, and you keep the full reduction each year you hold it. We also show your exact overpayment and real comps free before you decide.

Texas Tax Protest: pros & cons

Strengths

  • Hands-off, full-service representation by a Texas firm with a long track record (founded 2010)
  • Contingency model, so you pay only if they win a reduction
  • Handles both residential and commercial protests across the major Texas metros
  • Established operation, not a solo startup

Limitations

  • Texas only
  • The fee is not posted, you have to request a quote to learn what a win will cost you
  • As a contingency firm, the cost scales with your savings and recurs each winning year
  • You do not control the filing or see the comparables before they submit

Why AppealMyTax wins

  • One posted price, $49 flat, one time, no quote request and no percentage of your savings
  • You keep 100% of the reduction, every year you hold the lower value
  • See your exact overpayment and real comps free in 30 seconds before you pay anything
  • Real parcel data across 7 states with real parcel data, about 22.7M properties, not Texas alone

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Search your address. Get your specific overassessment estimate in 30 seconds. No credit card.

Check my address · Free

The free check is genuinely free: no signup, no email. Optional $49 packet only if you want a pre-filled iFile-ready protest letter, and you keep 100% of your savings.

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