Fee comparison · 2026
What does a property tax appeal actually cost?
Most appeal services take a percentage of your savings, forever. On a typical reduction that is hundreds to over a thousand dollars a year, gone. Move the slider to your estimated savings and see exactly what each service keeps, and what you keep.
Not sure? The average successful Texas appeal saves about $1,200/yr. Check your real number, free.
Contingency firms take a cut of your savings for as long as you use them. We charge $49 once and keep nothing.
See your real overpayment, freeFees shown are each provider's publicly listed pricing as of June 2026 (Ownwell 25%, 35% in FL/CA/NY; O'Connor 50% of first-year savings; TaxLasso $199; AppealDesk $49; AppealMyTax $49), verify on their sites. Ownwell and O'Connor file and represent you; AppealMyTax and AppealDesk deliver a pre-filled kit you submit yourself (about 5 minutes online). The difference: our kit uses real comparable parcels pulled from your county's own appraisal roll, not generic estimates.
Why a contingency fee costs you more over time
A contingency firm like Ownwell or O'Connor charges nothing upfront, which sounds great. But your assessment resets every year, so they take their cut every year you stay. A $1,200 saving with Ownwell's 25% cut costs you $300 this year, and again next year, and the year after. Over five years that is $1,500 to keep a result you could have locked in once.
A flat $49 protest kit from AppealMyTax gives you the same evidence, a pre-filled protest letter, and the comparable sales you need, using real parcels pulled from your county's own appraisal roll, not a generic estimate. You just sign and submit, filing it yourself in about ten minutes, and keep 100% of every dollar you save, this year and every year after.
No signup, no email. 30-day refund. You keep 100% of your savings.