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Enter your HCAD account number and your email address. We'll send you a free summary showing whether your home may be over-assessed — no payment, no commitment.
Check your inbox within 24 hours. We'll send you a personalized report showing exactly where you stand — and whether a protest makes sense for your home.
Protest firms handle thousands of accounts a season and their clients are just a number in the queue. When you represent yourself with the right analysis behind you, no one is more motivated — and homeowners who self-protest win reductions 79% of the time, with a median assessed value reduction of $20,265.¹ The results look nearly identical to hiring a firm — except you don't hand over 35% of your savings to get there.
If you've used a contingency-fee protest service, you already know the deal: they take a cut of every dollar you save — every single year. You did the work of owning a home. They keep the check.
ProtestEdge is built on a different model. A modest flat fee based on your home's value. You keep 100% of your reduction — this year, next year, and every year after.
ProtestEdge was built by a Harris County homeowner who got tired of handing 30% of his tax savings to a protest firm every year — for analysis he could do himself with the right tool. So he built it.
| Service | Model | What they keep |
|---|---|---|
Contingency-fee protest firms Large full-service operators |
Contingency % | 25–33% of savings Every year, automatically |
Auto-renewing protest services Opt-out or they keep billing |
Contingency % | ~25% of savings Recurring annual charge |
DIY protest On your own, no analysis |
Free to file | Hours of your time With no professional evidence |
ProtestEdge Flat fee · Full ARB-ready reports launching 2027 — join the waitlist |
Flat fee | You keep 100% One fee. Every dollar saved is yours. |
No account to create, no documents to upload. Just your HCAD number and an email address.
Enter your 13-digit HCAD account number and email above. Takes under a minute. Found on your Notice of Appraised Value or at public.hcad.org.
Our system pulls your property data from HCAD's bulk records, selects comparable sales in your neighborhood, and runs a full equity analysis using HCAD's own adjustment methodology.
Within 24 hours you'll receive a personalized analysis showing your verdict, the comparable properties we found, and exactly how much HCAD may have overvalued your home.
Every report is structured like the evidence packet a professional tax consultant would prepare — written for an appraiser, not a homeowner.
| Address | Sold | SF | Adj. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13502 Barkers Landing | Mar '24 | 4,218 | $431,200 |
| 13318 Cypress Creek Ln | Jul '24 | 4,390 | $428,900★ |
| 13601 Key Ridge Ct | Jan '24 | 4,105 | $419,500 |
| 13244 Westfield Park | Nov '23 | 4,512 | $441,800 |
| 13710 Cypress Trace | Sep '23 | 4,280 | $437,100 |
In most cases, yes. Harris County homeowners who file a protest have an 85% success rate, with a median reduction of $1,842 in tax savings per year. The process is free if you represent yourself, and the deadline is May 15th each year.
Most protests are resolved within 60 to 90 days of the May 15th filing deadline. Many homeowners settle early through HCAD's iSettle program, which allows you to accept a reduction offer online without attending a formal ARB hearing.
The annual protest deadline is May 15th, or 30 days after your notice of appraised value is mailed, whichever is later. You must file your protest with HCAD by this date to be eligible for the current tax year.
An equity protest argues that your property is assessed at a higher value than comparable properties in your neighborhood, even if the market value might be accurate. Under Texas Tax Code Section 41.43, you are entitled to equal and uniform treatment — meaning HCAD must appraise your home consistently with similar homes around you.
No. Texas law gives every property owner the right to represent themselves at no cost. Protest firms typically charge 30–40% of your first year's tax savings as their fee. ProtestEdge prepares the same type of equity analysis evidence that professionals use, so you can self-represent and keep 100% of your savings.
Your free summary is just the beginning. In 2027, get the full ARB-ready PDF evidence package — built from HCAD's own data, at a flat fee that lets you keep every dollar you save.
¹ Based on ProtestEdge analysis of 2025 HCAD ARB protest records for Harris County residential single-family properties (A1 class). Sample size: 91,001 owner-filed protests.