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2005 Ratio Study for Harris County Appraisal District

Harris County Appraisal District Operations Data

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The skill, accuracy and consistency of the appraisal district in valuing property within the county is measured in the Comptrollers ratio study. A ratio of 1.00 indicates the median property is assessed at 100% of market value. A ratio of 0.95 indicates the median property is assessed at 95% of market value. The coefficient of dispersion indicates the consistency and uniformity of valuing property within the county. An appraisal district with a low coefficient of dispersion has been more accurate and uniformly consistent in valuing property than an appraisal district with a higher coefficient of dispersion. A coefficient of dispersion of 5 to 10 is considered reasonable for single-family, duplexes and fourplexes in a large metropolitan area. A coefficient of dispersion of 5 to 15 is considered reasonable for commercial properties, income properties and land in a large metropolitan area. The coefficient of dispersion for Harris County Appraisal District is within suggested limits for single-family and is within suggested limits for commercial real estate.


DATE: 06/29/2006                         COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS - PROPERTY TAX DIVISION                     PAGE: 001
TIME: 13:51:46                                         2005 PROPERTY VALUE STUDY                                    REPT: PTS427
                                                         CAD SUMMARY WORKSHEET                                      VRSN: W
                                                             101 Harris

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                   NUMBER OF    2005 CAD REPT    MED LEV   COEFFICIENT     % RATIOS W/IN        % RATIOS W/IN     PRICE-RELATED
  CATEGORY         RATIOS **   APPRAISED VALUE   OF APPR  OF DISPERSION  (+/-)10% OF MEDIAN  (+/-)25% OF MEDIAN   DIFFERENTIAL
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A.   SINGLE-FAMILY     3,898   129,932,137,133       .99        5.73            85.60              98.61               1.01
     RESIDENCES
B.   MULTI-FAMILY        258    13,801,524,494       .98       10.41            67.44              90.69                .99
     RESIDENCES
C.   VACANT LOTS         159     4,410,358,185       .94       18.28            47.16              72.95                .99
D.   RURAL REAL           29     4,046,950,099       .91       24.36            44.82              65.51               1.21
F1.  COMMERCIAL REAL     579    43,085,137,239       .96       13.33            55.78              84.80               1.01
F2.  INDUSTRIAL REAL       0    16,768,142,636         *           *                *                  *                  *
G.   OIL, GAS,             0       291,391,600         *           *                *                  *                  *
     MINERALS
J.   UTILITIES            23     4,628,891,620      1.01       10.42            73.91              82.60                .93
L1.  COMMERCIAL          429    20,364,764,780       .97        8.20            73.65              93.70               1.00
     PERSONAL
L2.  INDUSTRIAL            0    15,625,740,580         *           *                *                  *                  *
     PERSONAL
M.   OTHER PERSONAL        0       382,529,770         *           *                *                  *                  *
O.   RESIDENTIAL           0       631,932,705         *           *                *                  *                  *
     INVENTORY
S.   SPECIAL               0       848,196,630         *           *                *                  *                  *
     INVENTORY
     OVERALL            5,375   254,817,697,471       .98        7.85            78.15              94.30               1.05


 * NOT CALCULATED - NEED A MINIMUM OF 5 RATIOS FROM EITHER (A) CATEGORIES REPRESENTING AT LEAST 25% OF TOTAL
                    CAD CATEGORY VALUE OR (B) 5 ISDS OR HALF THE ISDS IN THE CAD, WHICHEVER IS LESS

** STATISTICAL MEASURES MAY NOT BE RELIABLE WHEN THE SAMPLE IS SMALL



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