El Paso county property tax

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Ours went up $68k.

The B.S. is that the tax is based on comps. But the comps are selling for over the appraised value by 10's of thousands. How the hell can they tax me on a made up number? They're taxing me on a value that no bank would ever write a loan for. My house is not worth what they are taxing me for.

Not to mention, the tax should be based on what you purchased your house for, not what you COULD sell it for. If some dumbass wants to buy a house for $50k over the appraisal, by all means, tax him for that.

And what am I getting for the increased tax money being taken from me? Does the county increase services just because homes are selling for more than 2 years ago? Nope. Do I use the roads or schools more because houses in my neighborhood are selling high? Nope. Do the parks need more maintenance? Nope. Are fires more expensive to fight because a house in the neighborhood sold for too much money? Nope. Homes values have ZERO influence over how much money the county needs to operate. So why should they get more? Property tax should be a flat fee.

PS - my appraisal from 3/2016 is over $40k less than my tax assessment.