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408 CONGRESS AVE TX 78701

Travis County, TX · Commercial Appraisal: 2025 Certified Billing: 2025 Partial 2021–24 billing ✓
At a Glance
2025 Certified
Market Value
$2,851,500
2025 Verified
Taxable Value
$2,851,500
2025 Verified
Total Tax
~$60,531
2025 Partial
Effective Tax Rate (2025)
2.1200%
2025 Tax ÷ 2025 Market Value Partial
2026 Certified
Market Value
$2,851,000
-0.0% 2025 → 2026 Certified
Taxable Value
$2,851,000
2026 Certified
Est. 2026 Total Tax
~$58,345
2026 Estimated
Est. 2026 Effective Tax Rate
2.0465%
Est. 2026 Tax ÷ 2026 Market Value Estimated
At a Glance Tax Bill History Compares Resources
2026 Property Tax Calendar ◷ Today: September 15, 2026
Valuation Date
Jan 1
Notices Mailed
Apr 15
Protest Deadline
May 15
Roll Certified
Jul 25
Rates Adopted
Sep 1
Payment Due
Jan 31
Property Info
Owner 408 CONGRESS AVENUE LLC
Parcel ID 0205020212
Short ID 192807
Type Real
Use Code 32 Restaurant
Valuation Income
Improvement SF 3,660 SF
Land SF 3,680 SF
Acres 0.084
Year Built 1910
Legal S 23FT OF LOT 3 BLOCK 043 ORIGINAL CITY
Neighborhood 32CBD
Current Values 2025 Certified
Land$2,944,000
Special Use Land MarketNot Available
Total Land $2,944,000
Improvement
Total Improvement
Market$2,851,500
Special Use Exclusion (−)Not Available
Appraised$2,851,500
Value Limitation Adjustment (−)
Net Appraised (assessed) $2,851,500
Taxable Value $2,851,500
Build-up from 2025 TCAD certified values. Land and Improvement are shown as single totals — Parcelytics' loaders capture one aggregate value per year, not TCAD's Homesite / Non-Homesite split. Special Use Land Market and Special Use Exclusion (agricultural/productivity valuation) are not in the current dataset.
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Investor Insight Report

Appreciation: Market value has risen +25.6% from $2,270,254 (2021) to $2,851,500 (2025), a CAGR of 5.9% over 4 years. This represents moderate, steady growth. Most of this growth came in a single year (2023→2024), not a steady climb — worth checking what drove that reappraisal rather than assuming a smooth trend. Over the same span, the median Commercial parcel countywide rose +24.1%, so this parcel has outpaced the broader commercial market over the same period.

Tax Burden: The combined rate across 5 taxing entities is 2.0465% in 2025 (+0.0647% vs 2024 — rates increased ). At the current taxable value, estimated annual taxes are $58,356. Austin ISD is the largest single contributor, at 43.6% of the total 2025 levy.

Asset Class: Commercial. No homestead exemptions apply — full market value is taxable. This is valued using the income approach, so changes in rent roll or occupancy move the appraisal more directly than they would for a cost-approach property.


Investment Snapshot — 2025 certified basis
Building (Main)
3,660 SF
living area
Gross Building
3,660 SF
enclosed area
Land
3,680 SF
0.084 ac
Value / Bldg SF
$779
all-in (incl. land)
Land $/SF
$800
land value only
Land Value Share
103%
Year Built
1910
~116 yrs old
Eff. Tax Rate
2.120%
total tax ÷ market value
Est. Annual Tax
$58,356
2025 taxable × rate

Value Composition: Land carries 103% of market value ($2,944,000 land vs $0 improvements), about $800/SF of land. With value concentrated in the land under a ~116-year-old structure, this reads as a land-dominated asset — the classic higher-and-best-use / redevelopment signal. Underwrite the dirt, not the building.

Submarket Position: At $2,851,500, this parcel sits in the upper-middle (50th–75th percentile) of Commercial property in Travis County — county median $1,417,484 (P25 $649,268 / P75 $3,347,260, n=13,608). Commercial here is the broad TCAD category — every commercial property countywide, any size or use — not a use-code-specific peer group. See the Peer Set and the Where This Property Stands benchmark below, which narrows to this property's actual use code, for parcel-level comparables.

Forward Outlook: Holding the +5.9% Base-scenario CAGR (Based on 2021–2025 certified trend, projected forward from 2025), the model projects market value near $3,791,596 by 2030, with an estimated annual tax burden around $71,424. Estimated Forward figures are model projections, not certified — see the 6-Year Projection section for the low/base/high bands.

No delinquent taxes on record.

Improvement Detail
Improvement Value
Not Available
Main Area
3,660 SF
Gross Building Area
3,660 SF
Year Built
1910
4 components · show ▾hide ▴
Code Description SF In Gross
1ST 1st Floor 3,660 SF
611 TERRACE 1,311 SF
501 CANOPY 594 SF
511 DECK 460 SF
Your Tax Bill, This Year
2025 Tax Burden — Entity Split
IAU
43.6% $26,382
CAT
24.7% $14,942
TCO
17.7% $10,717
THD
5.6% $3,365
ACT
4.9% $2,948
P2U
3.6% $2,175
Total: $60,531
Risk Indicators
Risk Indicators
No risk indicators flagged

No large value jumps, delinquencies, or data anomalies found for this parcel.

How We Got Here
Rate Environment
Historical Tax Rates by Entity (Travis County)
Entity 2021 Rate 2022 Rate 2023 Rate 2024 Rate 2025 Rate YoY (2024→25) Amt Due Amt Paid Balance
IAU Austin ISD 1.0617% 0.9966% 0.8595% 0.9505% 0.9252% -0.0253% $26,382.08 $26,382.08 Paid
CAT City of Austin 0.5410% 0.4627% 0.4458% 0.4776% 0.5240% +0.0464% $14,942.34 $14,942.34 Paid
TCO Travis County 0.3574% 0.3182% 0.3047% 0.3444% 0.3758% +0.0314% $10,717.22 $10,717.22 Paid
THD Travis Central Health 0.1118% 0.0987% 0.1007% 0.1080% 0.1180% +0.0101% $3,365.43 $3,365.43 Paid
ACT Austin Community College 0.1048% 0.0987% 0.0986% 0.1013% 0.1034% +0.0021% $2,948.45 $2,948.45 Paid
P2U $2,175.14 $2,175.14 Paid
Combined Rate 2.1767% 1.9749% 1.8092% 1.9818% 2.0465% +0.0647% $60,530.66 $60,530.66 Paid
Value Trend
Value History 2021–2026
Current & Certified Values
2026 Certified Certified 2025 Certified Certified Change 2025→2026
Market Value $2,851,000 $2,851,500 -0.0%
Assessed Value $2,851,000 $2,851,500 -0.0%
Land Value $1,472,000 $2,944,000 -50.0%
Improvement Value $1,379,000
Taxable Value $2,851,000 $2,851,500 -0.0%
Total Tax 2026 = estimate
~$58,345
Estimated
~$60,531
Partial
2026: Preliminary → Certified how this parcel's 2026 value moved since the June 9, 2026 preliminary notice
2026 Preliminary Preliminary 2026 Certified Certified Change
Market Value $2,944,400 $2,851,000 -93,400 (-3.2%)
Taxable Value $2,944,400 $2,851,000 -93,400 (-3.2%)
Value History (2021–2026)
Year Market Value Land Value Imprv Value Value Limitation Adj (−) Net Appraised (Assessed) Taxable Value Total Tax Source
2026 $2,851,000 $1,472,000 $1,379,000 $2,851,000 $2,851,000 Not yet — post-cert Certified — no billing yet
2025 $2,851,500 $2,944,000 $2,851,500 $2,851,500 ~$60,531 Partial
2024 $2,659,067 $2,851,500 ! $— $58,687 Verified
2023 $2,300,000 −$460,000 $1,840,000 $— $50,106 Verified
2022 $2,200,000 −$360,000 $1,840,000 $— $47,223 Verified
2021 $2,270,254 −$430,254 $1,840,000 $— $49,587 Verified
Year-over-Year Growth & Assessment Metrics
Year MktVal YoY Assessed YoY Asmt Ratio Eff. Tax Rate Coverage
2026 +3.3% +3.3% ~100% Not available Partial
2025 +0.0% +0.0% ~100% Not available Partial
2024 +7.2% +7.2% ~100% 2.0600% Verified
2023 +15.6% +15.6% ~100% 1.8800% Verified
2022 +4.5% +4.5% ~100% 2.0500% Verified
2021 base year ~100% 2.1800% Verified
Cumulative market value growth (earliest valid year → 2025): +29.6%
Annual Trends Tax billing 2025 only
How This Parcel Compares
6-Year Projection Estimates Only
5-Year Tax Projection — Scenario Bands Estimates Only
Show illustrative scenario:
Year ~Mkt Value ~Assessed ~Rate ~Ann. Tax Value Δ
2026 ~$3,018,722 ~$3,018,722 ~2.0139% ~$60,795 +5.9%
2027 ~$3,195,750 ~$3,195,750 ~1.9814% ~$63,320 +12.1%
2028 ~$3,383,160 ~$3,383,160 ~1.9488% ~$65,932 +18.6%
2029 ~$3,581,561 ~$3,581,561 ~1.9163% ~$68,633 +25.6%
2030 ~$3,791,596 ~$3,791,596 ~1.8837% ~$71,424 +33.0%
Submarket Position
Where This Property Stands — Commercial Benchmark

In 2025, this property's market value of $2,851,500 places it in the 50th–75th percentile for Commercial properties in Travis County (13608 comparable) — +101% above the county median of $1,417,484. Commercial here is the broad TCAD category — every commercial property countywide, any size or use — not a use-code-specific peer group. Use the Use Code filter above to narrow to this property's actual type.

Year This Property Bottom 25% Median Top 25% Position Group YoY
2025 $2,851,500 $649,268 $1,417,484 $3,347,260 ↑ Above median -0.8%
2024 $2,659,067 $661,016 $1,438,465 $3,471,171 ↑ Above median +0.0%
2023 $2,300,000 $667,828 $1,414,358 $3,374,900 ↑ Above median +9.7%
2022 $2,200,000 $553,066 $1,215,730 $2,939,150 ↑ Above median +3.3%
2021 $2,270,254 $517,750 $1,142,600 $2,780,453 ↑ Above median base yr
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Post-Acquisition Tax Estimate Estimate · Not a prediction
Property: 3,660 SF main area · 3,660 SF gross · 0.084 ac lot
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Estimate only. The appraisal district sets value as of Jan 1 (not at sale price). A sale is strong evidence of market value and is typically reflected in the next Jan 1 valuation. Taxing units set rates annually. Modeled from government data — not a legal or tax opinion.