Sunday, March 14, 2004

Pop Quiz

What is the assessed value of Bush's Crawford ranch?

Take a guess. No cheating.


...The assessed value of the structure (3387 sq. feet) is $128,926. The assessed value of the land (1583 acres) is $782,622.


This LTTE says that sounds a bit low:

The house in Crawford, Tex. that Bush built
3/14/2004

I ENJOYED your Feb. 8 story in the Real Estate section, "Power Houses," about the homes of presidential candidates. I was amazed at the low assessed value of George W. Bush's home in Crawford, Texas -- $128,926. I live within 130 miles of Crawford in central Texas, where comparable houses are usually assessed at approximately $100 a square foot or more. The Bush house would ordinarily be assessed at $338,700, or more.

I don't want your Boston readers to have the impression that housing prices are this low in Texas.

SUE YOUNG STEWART

Bryan, Texas