Austin County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Austin County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2016	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1636
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	536
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	28
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	136
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	26
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	10
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	58
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	101
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	49
Number Other Property Tax Protests	692

Austin County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2016	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	611679666
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	114858889
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	14710481
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	86552374
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	108470730
$ Value Utilities Protested	14217078
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	6895580
$ Value Other Protested	265974534

Austin County Appraisal District 2016 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	470

Austin County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2016 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1653
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	579
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	964

Austin County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2016	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	8513505
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	9247601

Austin County Appraisal District 2016 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	309
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	122
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	187
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	209

Austin County Appraisal District 2016 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	10872825
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	1887469
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	8985356

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

6