Austin County 2024 Property Tax Protests

x In Austin County, in 2024, there were a total of 2,510 property tax protests. The value of those protests totaled $2 billion. Out of the total protests filed, 1,335 were for single family property, 49 were for apartments, 190 were for commercial, and 222 were for utilities. A reduction of $24 million was the result through Appraisal Review Board (ARB) hearings.

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Property Tax Protest Summary

Austin County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2024	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	2,510
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	1,335
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	49
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	190
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	30
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	24
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	94
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	222
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	105
Number Other Property Tax Protests	461

Austin County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2024	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$1,934,700,063
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$844,636,359
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$73,341,522
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$167,658,001
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$411,787,145
$ Value Utilities Protested	$240,568,258
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$25,730,270
$ Value Other Protested	$170,978,508

Austin County Appraisal District 2024 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	1,271

Austin County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2024 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1,392
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	634
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	948

Austin County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2024	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	$27,073,740
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$120,501,714

Austin County Appraisal District 2024 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	770
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	594
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	176
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	175

Austin County Appraisal District 2024 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$24,086,737
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$13,433,339
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$10,653,398

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

18