Bandera County Appraisal District confirmed a large volume of property tax protests in 2019; the total was 1,270 versus 1,930 in 2018 and 1,420 in 2017. The total number of property tax parcels in Bandera County was 35,200 in 2019. Home owners accounted for most of the protests in 2019, as is typical ( 1,270 appeals by homeowners versus 102 commercial / industrial / other). The number of protests for houses rose 376 from the prior year while the volume of commercial appeals fell by 900. Bandera County property owners submitted property tax protests for real property and business personal property with a total value of $3.13 million. Most of the protests were resolved at the informal appeal level. The total value of property appealed in Bandera County in the last two years fell by 12.51% versus 30.2% statewide. Bandera County Appraisal District processed 1,010 informal hearings and the Bandera County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) held 10 hearings. Property owners who protested Bandera County valuations won big. The volume of Bandera County Appraisal Review Board hearings are high by 80 in 2017 to 10 in 2019. Total savings for informal / formal were $0.29 million (for both single family and commercial / other, based on 2.7% tax rate and no exemptions. If you appeal, the odds are in your favor. In 2019, Bandera County owners achieved tax reduction for 51.54% of informal hearings and 45% of appraisal review board hearings.

Bandera County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

BanderaCAD Tax protests filed for 2019	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,271
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	376
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	3
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	51
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	51
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	1
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	1
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	39
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	0
Number Other Property Tax Protests	749

BanderaCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$313,225,674
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$85,024,839
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$3,756,472
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$40,861,273
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$4,424,670
$ Value Utilities Protested	$4,769,960
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$0
$ Value Other Protested	$174,388,460

BanderaCAD 2019 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	1,219

BanderaCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1,009
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	293
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	520

BanderaCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	4422510
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$315

BanderaCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	11
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	2
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	9
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	2

BanderaCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$77,810
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$19,570
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$58,240

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0