Bee County Appraisal District confirmed a large volume of property tax protests in 2019; the total was 1,390 versus 520 in 2018 and 1060 in 2017. Home owners accounted for most of the protests in 2019, as is typical ( 1,390 appeals by homeowners versus 135 commercial / industrial / other). The number of protests for houses rose 370 from the prior year while the volume of commercial appeals rose by 1,030. Bee County property owners submitted property tax protests for real property and business personal property with a total value of $734 million. Most of the protests were resolved at the informal appeal level. The total value of property appealed in Bee County in the last two rose by 28.0% versus 30.2% statewide. Bee County Appraisal District processed 1,180 informal hearings and the Bee County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) held 100 hearings. Property owners who protested Bee County valuations won big. The volume of Bee County Appraisal Review Board hearings are high by 40 in 2017 to 100 in 2019. Total savings for informal / formal were $1 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, Bee County owners achieved tax reduction for 44.26% of informal hearings and 24% of appraisal review board hearings.

Bee County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

BeeCAD Tax protests filed for 2019	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,393
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	367
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	24
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	116
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	19
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	16
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	92
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	244
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	365
Number Other Property Tax Protests	150

BeeCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$734,328,950
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$60,143,410
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$29,869,890
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$63,574,290
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$373,748,620
$ Value Utilities Protested	$132,265,610
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$29,896,560
$ Value Other Protested	$44,830,570

BeeCAD 2019 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	360

BeeCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1,175
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	303
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	520

BeeCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	5536420
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$251

BeeCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	103
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	28
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	75
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	18

BeeCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$669,890
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$351,640
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$318,250

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0