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Tax Appraisal District of Bell County 2023 Property Tax Protest

The Tax Appraisal District of Bell County (CAD) recorded a total of 27,237 protests for all property. Out of this total, 11,255 protests were for houses, 2,169 were for commercial property accounts, and 3,244 were for apartments. The total value of the protests for 2023 was $12 billion. A reduction of $594 million was collected for property owners through the Appraisal Review Board (ARB).

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Tax Appraisal District of Bell County Property Tax Protest Summary

Tax Appraisal District of Bell County Tax protests filed for 2023 Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests 27,237
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests 11,255
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests 3,244
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests 2,169
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests 1,126
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests 80
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests 191
Number Utility Property Tax Protests 389
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests 0
Number Other Property Tax Protests 8,783
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County Appraised Value for property tax protests 2023 Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested $12,425,574,731
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested $3,442,746,037
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested $2,670,918,029
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested $3,752,661,242
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested $1,100,530,254
$ Value Utilities Protested $382,872,411
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested $0
$ Value Other Protested $1,075,846,758
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County 2023 Number of Protest Hearings No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled 15,375
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2023 resolved through informal processes No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process 17,046
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 6,307
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction 16,894
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2023 Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 189087534
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest $737,316,624
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County 2023 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings 4,516
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) 1,583
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) 2,933
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing 2,304
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County 2023 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination $ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $594,195,969
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing $164,405,685
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $429,790,284
# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed 116