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Bell County 2024 Property Tax Protest

The Tax Appraisal District of Bell County (CAD) recorded a total of 28,173 protests for all property. Out of this total, 11,038 protests were for houses, 2,315 were for commercial property accounts, and 3,354 were for apartments. The total value of the protests for 2024 was $13 billion. A reduction of $512 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 2024 Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests 28,173
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests 11,038
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests 3,354
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests 2,315
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests 1,240
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests 88
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests 221
Number Utility Property Tax Protests 382
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests 0
Number Other Property Tax Protests 9,535
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County Appraised Value for property tax protests 2024 Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested $13,127,836,135
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested $3,390,182,463
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested $2,708,764,527
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested $4,041,855,680
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested $1,137,731,160
$ Value Utilities Protested $679,464,945
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested $0
$ Value Other Protested $1,169,837,360
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County 2024 Number of Protest Hearings No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled 8,946
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2024 resolved through informal processes No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process 17,204
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 5,252
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction 13,518
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2024 Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest $160,721,708
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest $3,784,938
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County 2024 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings 8,259
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) 4,789
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) 3,470
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing 4,516
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County 2024 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination $ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $511,789,275
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing $164,377,547
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $347,411,728
# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed 53