Bell County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

BellCAD Tax protests filed for 2019	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	10,674
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	4,168
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	1,065
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	1,367
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	521
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	67
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	325
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	239
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	-
Number Other Property Tax Protests	2,922

BellCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$5,044,406,680
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$717,582,993
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$881,044,846
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$1,698,009,741
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$1,062,165,470
$ Value Utilities Protested	$376,001,041
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$-
$ Value Other Protested	$309,602,589

BellCAD 2019 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	4,003

BellCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	12,431
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	5,764
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	5,642

BellCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	$50,606,431
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$293,266,466

BellCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	1,691
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	599
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	1,092
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	851

BellCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$91,344,694
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$8,113,238
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$83,231,456

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

56