Bell County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

BellCAD Tax protests filed for 2020	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	19,730
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	6,973
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	1,988
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	3,688
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	946
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	107
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	322
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	169
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	0
Number Other Property Tax Protests	5,537

BellCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2020	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$7,312,342,831
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$1,335,462,465
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$1,398,581,864
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$2,724,563,383
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$1,007,459,836
$ Value Utilities Protested	$153,405,418
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$0
$ Value Other Protested	$692,869,865

BellCAD 2020 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	12,224

BellCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2020 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	13,497
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	4,436
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	10,170

BellCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2020	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	62520706
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$434,884,957

BellCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	2,585
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	807
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	1,778
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	687

BellCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$117,336,382
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$22,203,884
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$95,132,498

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

28