Brown County Property Tax Protests

According to reports from the Brown County Appraisal District (CAD), many property owners filed protests through the Appraisal Review Board (ARB). A total of 938 protests were filed, with residential properties accounting for 301 of them. Additionally, there were 168 protests for commercial properties and 49 for business personal property(BPP). Altogether, the total value of the protests reached $1 billion. At the end of the process, a reduction of $101 million was achieved.

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Property Tax Protest Summary

Brown County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2024	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	938
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	301
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	45
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	168
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	49
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	12
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	55
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	54
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	0
Number Other Property Tax Protests	254

Brown County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2024	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$1,147,984,081
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$99,827,967
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$64,889,611
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$265,564,260
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$519,601,100
$ Value Utilities Protested	$136,568,680
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$0
$ Value Other Protested	$61,532,463

Brown County Appraisal District 2024 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	899

Brown County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2024 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	569
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	123
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	300

Brown County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2024	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	$2,884,420
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$55,021,954

Brown County Appraisal District 2024 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	280
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	132
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	148
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	132

Brown County Appraisal District 2024 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$100,797,267
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,381,455
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$99,415,812

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

8