DentonCAD 2019 Property Tax Protests
Denton County Appraisal District Property Tax Protests:- Denton County Appraisal District confirmed a large volume of property tax protests in 2019; the total was 95,070 versus 89,060 in 2018 and 72,050 in 2017. The total number of property tax parcels in Denton County was 0.5 million in 2019. Homeowners accounted for most of the protests in 2019, as is typical ( 63,100 appeals by homeowners versus 6,490 commercial / industrial/other). The number of protests for houses rose by 10,170 from the prior year while the volume of commercial appeals fell by 4,170. Denton County property owners submitted property tax protests for real property and business personal property with a total value of $0. Most of the protests were resolved at the informal appeal level. The total value of property appealed in Denton County in the last two years rose by 40.05% versus 30.2% statewide. Denton County Appraisal District processed 65,890 informal hearings and the Denton County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) held 8,000 hearings. Property owners who protested Denton County valuations won big. The volume of Denton County Appraisal Review Board hearings rose from 5,000 in 2017 to 8,000 in 2019. Total savings for informal/formal were $114.05 million (for both single-family and commercial/other, based on a 2.7% tax rate and no exemptions. If you appeal, the odds are in your favor. In 2019, Denton County owners achieved tax reduction for 97.43% of informal hearings and 85% of appraisal review board hearings.
Denton County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
| DentonCAD Tax protests filed for 2019 | Number of Protests |
|---|---|
| Total Number Property Tax Protests | 95,065 |
| Number Single Family Property Tax Protests | 63,104 |
| Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests | 1,999 |
| Number Commercial Property Tax Protests | 5,154 |
| Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 1,237 |
| Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests | 49 |
| Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 52 |
| Number Utility Property Tax Protests | 45 |
| Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests | 2,531 |
| Number Other Property Tax Protests | 20,894 |
| DentonCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019 | Appraised Value |
|---|---|
| Total $ Value Protested | $66,724,078,986 |
| $ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested | $22,978,352,846 |
| $ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested | $14,368,883,125 |
| $ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested | $20,872,913,581 |
| $ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested | $2,102,398,878 |
| $ Value Utilities Protested | $28,961,086 |
| $ Value Oil & Gas Protested | $1,422,239,310 |
| $ Value Other Protested | $4,950,330,160 |
| DentonCAD 2019 Number of Protest Hearings | No. of Hearings |
|---|---|
| Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled | 95,065 |
| DentonCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes | No. Informally Resolved |
|---|---|
| Informal Property Tax Protest Process | 65,885 |
| # of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 43,273 |
| Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction | 64,192 |
| DentonCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019 | Value Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 122628437 |
| $ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest | 21,599 |
| DentonCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | Written Determinations |
|---|---|
| # of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings | 8,450 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) | 3,462 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) | 4,988 |
| # Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing | 3,083 |
| DentonCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | $ Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $4,003,444,739 |
| $ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing | $80,068,895 |
| $ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $3,923,375,844 |
| # of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed | 130 |
