Dickens County Appraisal District confirmed a large volume of property tax protests in 2019; the total was 165 versus 201 in 2018 and 163 in 2017. The portion of Dickens County accounts protested increased from 2% to 1.85% in 2017 to 2019. Home owners accounted for most of the protests in 2019, as is typical ( 165 appeals by homeowners versus 5 commercial / industrial / other). The number of protests for houses rose 11 from the prior year while the volume of commercial appeals fell by 154. Dickens County property owners submitted property tax protests for real property and business personal property with a total value of $125 million. Most of the protests were resolved at the informal appeal level. Dickens County Appraisal District processed 22 informal hearings and the Dickens County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) held 19 hearings. Property owners who protested Dickens County valuations won big. Total savings for informal / formal were $1 million (for both single family and commercial / other, based on 2.7% tax rate and no exemptions. If you appeal, the odds are in your favor. In 2019, Dickens County owners achieved tax reduction for 36.36% of informal hearings and 16% of appraisal review board hearings.

Dickens County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

DickensCAD Tax protests filed for 2019	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	165
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	11
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	0
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	2
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	3
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	1
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	1
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	14
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	112
Number Other Property Tax Protests	21

DickensCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$125,254,820
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$1,746,830
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$0
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$1,101,580
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$40,015,000
$ Value Utilities Protested	$54,008,360
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$25,791,750
$ Value Other Protested	$2,591,300

DickensCAD 2019 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	78

DickensCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	22
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	1
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	8

DickensCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	0
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$8

DickensCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	19
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	6
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	13
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	2

DickensCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$45,180
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$25,200
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$19,980

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0