Fannin County Appraisal District property tax protests totaled 2,360 in 2020, a 19.1% increase from 2019. Fannin County protests included 870 houses, and 1,490 commercial, industrial and other. The volume of Fannin County protests for houses has rised 123.6% in the last two years while the volume of commercial has risen 70.6%. The value protested total $463,000,000, including $128,400,000 of residential. The value of Fannin County houses protested in 2020 rose from $95,700,000 last year to $128,400,000 this year. There were 2,140 informal hearings and 80 appraisal review board (ARB) hearings. The number of Fannin County informal settlements for houses rose from 550 in 2018 to 770 in 2020. Informal settlements for commercial rose from 1,150 in 2018 to 1,370 in 2020. Property tax savings from the informal and appraisal review board hearings total $1,000,000 (estimate based on 2.7% tax rate and no exemptions). If you appeal, the odds are in your favor. In 2020, Fannin County owners achieved tax reduction for 62.62% of informal hearings and 50% of appraisal review board hearings.

Fannin County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

FanninCAD Tax protests filed for 2020	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	2,358
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	866
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	47
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	216
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	87
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	15
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	17
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	91
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	0
Number Other Property Tax Protests	1,019

FanninCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2020	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$463,037,416
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$128,433,470
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$17,865,640
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$93,899,280
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$34,170,380
$ Value Utilities Protested	$37,155,700
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	0
$ Value Other Protested	0

FanninCAD 2020 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled

FanninCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2020 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	0
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	0

FanninCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2020	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	0
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	0

FanninCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	0
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	0
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	0
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	0

FanninCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	0
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	0
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	0

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0