Fort Bend County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Fort Bend County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2017	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	70,347
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	52,861
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	205
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	4,110
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	2,714
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	103
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	174
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	668
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	124
Number Other Property Tax Protests	9,388

Fort Bend County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2017	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$32,833,669,794
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$17,437,342,387
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$16,342,995
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$10,878,052,198
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$2,602,727,040
$ Value Utilities Protested	$139,042,900
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$1,460,690
$ Value Other Protested	$178,701,584

Fort Bend County Appraisal District 2017 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	41,557

Fort Bend County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2017 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	45,458
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	31,727
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	29,008

Fort Bend County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2017	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	24,232
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	4,776

Fort Bend County Appraisal District 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	14,546
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	13,178
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	1,368
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	3,901

Fort Bend County Appraisal District 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$390,630,873
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$81,704,093
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$308,926,780

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

399