Galveston County Appraisal District 2017 Property Tax Protests
In Galveston County, a total of 71,743 protests were filed in 2023 for various types of property, including multifamily/apartments (1,176), houses (56,081), commercial (3,945), and business personal property (BBP) (722). The total value of all the protests in 2023 was $39 billion. Through Appraisal Review Board (ARB) hearings, a total of $2.6 billion reduction was achieved collectively for property owners.
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Galveston County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
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Galveston County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2017
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Number of Protests
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Total Number Property Tax Protests
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38,985 |
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Number Single Family Property Tax Protests
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32,409 |
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Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests
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701 |
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Number Commercial Property Tax Protests
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1,941 |
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Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests
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856 |
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Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests
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48 |
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Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests
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149 |
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Number Utility Property Tax Protests
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562 |
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Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests
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59 |
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Number Other Property Tax Protests
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2,260 |
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Galveston County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2017
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Appraised Value
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Total $ Value Protested
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$15,171,816,412 |
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$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested
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$9,116,297,001 |
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$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested
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$729,153,790 |
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$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested
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$2,303,835,623 |
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$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested
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$1,520,318,617 |
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$ Value Utilities Protested
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$1,329,342,206 |
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$ Value Oil & Gas Protested
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$17,272,963 |
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$ Value Other Protested
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$155,596,212 |
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Galveston County Appraisal District 2017 Number of Protest Hearings
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No. of Hearings
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Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled
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18,574 |
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Galveston County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2017 resolved through informal processes
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No. Informally Resolved
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Informal Property Tax Protest Process
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28,077 |
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# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest
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19,172 |
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Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction
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20,560 |
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Galveston County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2017
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Value Reduction
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$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest
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501750669 |
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$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest
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$4,632 |
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Galveston County Appraisal District 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination
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Written Determinations
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# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings
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5,032 |
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# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)
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3,881 |
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# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)
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1,151 |
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# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing
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1,382 |
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Galveston County Appraisal District 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination
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$ Reduction
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$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing
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$84,434,112 |
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$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing
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$37,055,496 |
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$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing
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$47,378,616 |
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# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed
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212 |
