Galveston County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Galveston County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2024	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	61,923
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	46,732
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	414
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	3,689
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	784
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	45
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	253
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	714
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	2
Number Other Property Tax Protests	9,290

Galveston County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2024	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$40,066,018,275
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$24,443,623,304
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$3,272,967,274
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$8,280,976,061
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$1,446,706,400
$ Value Utilities Protested	$1,144,610,640
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$830,593
$ Value Other Protested	$1,476,304,003

Galveston County Appraisal District 2024 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	31,212

Galveston County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2024 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	22,744
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	16,273
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	34,447

Galveston County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2024	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	$1,959,061,708
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$2,458,991,469

Galveston County Appraisal District 2024 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	31,497
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	24,742
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	6,743
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	3,951

Galveston County Appraisal District 2024 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$3,218,387,667
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,076,816,907
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$2,141,570,760

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

522