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Galveston County Appraisal District 2021 Property Tax Protest

Property owners in Galveston County saved $113 M in taxes through informal settlements and review board hearings. When you add savings from judicial appeals, that's another $75 M in 2021.

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Galveston County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Galveston County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2021 Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests 60,238
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests 47,135
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests 271
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests 4,774
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests 865
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests 65
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests 214.00
Number Utility Property Tax Protests 825.00
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests 39.00
Number Other Property Tax Protests 6,050.00
Galveston County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2021 Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested $30,951,538,755
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested $16,952,753,539.00
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested $2,288,330,447.00
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested $6,600,986,568
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested $2,736,523,098.00
$ Value Utilities Protested $1,668,750,318.00
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested $15,692,189
$ Value Other Protested $688,502,596
Galveston County Appraisal District 2021 Number of Protest Hearings No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled 55,054
Galveston County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2021 resolved through informal processes No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process 42,451
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 35,334
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction 27,208
Galveston County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2021 Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 23,751
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest 3,457
Galveston County Appraisal District 2021 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings 8,286
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) 4,905
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) 3,381
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing 3,500
Galveston County Appraisal District 2021 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination $ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $2,196,057,802.00
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing $198,034,318.00
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $1,998,023,484.00
# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed 374