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