Gonzales County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 1,560 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 1,530 in 2017. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 1,020 commercial/industrial / other properties and 540 for houses (65.3% commercial vs 34.6% houses). The volume of Gonzales County protests for houses has rose 128% in the last two years while the volume of commercial has dropped 1.7%. The total value of Gonzales County property protested in 2018 was $0.68B, including $0.2012 for houses and $0.4802B for commercial / other. The value of Gonzales County houses protested in 2018 rose from $140,900,000 last year to $201,200,000 this year. Gonzales County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 247 ARB hearings while Gonzales County Appraisal District coordinated 807 hearings. The volume of Gonzales County Appraisal Review Board hearings fell from 291 in 2016 to 247 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $1M for all types of property at both the informal hearings and the formal / ARB hearings (estimate based on no exemptions and 2.7% tax rate.) Informal protests were successful for 37.55% of Gonzales County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 32% of ARB appeals.

Gonzales County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

GonzalesCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,556
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	541
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	3
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	84
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	15
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	50
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	78
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	148
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	309
Number Other Property Tax Protests	328

GonzalesCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$681,401,830
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$201,201,400
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$713,600
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$72,321,240
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$97,189,070
$ Value Utilities Protested	$57,151,120
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$130,433,450
$ Value Other Protested	$122,391,950

GonzalesCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	699

GonzalesCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	807
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	271
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	303

GonzalesCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	1960460
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$223

GonzalesCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	247
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	108
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	139
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	37

GonzalesCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$4,500,200
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,163,490
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$3,336,710

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

2