GuadalupeCAD 2018 Property Tax Protests
Guadalupe County Appraisal District Property Tax Protests:- Guadalupe County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 3,660 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 10,490 in 2017. The volume of property tax protests in Guadalupe County has been increasing during the last 3 years. The 2018 property tax protest count was for -51.5% commercial/industrial / other properties and -101.3% for houses (a% commercial vs b% houses). The volume of Guadalupe County protests for houses has raised 200% in the last two years while the volume of commercials has raised 114.2%. The total value of Guadalupe County property protested in 2018 was $2.04Billion, including $0.39billion for houses and $1.64billion for commercial / other. The total value of property protested in Guadalupe County fell -1.61% in the last two years. The value of houses increased -76.8% and the value of commercial rose -145.7% during the last two years. Guadalupe County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 1,000 ARB hearings while Guadalupe County Appraisal District coordinated 1,049 informal hearings. The number of Guadalupe County informal settlements for houses rose from 5,070 in 2016 to 5,480 in 2018. Informal settlements for commercial rose from 3,040 in 2016 to 5,310 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $8million 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.)
Guadalupe County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
| GuadalupeCAD Tax protests filed for 2018 | Number of Protests |
|---|---|
| Total Number Property Tax Protests | 3,655 |
| Number Single Family Property Tax Protests | 1,477 |
| Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests | 37 |
| Number Commercial Property Tax Protests | 170 |
| Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 134 |
| Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests | 20 |
| Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 195 |
| Number Utility Property Tax Protests | 191 |
| Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests | 205 |
| Number Other Property Tax Protests | 1,226 |
| GuadalupeCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018 | Appraised Value |
|---|---|
| Total $ Value Protested | $2,035,348,845 |
| $ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested | $389,960,268 |
| $ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested | $74,602,647 |
| $ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested | $229,825,316 |
| $ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested | $959,312,785 |
| $ Value Utilities Protested | $228,055,504 |
| $ Value Oil & Gas Protested | $93,334,931 |
| $ Value Other Protested | $60,257,394 |
| GuadalupeCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings | No. of Hearings |
|---|---|
| Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled | 1,425 |
| GuadalupeCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes | No. Informally Resolved |
|---|---|
| Informal Property Tax Protest Process | 10,785 |
| # of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 5,479 |
| Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction | 7,976 |
| GuadalupeCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018 | Value Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 112926184 |
| $ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest | 3,534 |
| GuadalupeCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | Written Determinations |
|---|---|
| # of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings | 1,049 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) | 629 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) | 420 |
| # Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing | 605 |
| GuadalupeCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | $ Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $13,842,332 |
| $ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing | $7,870,511 |
| $ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $5,971,821 |
| # of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed | 1 |
