Hardin County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 3,71,300 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 3,88,760 in 2017.The 2018 property tax protest count was for 1,19,550 commercial/industrial / other properties and 2,51,750 for houses (32.19% commercial vs 67.80% houses). The total value of Hardin County property protested in 2018 was $3,15,95,00,00,000, including $86,81,00,00,000 for houses and $229 Billion for commercial / other. Hardin County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 1,30,000 ARB hearings while Hardin County Appraisal District coordinated 166,870 hearings. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $57,30,00,000 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.)

Hardin County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

HardinCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,305
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	213
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	7
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	135
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	100
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	6
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	64
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	187
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	276
Number Other Property Tax Protests	317

HardinCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$450,171,930
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$29,090,620
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$25,087,690
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$101,398,880
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$40,897,570
$ Value Utilities Protested	$132,057,160
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$78,466,900
$ Value Other Protested	$43,173,110

HardinCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	471

HardinCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1,216
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	187
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	702

HardinCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	4000330
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	538

HardinCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	174
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	81
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	93
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	42

HardinCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$6,143,040
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,423,510
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$4,719,530

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

1