HCAD 2017 Property Tax Protests
Harris County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest:- Harris County property owners filed 388,760 protests in 2017. This is a 1.62% increase over 2016 and a 4.46% increase over 2015. The portion of Harris County accounts protested decreased from 23.18% to 21.28% in 2015 to 2017. Owners filed protests for: 1) houses (269,970) and 2) commercial / other (118,800). Harris County protests for houses are rising more quickly than appeals for commercial/other. Single family owners filed appeals for $92.49 billion of houses and commercial owners filed appeals for $121.25 billion. The value of Harris County houses protested in 2017 rose from $88.12 billion last year to $92.49 billion this year. Harris County Appraisal District conducted 200,980 informal protests and Harris County Appraisal Review Board held 118,000 ARB hearings. Harris County protests settled informally rose from 160,280 in 2015 to 200,980 in 2017. Harris County property owners achieved property tax savings totaling $562.16 million (based on 2.7% tax rate and no exemptions) for informal and formal (ARB) hearings. Harris County property owners who protested and attended the informal hearing were successful in 82.56% of appeals in 2017, but only about 21.28% protest. Is it a mystery why more donât appeal given the probability of success.
Harris County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
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HCAD Tax protests filed for 2017
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Number of Protests
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Total Number Property Tax Protests
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388,762 |
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Number Single Family Property Tax Protests
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269,967 |
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Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests
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4,301 |
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Number Commercial Property Tax Protests
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38,145 |
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Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests
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11,785 |
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Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests
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1,435 |
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Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests
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2,844 |
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Number Utility Property Tax Protests
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4,261 |
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Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests
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287 |
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Number Other Property Tax Protests
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55,737 |
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HCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2017
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Appraised Value
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Total $ Value Protested
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$313,010,343,772 |
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$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested
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$92,486,081,470 |
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$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested
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$38,228,769,532 |
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$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested
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$121,250,847,025 |
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$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested
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$43,712,285,787 |
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$ Value Utilities Protested
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$5,302,920,020 |
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$ Value Oil & Gas Protested
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$71,563,893 |
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$ Value Other Protested
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$11,957,876,045 |
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HCAD 2017 Number of Protest Hearings
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No. of Hearings
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Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled
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219,741 |
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HCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2017 resolved through informal processes
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No. Informally Resolved
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Informal Property Tax Protest Process
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200,982 |
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# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest
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143,794 |
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Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction
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165,931 |
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HCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2017
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Value Reduction
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$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest
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2625144164 |
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$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest
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41,908 |
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HCAD 2017 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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117,542 |
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# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)
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80,651 |
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# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)
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36,891 |
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# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing
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49,044 |
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HCAD 2017 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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$10,959,452,337 |
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$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing
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$1,569,613,708 |
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$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing
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$9,389,838,629 |
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# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed
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7,307 |
