Henderson County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 1,160 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 660 in 2017. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 720 commercial/industrial / other properties and 439 for houses (62.06% commercial vs 38% houses). The volume of Henderson County protests for houses has droped 63.7% in the last two years while the volume of commercial has risen 26.4%. The total value of Henderson County property protested in 2018 was $331M, including $142M for houses and $189M for commercial / other. The value of Henderson County houses protested in 2018 rose from $135M last year to $142M this year. Henderson County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 291 ARB hearings while Henderson County Appraisal District coordinated 138 hearings. The volume of Henderson County Appraisal Review Board hearings rose from 249 in 2016 to 291 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $3M 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 0.72% of Henderson County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 99% of ARB appeals.

Henderson County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

HendersonCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,156
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	439
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	10
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	108
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	34
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	4
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	20
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	30
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	0
Number Other Property Tax Protests	511

HendersonCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$331,905,460
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$142,178,300
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$2,952,060
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$126,161,090
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$5,208,160
$ Value Utilities Protested	$0
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$0
$ Value Other Protested	$55,405,850

HendersonCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	1,153

HendersonCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	138
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	49
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	1

HendersonCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	959902
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$1

HendersonCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	291
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	163
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	128
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	163

HendersonCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$110,605,270
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$53,704,800
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$56,900,470

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0