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Hidalgo County Appraisal District 2023 Property Tax Protest

Property Tax Protest
Property owners within the Hidalgo County Appraisal District (CAD) successfully trimmed a staggering $576 million from their property tax bills by appealing their valuations through Appraisal Review Board (ARB) hearings. The total number of property tax protests for the county was over 59 thousand: 33,776 for residential, 6,980 for commercial, 2,100 for business personal property (BPP), 812 for utilities and more. The total value of protests was $25 billion.

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Hidalgo County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Hidalgo County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2023 Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests 59,530
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests 33,776
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests 4,563
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests 6,980
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests 2,100
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests 113
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests 223
Number Utility Property Tax Protests 812
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests 937
Number Other Property Tax Protests 10,026
Hidalgo County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2023 Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested $25,080,915,416
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested $8,041,829,486
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested $3,354,912,584
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested $9,983,936,126
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested $769,743,936
$ Value Utilities Protested $216,177,018
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested $171,449,240
$ Value Other Protested $2,542,867,026
Hidalgo County Appraisal District 2023 Number of Protest Hearings No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled 59,530
Hidalgo County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2023 resolved through informal processes No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process 40,180
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 23,806
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction 34,884
Hidalgo County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2023 Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 896845565
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest $2,071,083,952
Hidalgo County Appraisal District 2023 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings 3,996
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) 2,048
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) 1,948
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing 1,562
Hidalgo County Appraisal District 2023 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination $ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $576,345,646
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing $52,650,411
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $523,695,235
# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed 54