Hill County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 2,930 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 2,160 in 2017. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 2,610 commercial/industrial / other properties and 327 for houses (11.1% commercial vs 89.07% houses). The volume of Hill County protests for houses has risen 15.5% in the last two years while the volume of commercial has risen 9%. The total value of Hill County property protested in 2018 was $690M, including $40M for houses and $683M for commercial / other. The value of Hill County houses protested in 2018 fell from $49M last year to $40M this year. Hill County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 1,000 ARB hearings while Hill County Appraisal District coordinated 1,225 hearings. The volume of Hill County Appraisal Review Board hearings rose from 246 in 2016 to 1,000 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $1M 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 48.24% of Hill County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 16% of ARB appeals.

Hill County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

HillCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	2,934
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	327
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	10
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	231
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	86
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	18
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	167
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	321
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	448
Number Other Property Tax Protests	1,326

HillCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$685,682,682
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$40,623,490
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$4,266,540
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$191,642,770
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$76,833,730
$ Value Utilities Protested	$248,662,770
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$27,125,702
$ Value Other Protested	$96,527,680

HillCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	2,916

HillCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1,225
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	157
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	591

HillCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	1398790
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$28,020,745

HillCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	969
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	90
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	879
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	153

HillCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$4,618,671
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,053,520
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$3,565,151

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

3