Hill County property owners filed 1,777 protests in 2019. This is a 64.6% decrease over 2018 and a 21.3% decrease over 2017. The portion of Hill County accounts protested increased from 4.77% to 3.72% in 2017 to 2019. Owners filed protests for: 1) houses (295) and 2) commercial / other (1,482). Hill County protests for houses are rising more quickly than appeals for commercial / other. Single family owners filed appeals for $35,826,040 of houses and commercial owners filed appeals for $207,809,540. The value of Hill County houses protested in 2019 rose from $40,600,000 last year to $35,800,000 this year. Hill County Appraisal District conducted 955 informal protests and Hill County Appraisal Review Board held 249 ARB hearings. Hill County protests settled informally rose from 1,170 in 2017 to 960 in 2019. Hill County property owners achieved property tax savings totaling $33,021,078 (based on 2.7% tax rate and no exemptions) for informal and formal (ARB) hearings.

Hill County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

HillCAD Tax protests filed for 2019	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,777
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	295
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	8
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	228
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	122
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	17
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	80
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	186
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	230
Number Other Property Tax Protests	611

HillCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$509,730,588
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$35,826,040
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$4,459,630
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$207,809,540
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$97,528,450
$ Value Utilities Protested	$105,507,090
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$14,607,858
$ Value Other Protested	$43,991,980

HillCAD 2019 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	1,747

HillCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	955
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	147
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	517

HillCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	1259330
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$25,631,498

HillCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	249
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	72
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	177
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	110

HillCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$6,130,250
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,248,490
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$4,881,760

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

4