Hood County property owners filed 5,723 protests in 2019. This is a 63% increase over 2018 and a 40% increase over 2017. The portion of Hood County accounts protested increased from 5.82% to 8.08% in 2017 to 2019. Owners filed protests for: 1) houses (1,407) and 2) commercial / other (4,316). Hood County protests for houses are rising more quickly than appeals for commercial / other. Single family owners filed appeals for $547,131,450 of houses and commercial owners filed appeals for $5,013,285,080. The value of Hood County houses protested in 2019 rose from $298,400,000 last year to $550,000,000 this year. Hood County Appraisal District conducted 3,210 informal protests and Hood County Appraisal Review Board held 746 ARB hearings. Hood County protests settled informally rose from 1,570 in 2017 to 3,210 in 2019. Hood 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.

Hood County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

HoodCAD Tax protests filed for 2019	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	5,723
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	1,407
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	69
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	256
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	109
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	4
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	69
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	375
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	870
Number Other Property Tax Protests	2,564

HoodCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$1,689,695,160
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$547,131,450
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$88,618,040
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$5,013,285,080
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$46,656,720
$ Value Utilities Protested	$5,683,640
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$868
$ Value Other Protested	$500,219,362

HoodCAD 2019 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	5,723

HoodCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	3,210
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	224
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	787

HoodCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	22400633
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	368

HoodCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	746
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	361
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	385
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	111

HoodCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$475,950,728
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$2,987,818
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$472,962,910

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

28