Hunt County Appraisal District property tax protests totaled 8,526 in 2020, a 3.2% decrease from 2019. The portion of Hunt County accounts protested increased from 11.3% to 12.32% in 2018 to 2020. Hunt County protests included 4,818 houses, and 3,708 commercial, industrial and other. Hunt County protests for houses are rising more quickly than appeals for commercial / other. The value protested total $2,454,028,609 including $892,058,996 of residential. The value of Hunt County houses protested in 2020 rose from $810,000,000 last year to $890,000,000 this year. There were 0 informal hearings and 0 appraisal review board (ARB) hearings. Hunt County protests settled informally rose from 7,470 in 2018 to 3,360 in 2020. Property tax savings from the informal and appraisal review board hearings total $0 (estimate based on 2.7% tax rate and no exemptions). Hunt County property owners who protested and attended the informal hearing were successful in 68.08% of appeals in 2020, but only about 12.32% protest. Is it a mystery why more don’t appeal given the probability of success.

Hunt County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

HuntCAD Tax protests filed for 2020	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	8,526
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	4,818
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	198
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	525
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	283
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	36
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	19
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	174
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	0
Number Other Property Tax Protests	2,473

HuntCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2020	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$2,454,028,609
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$892,058,996
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$295,532,850
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$708,927,712
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$349,726,895
$ Value Utilities Protested	$67,137,690
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	0
$ Value Other Protested	0

HuntCAD 2020 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled

HuntCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2020 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	0
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	0

HuntCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2020	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	0
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	0

HuntCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	0
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	0
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	0
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	0

HuntCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	0
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	0
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	0

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0