Hutchinson County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 1,320 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 1,610 in 2017. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 1,290 commercial/industrial / other properties and 32 for houses (98% commercial vs 2.42% houses). The volume of Hutchinson County protests for houses has risen 142% in the last two years while the volume of commercial has risen 281%. The total value of Hutchinson County property protested in 2018 was $830M, including $3M for houses and $820M for commercial / other. The value of Hutchinson County houses protested in 2018 rose from $9,100,000 last year to $3,300,000 this year. Hutchinson County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 49 ARB hearings while Hutchinson County Appraisal District coordinated 1,160 hearings. The volume of Hutchinson County Appraisal Review Board hearings rose from 19 in 2016 to 49 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $12M 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 14.25% of Hutchinson County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 10% of ARB appeals.

Hutchinson County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

HutchinsonCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,318
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	32
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	29
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	43
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	23
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	37
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	112
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	934
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	86
Number Other Property Tax Protests	22

HutchinsonCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$825,190,000
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$3,307,890
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$2,242,860
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$38,383,770
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$725,915,610
$ Value Utilities Protested	$36,941,330
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$16,966,390
$ Value Other Protested	$1,432,150

HutchinsonCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	195

HutchinsonCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1,158
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	37
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	165

HutchinsonCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	504735
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$137

HutchinsonCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	49
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	2
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	47
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	1

HutchinsonCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$310,910
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$12,630
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$298,280

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0