Jefferson County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 6,340 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 6,190 in 2017. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 4,610 commercial/industrial / other properties and 1,730 for houses (73% commercial vs 27.2% houses). The volume of Jefferson County protests for houses has dropped 8.28% in the last two years while the volume of commercial has risen 2.5%. The total value of Jefferson County property protested in 2018 was $16.24B, including $0.234M for houses and $16.01B for commercial / other. The value of Jefferson County houses protested in 2018 rose from $257,600,000 last year to $234,000,000 this year. Jefferson County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 1,000 ARB hearings while Jefferson County Appraisal District coordinated 5,015 hearings. The volume of Jefferson County Appraisal Review Board hearings remains the same from 1,000 in 2016 to 1,000 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $39M 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 42.17% of Jefferson County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 19% of ARB appeals.

Jefferson County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

JCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	6,335
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	1,725
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	260
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	933
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	1,208
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	153
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	177
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	936
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	170
Number Other Property Tax Protests	773

JCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$16,238,587,150
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$233,957,860
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$536,835,520
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$1,467,912,281
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$10,747,275,262
$ Value Utilities Protested	$748,932,340
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$95,145,554
$ Value Other Protested	$2,408,528,333

JCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	6,335

JCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	5,015
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	1,063
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	2,115

JCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	22941180
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	1,364

JCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	626
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	281
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	345
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	70

JCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$19,846,300
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,449,180
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$18,397,120

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

6