Llano County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 1,580 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 2,030 in 2017. The total number of property tax parcels in Llano County was 37,600 in 2018. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 750 commercial/industrial/other properties and 840 for houses (47% commercial vs 53% houses). Llano County protests for houses are rising more quickly than appeals for commercial/other. The total value of Llano County property protested in 2018 was $0.62 billion, including $0.5 billion for houses and $0.146 billion for commercial/other. The total value of property appealed in Llano County in the last two years rose by 27% versus 30.2% statewide. Llano County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 236 ARB hearings while Llano County Appraisal District coordinated 819 hearings. Llano County protests settled informally fell from 1,250 in 2016 to 820 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $1 million 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.)

Llano County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

LlanoCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,584
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	839
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	26
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	73
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	49
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	0
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	7
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	56
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	0
Number Other Property Tax Protests	534

LlanoCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$621,625,550
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$475,984,600
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$12,627,530
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$48,955,220
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$1,130,880
$ Value Utilities Protested	$31,774,560
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$0
$ Value Other Protested	$51,152,760

LlanoCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	816

LlanoCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	819
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	387
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	518

LlanoCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	12538780
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$198

LlanoCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	236
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	126
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	110
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	34

LlanoCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,695,610
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$669,110
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,026,500

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

2