McLennanCAD 2018 Property Tax Protests
Mclennan County Appraisal District Property Tax Protests:- Mclennan County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 15,590 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 8,570 in 2017. The volume of property tax protests in Mclennan County has been increasing during the last 3 years. The 2018 property tax protest count was 6,730 for commercial/industrial/other properties and 8,860 for houses (43.16% commercial vs 56.83% houses). The volume of Mclennan County protests for houses has raised 46.39% in the last two years while the volume of commercials has fallen by 16.66%. The total value of Mclennan County property protested in 2018 was $7.99billion, including $1.6billion for houses and $6.38billion for commercial/other. The total value of property protested in Mclennan County rose 0.68% in the last two years. The value of houses increased 72% and the value of commercial rose 8.3% during the last two years. Mclennan  County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 7,000 ARB hearings while Mclennan County Appraisal District coordinated 6,960 informal hearings. The number of Mclennan County informal settlements for houses rose from 3,860 in 2016 to 4,800 in 2018. Informal settlements for commercial fell from 7,570 in 2016 to 4,690 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $39million 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 66.35% of Mclennan County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 84% of ARB appeals.
McLennan County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
| McLennanCAD Tax protests filed for 2018 | Number of Protests |
|---|---|
| Total Number Property Tax Protests | 15,593 |
| Number Single Family Property Tax Protests | 8,863 |
| Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests | 1,382 |
| Number Commercial Property Tax Protests | 1,262 |
| Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 370 |
| Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests | 92 |
| Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 251 |
| Number Utility Property Tax Protests | 296 |
| Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests | 1 |
| Number Other Property Tax Protests | 3,076 |
| McLennanCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018 | Appraised Value |
|---|---|
| Total $ Value Protested | $7,989,830,467 |
| $ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested | $1,603,649,372 |
| $ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested | $1,404,491,755 |
| $ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested | $2,690,528,456 |
| $ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested | $1,166,072,910 |
| $ Value Utilities Protested | $713,420,965 |
| $ Value Oil & Gas Protested | $60,000 |
| $ Value Other Protested | $411,607,009 |
| McLennanCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings | No. of Hearings |
|---|---|
| Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled | 12,216 |
| McLennanCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes | No. Informally Resolved |
|---|---|
| Informal Property Tax Protest Process | 9,495 |
| # of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 4,804 |
| Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction | 6,300 |
| McLennanCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018 | Value Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 81512426 |
| $ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest | 2,679 |
| McLennanCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | Written Determinations |
|---|---|
| # of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings | 6,960 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) | 4,166 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) | 2,794 |
| # Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing | 3,680 |
| McLennanCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | $ Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $520,602,477 |
| $ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing | $78,138,424 |
| $ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $442,464,053 |
| # of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed | 62 |
