Montgomery County Appraisal District 2017 Property Tax Protests
In Montogomery County, there was a total of 99,446 property tax protests filed. Out of this total, 60,712 were for residential property and 5,336 were for commercial property. The total value of the protests amounted to $54 billion: the value for houses was $28 billion and commercial was $12 billion. Through Appraisal Review Board (ARB) hearings, a reduction of $1 billion was reached for all property.
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Montgomery County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
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Montgomery County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2017
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Number of Protests
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Total Number Property Tax Protests
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47,913 |
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Number Single Family Property Tax Protests
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27,625 |
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Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests
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279 |
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Number Commercial Property Tax Protests
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3,237 |
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Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests
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1,118 |
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Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests
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167 |
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Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests
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404 |
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Number Utility Property Tax Protests
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383 |
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Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests
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55 |
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Number Other Property Tax Protests
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14,645 |
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Montgomery County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2017
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Appraised Value
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Total $ Value Protested
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$20,568,808,830 |
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$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested
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$9,062,303,402 |
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$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested
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$1,670,505,680 |
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$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested
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$7,689,822,405 |
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$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested
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$657,017,563 |
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$ Value Utilities Protested
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$107,857,470 |
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$ Value Oil & Gas Protested
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$17,274,240 |
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$ Value Other Protested
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$1,364,028,070 |
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Montgomery County Appraisal District 2017 Number of Protest Hearings
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No. of Hearings
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Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled
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31,922 |
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Montgomery County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2017 resolved through informal processes
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No. Informally Resolved
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Informal Property Tax Protest Process
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28,660 |
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# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest
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14,864 |
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Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction
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18,440 |
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Montgomery County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2017
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Value Reduction
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$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest
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79538008 |
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$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest
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5,922 |
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Montgomery County Appraisal District 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination
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Written Determinations
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# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings
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8,282 |
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# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)
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6,137 |
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# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)
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2,145 |
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# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing
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4,491 |
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Montgomery County Appraisal District 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination
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$ Reduction
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$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing
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$2,954,362,680 |
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$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing
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$1,329,116,305 |
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$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing
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$1,625,246,375 |
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# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed
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398 |
