Orange County Appraisal District confirmed a large volume of property tax protests in 2019; the total was 6,060 versus 1,100 in 2018 and 2,800 in 2017. The total number of property tax parcels in Orange County was 74,500 in 2019. Homeowners accounted for most of the protests in 2019, as is typical ( 2,160 appeals by homeowners versus 540 commercial / industrial / other). The number of protests for houses fell 840 from the prior year while the volume of commercial appeals rose by 1,320. Orange County property owners submitted property tax protests for real property and business personal property with a total value of $1,912 billion. Most of the protests were resolved at the informal appeal level. The total value of property appealed in Orange County in the last two years rose by 122.09% versus 30.2% statewide. Orange County Appraisal District processed 2,480 informal hearings and the Orange County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) held 239 hearings. Property owners who protested Orange County valuations won big. The volume of Orange County Appraisal Review Board hearings rose/fell from 317 in 2017 to 239 in 2019. Total savings for informal / formal were $3 million (for both single family and commercial / other, based on 2.7% tax rate and no exemptions. If you appeal, the odds are in your favor. In 2019, Orange County owners achieved tax reduction for 84.00%% of informal hearings and 68% of appraisal review board hearings.

Orange County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

OrangeCAD Tax protests filed for 2019	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	2,160
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	841
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	53
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	218
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	119
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	54
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	149
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	287
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	119
Number Other Property Tax Protests	320

OrangeCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$1,912,052,346
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$222,520,577
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$12,767,327
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$210,932,301
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$1,065,375,939
$ Value Utilities Protested	$276,753,920
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$28,586,280
$ Value Other Protested	$95,116,002

OrangeCAD 2019 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	1,415

OrangeCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	2,481
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	1,199
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	2,084

OrangeCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	47352333
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	1,105

OrangeCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	239
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	125
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	114
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	85

OrangeCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$23,185,262
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,406,506
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$21,778,756

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0