Polk Central Appraisal District 2023 Property Tax Protest

In 2023, a total of 6,757 protests were filed through the Polk Central Appraisal District (CAD) and the value of the protests was $2 billion. The number of single-family property tax protests was 2,474, apartments was 17, commercial was 296, and business personal property (BPP) was 45.

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Polk Central Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Polk Central Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2023	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	6,757
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	2,474
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	17
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	296
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	45
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	9
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	17
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	409
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	387
Number Other Property Tax Protests	3,103

Polk Central Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2023	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$1,885,768,391
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$670,737,015
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$17,291,737
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$233,154,205
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$478,020,034
$ Value Utilities Protested	$196,985,657
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$65,355,394
$ Value Other Protested	$224,224,349

Polk Central Appraisal District 2023 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	6,557

Polk Central Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2023 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	9,803
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	3,824
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	4,350

Polk Central Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2023	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	54679429
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$116,316,966

Polk Central Appraisal District 2023 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	657
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	241
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	416
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	136

Polk Central Appraisal District 2023 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$12,980,473
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$4,989,083
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$7,991,390

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

11