Polk County Appraisal District confirmed a large volume of property tax protests in 2019; the total was 249,640 versus 83,160 in 2018 and 81,440 in 2017. The total number of property tax parcels in Polk County was 85,000 in 2019. Homeowners accounted for most of the protests in 2019, as is typical ( 2,540 appeals by homeowners versus 188 commercial / industrial / other). The number of protests for houses fell 1,310 from the prior year while the volume of commercial appeals rose by 1,230. Polk County property owners submitted property tax protests for real property and business personal property with a total value of $779 billion. Most of the protests were resolved at the informal appeal level. The total value of property appealed in Polk County in the last two years rose by 59.73% versus 30.2% statewide. Polk County Appraisal District processed 2,830 informal hearings and the Polk County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) held 116 hearings. Property owners who protested Polk County valuations won big. The volume of Polk County Appraisal Review Board hearings rose from 85 in 2017 to 116 in 2019. Total savings for informal / formal were $1 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, Polk County owners achieved tax reduction for 61.85% of informal hearings and 81% of appraisal review board hearings.

Polk County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

PolkCAD Tax protests filed for 2019	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	2,537
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	1,312
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	5
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	136
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	39
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	3
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	10
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	132
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	322
Number Other Property Tax Protests	578

PolkCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$779,504,156
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$243,379,441
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$5,565,120
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$130,593,108
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$146,789,500
$ Value Utilities Protested	$68,805,314
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$156,110,372
$ Value Other Protested	$28,261,301

PolkCAD 2019 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	218

PolkCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	2,828
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	1,934
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	1,749

PolkCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	23821105
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$4,37

PolkCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	116
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	37
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	79
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	30

PolkCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$2,585,763
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$563,369
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$2,022,394

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0