San Jacinto County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 3,71,300 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 3,88,760 in 2017.The portion of San jacinto County accounts protested increased from 23.56% to 20.66% in 2016 to 2018. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 1,19,550 commercial/industrial / other properties and 2,51,750 for houses (32.19% commercial vs 67.80% houses). San Jacinto County protests for houses are rising more quickly than appeals for commercial / other. The total value of San Jacinto County property protested in 2018 was $3,15,95,00,00,000, including $86,81,00,00,000 for houses and $229 Billion for commercial / other.The value of San Jacinto County houses protested in 2016 rose from $9,24,90,000 last year to $86,81,00,00,000 this year. San Jacinto County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 1,30,000 ARB hearings while San Jacinto County Appraisal District coordinated 166,870 hearings.San Jacinto County protests settled informally fell from 1,91,450 in 2016 to 1,66,870 in 2018.The property tax savings were massive, a total of $57,30,00,000 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.)San Jacinto County property owners who protested and attended the informal hearing were successful in 69.59% of appeals in 2018, but only about 20.66% protest. Is it a mystery why more don’t appeal given the probability of success.

San Jacinto County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

SJCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,821
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	458
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	2
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	65
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	23
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	0
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	20
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	24
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	5
Number Other Property Tax Protests	1,224

SJCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$320,614,696
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$123,962,980
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$1,860,899
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$21,391,400
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$2,863,990
$ Value Utilities Protested	$22,310,590
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$2,077,127
$ Value Other Protested	$146,147,710

SJCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	1,740

SJCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1,844
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	435
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	0

SJCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	$231
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$679

SJCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	323
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	64
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	259
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	37

SJCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$4,010,450
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,242,730
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$2,767,720

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

5