San Patricio County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 3,930 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 4,270 in 2017. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 2,200 commercial/industrial / other properties and 1,730 for houses (22% commercial vs 17.3% houses). The volume of San Patricio County protests for houses has fallen 8.3% in the last two years while the volume of commercial has fallen 38.1%. The total value of San Patricio County property protested in 2018 was $2,520,000,000, including $285,700,000 for houses and $2,232,600,000 for commercial / other.The total value of property protested in San Patricio County rose 0% in the last two years. The value of houses increased 0% and the value of commercial rose 0% during the last two years. San Patricio County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 196 ARB hearings while San Patricio County Appraisal District coordinated 196 hearings. The volume of San Patricio County Appraisal Review Board hearings rose from 0 in 2016 to 196 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $10,000,000 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.) If you appeal, the odds are in your favor. In 2018, San Patricio County owners achieved tax reduction for 66.55% of informal hearings and 78% of appraisal review board hearings.

San Patricio County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

SPCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	3,931
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	1,730
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	167
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	347
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	146
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	71
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	119
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	274
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	156
Number Other Property Tax Protests	921

SPCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$2,519,750,776
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$285,707,389
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$137,832,782
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$304,787,607
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$1,654,553,606
$ Value Utilities Protested	$47,073,770
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$6,679,490
$ Value Other Protested	$83,116,132

SPCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	245

SPCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	3,235
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	1,297
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	2,153

SPCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	34487858
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	1,055

SPCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	196
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	109
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	87
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	100

SPCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$50,325,991
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$2,799,047
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$47,526,944

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

3