TravisCAD 2018 Property Tax Protests
Travis County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest:- Travis County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 142,700 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 126,430 in 2017. The volume of property tax protests in Travis County has been increasing during the last 3 years. The 2018 property tax protest count was 43,180 for commercial/industrial/other properties and 99,520 for houses (30% commercial vs 70% houses). The volume of Travis County protests for houses has rised 15.27% in the last two years while the volume of commercial has fallen 2%. The total value of Travis County property protested in 2018 was $145.78 billion , including $54.99 billion for houses and $90.78 for commercial / other. The total value of property protested in Travis County rose 12.75% in the last two years. The value of houses increased 19% and the value of commercial increased 8.3% during the last two years. Travis County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 27,000 ARB hearings while Travis County Appraisal District coordinated 85,401 informal hearings. The number of Travis County informal settlements for houses rose from 54,570 in 2016 to 72,890 in 2018. Informal settlements for commercial fallen from 26,790 in 2016 to 23,030 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $270.9 million 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.). Informal protests were successful for 87.80% of Travis County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 62% of ARB appeals.
Travis County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
| TravisCAD Tax protests filed for 2018 | Number of Protests |
|---|---|
| Total Number Property Tax Protests | 142,698 |
| Number Single Family Property Tax Protests | 99,518 |
| Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests | 8,700 |
| Number Commercial Property Tax Protests | 10,912 |
| Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 2,502 |
| Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests | 22 |
| Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 171 |
| Number Utility Property Tax Protests | 755 |
| Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests | 0 |
| Number Other Property Tax Protests | 20,118 |
| TravisCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018 | Appraised Value |
|---|---|
| Total $ Value Protested | $145,779,690,493 |
| $ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested | $54,989,559,650 |
| $ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested | $28,814,263,736 |
| $ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested | $53,232,774,990 |
| $ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested | $3,436,130,136 |
| $ Value Utilities Protested | $588,534,736 |
| $ Value Oil & Gas Protested | $0 |
| $ Value Other Protested | $4,718,427,245 |
| TravisCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings | No. of Hearings |
|---|---|
| Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled | 43,564 |
| TravisCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes | No. Informally Resolved |
|---|---|
| Informal Property Tax Protest Process | 95,922 |
| # of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 72,889 |
| Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction | 84,222 |
| TravisCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018 | Value Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 3019778316 |
| $ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest | 16,748 |
| TravisCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | Written Determinations |
|---|---|
| # of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings | 26,618 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) | 11,017 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) | 15,601 |
| # Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing | 7,346 |
| TravisCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | $ Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $4,955,525,033 |
| $ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing | $409,992,069 |
| $ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $4,545,532,964 |
| # of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed | 417 |
