Victoria County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 3,410 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 3,840 in 2017.The total number of property tax parcels in Victoria County was 60,100 in 2018. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 2,500 commercial/industrial / other properties and 910 for houses (25% commercial vs 9.1% houses). Victoria County protests for houses are rising more quickly than appeals for commercial / other. The total value of Victoria County property protested in 2018 was $1,560,000,000, including $148,000,000 for houses and $1,404,500,000 for commercial / other. The total value of property appealed in Victoria County in the last two years fell by 28.1% versus 30.2% statewide. Victoria County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 1,000 ARB hearings while Victoria County Appraisal District coordinated 617 hearings. The number of Victoria County informal settlements for houses fell from 780 in 2016 to 620 in 2018. Informal settlements for commercial rose/fell from 2,350 in 2016 to 1,940 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $1 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 76.7% of Victoria County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 25% of ARB appeals.

Victoria County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

VictoriaCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	3,410
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	913
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	139
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	582
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	231
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	419
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	390
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	70
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	172
Number Other Property Tax Protests	494

VictoriaCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$1,557,422,085
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$147,960,352
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$144,529,874
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$684,332,368
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$309,454,503
$ Value Utilities Protested	$27,412,147
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$5,319,421
$ Value Other Protested	$238,413,420

VictoriaCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	3,410

VictoriaCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	2,566
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	622
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	1,968

VictoriaCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	4177003
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	1,380

VictoriaCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	953
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	168
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	785
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	76

VictoriaCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$7,307,508
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$800,204
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$6,507,304

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

1