Walker County Appraisal District 2017 Property Tax Protests
Property owners within the Walker County Appraisal District (CAD) successfully reduced $91 million from their property tax bills by appealing their valuations through Appraisal Review Board (ARB) hearings. The total number of property tax protests for the county was over 4,636, consisting of 1,924 for residential, 361 for commercial, 87 for business personal property (BPP), 143 for utilities, and more. The total value of protests was $3 billion.
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Walker County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
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Walker County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2017
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Number of Protests
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Total Number Property Tax Protests
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1,780 |
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Number Single Family Property Tax Protests
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661 |
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Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests
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88 |
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Number Commercial Property Tax Protests
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54 |
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Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests
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181 |
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Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests
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5 |
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Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests
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65 |
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Number Utility Property Tax Protests
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101 |
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Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests
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17 |
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Number Other Property Tax Protests
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608 |
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Walker County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2017
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Appraised Value
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Total $ Value Protested
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$850,083,472 |
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$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested
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$103,174,215 |
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$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested
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$232,050,310 |
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$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested
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$226,711,365 |
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$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested
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$104,848,290 |
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$ Value Utilities Protested
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$118,016,770 |
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$ Value Oil & Gas Protested
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$3,741,952 |
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$ Value Other Protested
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$61,540,570 |
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Walker County Appraisal District 2017 Number of Protest Hearings
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No. of Hearings
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Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled
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1,763 |
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Walker County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2017 resolved through informal processes
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No. Informally Resolved
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Informal Property Tax Protest Process
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1,169 |
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# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest
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411 |
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Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction
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569 |
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Walker County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2017
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Value Reduction
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$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest
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3241195 |
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$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest
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274 |
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Walker County Appraisal District 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination
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Written Determinations
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# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings
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338 |
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# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)
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140 |
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# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)
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198 |
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# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing
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71 |
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Walker County Appraisal District 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination
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$ Reduction
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$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing
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$5,762,125 |
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$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing
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$1,494,096 |
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$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing
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$4,268,029 |
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# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed
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12 |
