Walker County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

WalkerCAD Tax protests filed for 2017	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,780
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	661
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	88
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	54
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	181
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	5
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	65
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	101
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	17
Number Other Property Tax Protests	608

WalkerCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2017	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$850,083,472
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$103,174,215
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$232,050,310
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$226,711,365
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$104,848,290
$ Value Utilities Protested	$118,016,770
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$3,741,952
$ Value Other Protested	$61,540,570

WalkerCAD 2017 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	1,763

WalkerCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2017 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1,169
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	411
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	569

WalkerCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2017	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	3241195
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	274

WalkerCAD 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	338
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	140
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	198
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	71

WalkerCAD 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$5,762,125
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,494,096
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$4,268,029

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

12