Wharton County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

WhartonCAD Tax protests filed for 2017	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,427
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	391
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	21
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	146
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	46
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	93
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	108
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	248
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	120
Number Other Property Tax Protests	254

WhartonCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2017	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$883,379,359
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$52,313,281
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$16,231,870
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$125,406,422
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$531,666,978
$ Value Utilities Protested	$88,872,936
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$15,543,667
$ Value Other Protested	$53,344,205

WhartonCAD 2017 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	1,427

WhartonCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2017 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	865
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	102
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	362

WhartonCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2017	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	558055
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$325

WhartonCAD 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	362
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	195
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	167
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	123

WhartonCAD 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$4,150,712
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,400,672
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$2,750,040

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

4