Wharton County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

WhartonCAD Tax protests filed for 2019	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	2,339
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	840
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	42
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	244
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	54
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	85
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	70
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	255
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	183
Number Other Property Tax Protests	566

WhartonCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$1,602,054,028
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$148,658,454
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$27,446,351
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$788,515,810
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$194,737,840
$ Value Utilities Protested	$206,407,461
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$75,855,977
$ Value Other Protested	$160,432,135

WhartonCAD 2019 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	2,339

WhartonCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1,305
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	385
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	705

WhartonCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	5245980
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$409

WhartonCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	672
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	378
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	294
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	186

WhartonCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$69,164,800
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$6,594,413
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$62,570,387

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

16