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Baylor County Appraisal District

Local Appraisal District

O’Connor is the leading company representative for the Baylor County Appraisal District property owners because:

  • At O’Connor, we provide personalized concierge site visits as part of our Property Tax Protection Program™. Our client-focused team is ready to meet with you one-on-one to discuss how we can help reduce your property taxes. Each case is approached with a tailored strategy designed to secure the maximum possible tax reduction.
  • We operate on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay nothing unless we successfully lower your property taxes. There are no upfront costs, enrollment fees, or hidden charges, even if your case advances to arbitration or judicial appeal. This performance-based model ensures our goals are directly aligned with yours.
  • O’Connor proudly serves a wide range of clients, from owners of single-family homes to those with commercial, industrial, or multifamily properties. Regardless of the size or complexity of your real estate holdings, our systems and expertise are built to manage your appeal efficiently and effectively.
  • Our deep experience in property tax appeals has enabled us to compile comprehensive sales and unequal appraisal data specifically formatted to meet the expectations of the Baylor CAD and ARB.

Baylor County Appraisal District

Local Appraisal District

Baylor County Appraisal District’s (CAD) formal and informal 2024 hearing results are displayed below:

  • A combined total savings from informal hearings through the appraisal district and formal hearings through the Appraisal Review Board (ARB) resulted in $400,000 in 2024.
  • Property owners in Baylor County protested 210 accounts’ taxable value in 2024.
  • 64% of informal and 100% of Appraisal Review Board (ARB) property tax protests in Baylor County resulted in reductions. Homeowners saved $10,000 at Baylor CAD in informal protests and $30,000 in ARB property tax protests.
  • The percentage of parcels protested in Baylor County was low in 2021 with 1%, but this increased in 2024 to 3%.
Save With O’Connor

1,148

Average HCAD Tax Savings

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Average Property Tax Savings from Protesting (Informal + Formal)

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Residential Property

343

Commercial Property

1,966

Disclaimer: O’Connor is a property tax consultant and is not affiliated with any appraisal district. Data for graphs provided by Texas comptroller.

Single Family
Commercial / Other
Total

Disclaimer: O’Connor is a property tax consultant and is not affiliated with any appraisal district. Data for graphs provided by Texas comptroller.

Single Family
Commercial / Other
Total

2023 County Appraisal District Statistics

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  • address County: Baylor
  • address Street Address: 211 N. Washington St. Seymour, TX 76380-2123
  • address Mailing Address: 211 N. Washington St. Seymour, TX 76380-2123
  • address Phone: 940-888-5636

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Baylor County Texas totals 1,258 square miles, with a 2019 population of about 2,003,554. Adjacent counties include Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson, Atascosa, Medina, and Bandera. The total market value of real property and personal property in Baylor County in 2018 was $368,000,000. Baylor County 2018 property taxes are estimated to total $4 billion, based on an effective tax rate of 2.4% including homestead exemptions. Baylor County property owners protested the noticed value for 68,080 houses and 40,040 commercial and BPP properties. Baylor County Appraisal review Board appeals were successful for 73% of the owners. Property owner property tax protests in Baylor County results in savings of $1,866,930 million in 2018, or $17 per account protested. The 2018 budget for the Baylor County was $18,660,000, including 157 employees.

Baylor Property Tax Values

Baylor County

Average Baylor Property Tax Values

1,148

Average Texas Property Tax Values

1,148

Frequently Asked Questions

File a Notice of Protest with supporting evidence before the deadline.

Many protests succeed when supported by strong evidence.

Comparable sales, property condition photos, and appraisal discrepancies.

Filing is usually free, but appeals may involve fees.

Yes, both residential and commercial owners can protest.