Gillespie Central Appraisal District
Local Appraisal District
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- We handle residential, commercial, and business personal property (BPP) appeals. Our licensed consultants save property owners more than $100 million annually.
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Gillespie Central Appraisal District’s (CAD) formal and informal hearing results are displayed below:
- The Gillespie CAD hearings resulted in $4 million tax savings for property owners in 2023, compared to $3 million savings in 2022. Property owners in Gillespie County have contested the taxable value of 4,310 accounts for 2023.
- In Gillespie County, property tax protests had a success rate of 49% in informal hearings and 13% in formal hearings with the Appraisal Review Board (ARB).
- From 2022 to 2023, Gillespie County reached 51% in informal hearings that resulted in lower residential taxes.
- In Gillespie County, the percentage of parcels appealed increased greatly from 7% in 2022 to 12% in 2023.
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1,148
Average HCAD Tax Savings

Average Property Tax Savings from Protesting (Informal + Formal)
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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County:
Gillespie -
Street Address:
101 W. Main St., Basement Ste. 101-A Fredericksburg, TX 78624-3700 -
Mailing Address:
101 W. Main St., Basement Ste. 101-A Fredericksburg, TX 78624-3700 -
Phone:
830-997-9807
Major Cities:
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County totals 966 square miles, with a population of about 21,243 in 2020. Adjacent counties include Mason County, Llano County, Blanco County, Kendall County, Kerr County, and Kimble County. The total market value of real and personal property in Gillespie County in 2023 was $17.44 billion. Gillespie County 2023 property taxes were estimated to total $89.34 million based on an effective tax rate of 2.1%, including homestead exemptions. Gillespie County property owners protested the appraised value of 1,840 houses and 2,470 commercial and BPP properties. Gillespie County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 18% of property owners. Property tax protests in Gillespie County resulted in savings of $2.99 million in 2023, or $691.33 per account protested. The 2023 budget for the Gillespie Central Appraisal District was $1.22 million, including 12 employees.
Gillespie Property Tax Values
