Harris County, TX Central Appraisal District (HCAD)
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O’Connor is selected as the property tax consultant in Harris County, Texas because:
- O’Connor has spent years developing relationships with Harris Central Appraisal District (CAD) staff and understands the information needed to win your property tax appeal.
- O’Connor’s aggressive approach is well aligned with the property owners’ interest. We pay the fees and costs regardless of the level of appeal. Many competitors require the property owner to pay the binding arbitration deposit or costs related to judicial appeal,such as legal fees, expert witness fees, and court costs. We will not ask you to pay any of the costs or fees related to your property tax protest.
- O’Connor has excellent experience in Texas property tax protests and utilizes relevant data tailored to the Harris appraisal district’s understanding of adjusting sales.
- O’Connor has the experience and expertise necessary to assemble uneven appraisal data and sales to satisfy the guidelines set by the Harris County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) and Harris County Appraisal District.
Harris Central Appraisal District
Local Appraisal District
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- We do all the work and you just share in the savings. We file the protest and attend the hearing. No flat fee; just pay half of first year property tax savings
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- O’Connor saved clients over $213 million in 2025!
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- No fees ever unless we reduce your property taxes, not even a nickel. We promise.
- Aggressive property tax consultants with hundreds of years collective experience. We understand the people and process to negotiate lower property taxes for you. Our interests are properly aligned. We never, ever get paid unless you reduce your property taxes.
Benefits of O’Connor :
- Simple, online enrollment in just minutes, or call us at 713.290.9700 if you prefer.
- No fees ever unless we reduce your property taxes, not even a nickel. We promise.
- Aggressive property tax consultants with hundreds of years collective experience. We understand the people and process to negotiate lower property taxes for you. Our interests are properly aligned. We never, ever get paid unless you reduce your property taxes.
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Harris Central Appraisal District’s (CAD) formal and informal 2024 hearing results are displayed below :
- In 2024, the Harris CAD total tax savings from formal protests resulted in $150 million and $522 million from informal protests. In the same year, Harris County property owners protested the taxable value of 516,650 accounts.
- In Harris County, 68% of property tax appeals submitted to the Appraisal Review Board (ARB) and 89.2% of informal protests were successful.
- The proportion of formal protests that led to a reduction in single-family homes was 71% in 2024.
- By 2024, 26% of Harris County property had been protested, up from 21% in 2008.
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1,148
Average HCAD Tax Savings
Average Property Tax Savings from Protesting (Informal + Formal)
Residential Property
535
Commercial Property
5,250
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
2024 County Appraisal District Statistics
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County: Harris -
Street Address: 13013 Northwest Frwy. Houston, TX 77040-6305 -
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 920975 Houston, TX 77292-0975 -
Phone: 713-812-5800
Major Cities:
Baytown, Bellaire, Bunker Hill Village, Deer Park, El Lago, Friendswood, Galena Park, Hedwig Village, Hilshire Village, Humble, Hunters Creek Village, Jacinto City, Jersey Village, Katy, La Porte, League City, Missouri City, Morgan’s Point, Nassau Bay, Pasadena, Pearland, Piney Point Village, Seabrook, Shoreacres, South Houston, Southside Place, Spring Valley Village, Stafford, Taylor Lake Village, Tomball, Webster, West University Place, Houston
Harris County Texas totals 1,777 square miles, with a 2020 population of about 4,731,145. Adjacent counties include Montgomery, Liberty, Chambers, Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Waller County. The total market value of real property and personal property in Harris County in 2023 was $888.93 billion. Harris County 2023 property taxes were estimated to have totaled $13.71 billion, based on an effective tax rate of 2.1%, including homestead exemptions. Harris County property owners protested the noticed value for 392,391 houses and 136,702 commercial and BPP properties. Harris County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 74% of the owners. Property tax protests in Harris County resulted in savings of $1,090,540,000 in 2023, or $2,061.15 per account protested. The 2023 budget for the Harris County Appraisal District was $100,506,291 including 681 employees.
Harris Property Tax Values
