Harris County Appraisal District
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Harris County Appraisal District’s formal and informal hearing results are displayed below. The Harris County Appraisal District total tax savings in 2020 of $694 million is less than the 2019 total property tax savings of $699 million. Harris County property owners protested the taxable value of 446,290 accounts in 2020. Harris County property tax protests were successful for 89% of informal and 73% of appraisal review board property tax protests . Homeowners saved $86 million at HCAD in informal protests and $55 million in appraisal review board (ARB) property tax protests.
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Property Taxes vs CPI
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CAD Operations Stats
2021 County Appraisal District Statistics
2021 County Appraisal District Statistics
2020 County Appraisal District Statistics
2020 County Appraisal District Statistics
2019 County Appraisal District Statistics
2019 County Appraisal District Statistics
2018 County Appraisal District Statistics
2018 County Appraisal District Statistics
2017 County Appraisal District Statistics
2017 County Appraisal District Statistics
2016 County Appraisal District Statistics
2016 County Appraisal District Statistics
About CAD
- 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
- Website: www.hcad.org
Major Cities: Atascocita, Barrett, Baytown, Bellaire, Bunker Hill Village, Channelview, Cloverleaf, Crosby, Deer Park, El Lago, Friendswood, Galena Park, Hedwig Village, Highlands, Hilshire Village, Houston, Humble, Hunters Creek Village, Jacinto City, Jersey Village, Katy, Klein, La Porte, League City, Missouri City, Morgan’s Point, Nassau Bay, Pasadena, Pearland, Piney Point Village, Seabrook, Sheldon, Shoreacres, South Houston, Southside Place, Spring, Spring Valley, Stafford, Taylor Lake Village, Tomball, Webster, West University Place
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 2020 was $664,000,000. Harris County 2020 property taxes are estimated to total $12 billion, based on an effective tax rate of 2.4% including homestead exemptions. Harris County property owners protested the noticed value for 315,370 houses and 130,930 commercial and BPP properties. Harris County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 73% of the owners. Property owner property tax protests in Harris County results in savings of $929,400,000 million in 2020, or $2,082 per account protested. The 2020 budget for Harris was $90,728,307 including 662 employees.
Average Property Tax Savings from Protesting (Informal + Formal)
- Residential Property $535
- Commercial Property $5,250
March 2023
In 2021, the Harris County Appraisal District certified $316 billion as the total market value of houses in the county. This is equivalent to 46% of the market value of all property types. The total market value of all property types valued by Harris County Appraisal District is $687 billion.
February 2023
The Harris County Appraisal District spent approximately $50 per tax parcel in 2021. They list the total number of parcels in the appraisal district at 1,871,842 and the total budget for the appraisal district was $93 million.
January 2023
The total value of real and personal property valued by Harris County Appraisal District is $687 billion, generating about $17.2 billion in annual real estate taxes, based on a 2.5% tax rate and no exemptions.
Harris County Property Tax Appraisal
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- For over 20 years, O’Connor has provided property tax consulting services in the Harris County Appraisal District and has continuously produced results.
- O’Connor is the most aggressive property tax consultant.
- We know the processes and appropriate contracts at Harris County Appraisal District.
- Our experience has allowed us to compile sales and unequal appraisal data consistent with the format expected by the Harris County Appraisal District and the Harris County Appraisal Review Board.
