Harris County Appraisal District
Local Appraisal District
Property Tax Protection Program™
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 2018 population of about 4,713,325. 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 2018 was $1,162,000,000,000. Harris County 2018 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 251,750 houses and 119,550 commercial and BPP properties. Harris County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 48% of the owners. Property owner property tax protests in Harris County results in savings of $493.86 million in 2018, or $1,330 per account protested. The 2018 budget for the Harris Appraisal District was $85.560,000, including 661 employees.
2018
2018 County Appraisal District Statistics
2017
2017 County Appraisal District Statistics
2016
2016 County Appraisal District Statistics
10 Year Trend
| Tax Year | Residential Property Valuations | % Change from prior year | Residential Valuations | CPI Annual Change | CPI |
| 2008 | 161,273,142,360 | ||||
| 2009 | 162,291,441,260 | 0.63% | 0.6% | 2.70% | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 162,664,264,328 | 0.23% | 0.9% | 1.50% | 4.3% |
| 2011 | 163,815,137,921 | 0.71% | 1.6% | 3.00% | 7.4% |
| 2012 | 163,778,022,860 | -0.02% | 1.6% | 1.70% | 9.2% |
| 2013 | 171,221,775,675 | 4.55% | 6.2% | 1.50% | 10.9% |
| 2014 | 190,799,330,916 | 11.43% | 18.3% | 0.80% | 11.7% |
| 2015 | 216,615,900,330 | 13.53% | 34.3% | 0.70% | 12.5% |
| 2016 | 236,368,594,115 | 9.12% | 46.6% | 2.10% | 14.8% |
| 2017 | 251,386,045,898 | 6.35% | 55.9% | 2.10% | 17.3% |
| 2018 | 257,108,125,122 | 2.28% | 59.4% | 1.90% | 19.5% |
| Tax Year | Commercial Property Valuations | % Change from prior year | Commercial Valuations | CPI Annual Change | CPI |
| 2008 | 131,461,867,508 | ||||
| 2009 | 105,672,837,795 | -19.62% | -19.6% | 2.70% | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 97,193,609,886 | -8.02% | -26.1% | 1.50% | 4.3% |
| 2011 | 100,591,560,106 | 3.50% | -23.5% | 3.00% | 7.4% |
| 2012 | 108,404,489,238 | 7.77% | -17.5% | 1.70% | 9.2% |
| 2013 | 149,365,592,705 | 37.79% | 13.6% | 1.50% | 10.9% |
| 2014 | 134,787,936,493 | -9.76% | 2.5%% | 0.80% | 11.7% |
| 2015 | 150,068,123,674 | 11.34% | 14.2% | 0.70% | 12.5% |
| 2016 | 166,522,921,398 | 10.96% | 26.7% | 2.10% | 14.8% |
| 2017 | 175,768,232,396 | 5.55% | 33.7% | 2.10% | 17.3% |
| 2018 | 184,910,364,913 | 5.20% | 40.7% | 1.90% | 19.5% |
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Harris County Property Tax Appraisal
O’Connor is the leading representative for the Harris County Appraisal District property owners because:
- 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 contacts 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.
Why choose O’Connor?
- We do not charge any fees for market value reductions, unless we reduce your property taxes.
- We take the fight to the Harris County Appraisal District for you every year, whether your value is up, down or does not change.
- We are the nation’s largest property tax consulting firm.
- For the 2015 tax year, the firm lowered assessed value by more than $1.8 billion, resulting in estimated tax savings of around $49 million* on behalf of its residential and commercial clients. Already increasing in 2016, the firm has filed more than $2.2 billion and 185,000+ protests of assessed value, reducing client taxes by $60 million*.
*Based on average tax rate of 2.7 percent.
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 homeowners, commercial property owners and business owners hire O’Connor for property tax appeals because of our consistent results and aggressive attitude. Our property tax consultants have the experience in the Harris County Appraisal District to reduce 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 property tax assessments.
O’Connor is uniquely aggressive and effective in reducing property taxes by:
- Being an effective taxpayer advocate for change, including introducing unequal appraisal and forcing appraisal districts to provide hearing evidence packages when requested by taxpayers.
- Achieving almost double the amount of tax savings compared to other commercial property tax consultants.
- Protesting every property, every year.
- Preparing for informal and formal hearings at an elite level.
- Aggressively seeking settlements at the informal hearing process.
- Aggressively attending and presenting evidence at appraisal review board (ARB) hearings (attending more ARB hearings than the next 10 largest firms combined).
- Uniquely continuing the appeal process beyond the ARB and assertively coordinating lawsuits for property owners.
- Pioneering the use of binding arbitration to achieve equitable results for owners of homes and small commercial properties not able to pursue a judicial appeal.
- Providing contingency fee services to clients regardless of property value as part of our mission to help property owners.
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