Hays Central Appraisal District
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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: Hays
- Street Address: 21001 N. IH 35 Kyle, TX 78640-4795
- Mailing Address: 21001 N. IH 35 Kyle, TX 78640-4795
- Phone: 512-268-2522
- Website: www.hayscad.com
Major Cities: Austin, Niederwald, San Marcos, Uhland.
Hays County Texas totals 680 square miles, with a 2020 population of about 241,067. Adjacent counties include Travis, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Comal and Blanco County. The total market value of real property and personal property in Hays County in 2020 was $33,000,000. Hays County 2020 property taxes are estimated to total $1,000,000,000 billion based on an effective tax rate of 2.4% including homestead exemptions. Hays County property owners protested the notified value for 2,640 houses and 12,970 commercial and BPP properties. Hays County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 52% of the owners. Property owner property tax protests in Hays County results in savings of $424,000,000 million in 2020, or $160,606 per account protested. The 2020 budget for the Hays was $3,920,000 including 39 employees.
Hays Central Appraisal District’s formal and informal hearing results are displayed above. The Hays Central Appraisal District total tax savings in 2020 of $33 million is more than the 2019 total property tax savings of $28 million. Hays County property owners protested the taxable value of 26,400 accounts in 2020. Hays County property tax protests were successful for 55% of informal and 52% of appraisal review board property tax protests. Homeowners saved $4 million at Hays CAD in informal protests and $1 million in appraisal review board (ARB) property tax protests.
Average Property Tax Savings from Protesting (Informal + Formal)
- Residential Property $430
- Commercial Property $2,499
August 2023
In 2021, $28.3 million in estimated property tax savings resulted from Hays County informal and formal hearings, with $20 million of the total coming from informal hearings and $8.3 million produced through formal hearings.
July 2023
Hays County property owners protesting at ARB hearings in 2021 saw a tax savings of approximately $8.3 million based on $332 million in value reductions generated by the hearings.
June 2023
In 2021, property owners benefited from approximately $20 million in property tax savings when the informal process resolved assessed values with a reduction of $800 million.
May 2023
100% of Hays County property owners who resolved their protest at the informal level achieved a reduction in value. That is, of the 15,307 informal settlements, 15,307 resulted in a lower value in 2021.
April 2023
Property owners in Hays County filed protest on $15 billion worth of the noticed value for 2021. This was 40% of the total market value noticed.
March 2023
Single-family residential property makes up 54% of the total market value in the Hays Central Appraisal District, or $21 billion of $38 billion, which is the total market value certified for all property categories in Hays Central Appraisal District in 2021, according to the Texas Comptroller.
February 2023
According to the Texas Comptroller’s Data, the Hays Central Appraisal District budget for 2021 was $4 million. The appraisal district list 107,782 total tax parcels for the year, so we can calculate they spent approximately $40 per tax parcel.
January 2023
Hays County property taxes are based on the product of tax rates set by tax entities and assessed values set by Hays CAD. Hays Central Appraisal District is responsible for estimating the value of both personal and real property in Hays County. Hays CAD values land, utilities, industrial property, commercial, land, multifamily and houses at least every three years. Hays CAD’s value was $38 billion for 2021 which generated an estimated $958 million in property taxes based on a 2.5% tax rate.
Hays County Property Tax Appraisal
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- For over 20 years, O’Connor has provided property tax consulting services in the Hays County Appraisal District and has continuously produced results.
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- We know the processes and appropriate contracts at Hays County Appraisal District.
- Our experience has allowed us to compile sales and unequal appraisal data consistent with the format expected by the Hays County Appraisal District and the Hays County Appraisal Review Board.