Henderson County Appraisal District
Local Appraisal District
Property owners select O’Connor to represent them in property tax protests more often than any other firm because:
- For property owners looking to reduce their taxes, O’Connor can help! O’Connor pays the deposit, which may be refunded if the hearing results are favorable.
- O’Connor has been appealing property taxes for over 30 years, during which time he has established rapport with appraisal district employees.
- Having trustworthy evidence is just as crucial as having ties. Based on the appraisal districts’ principles on evaluation, proprietary software and databases with more than 50 million sales structure the evidence.
- If you need help compiling sales and unequal appraisal data to meet the standards specified by the Henderson County ARB and CAD, O’Connor is the place to call!
Henderson County Appraisal District’s (CAD) formal and informal hearing results are displayed below:
- Henderson County Appraisal District reduced property taxes by $6 million in 2023 and property owners protested the taxable value of 5,780 accounts.
- In Henderson County, 92% of informal protests and 52% of ARB protests were successful. In informal protests, Henderson Appraisal District, homeowners saved $.99 million and ARB property tax protests $14 million.
- Henderson County had a 98% reduction in commercial due to informal hearings in 2023.
- In 2023, 4% of property taxes in Henderson County were contested.
Save With O’Connor
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:
Henderson -
Street Address:
1751 Enterprise St. Athens, TX 75751-8827 -
Mailing Address:
1751 Enterprise St. Athens, TX 75751-8827 -
Phone:
903-675-9296
Major Cities:
Athens, Berryville, Brownsboro, Caney City, Chandler, Coffee City, Enchanted Oaks, Eustace, Evelyn, Gun Barrel City, Log Cabin, Mabank, Malakoff, Moore Station, Murchison, Payne Springs, Poynor, Seven Points, Star Harbor, Tool, Trinidad
Henderson County totals 898 square miles, with a population of about 82,150 in 2020. Adjacent counties include Kaufman, Van Zandt, Smith, Cherokee, Anderson, Freestone, Navarro, Ellis. The total market value of real and personal property in Henderson County in 2023 was $16.65 billion. Henderson County 2023 property taxes were estimated to total $168.30 million based on an effective tax rate of 2.1%, including homestead exemptions. Henderson County property owners protested the appraised value of 3,320 houses and 2,450 commercial and BPP properties. Henderson County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 52% of property owners. Property tax protests in Henderson County resulted in savings of $17.17 million in 2023, or $2,967.50 per account protested. The 2023 budget for the Henderson Appraisal District was $3.75 million, including 26 employees.
Henderson Property Tax Values
