Central Appraisal District’s of Johnson County
Local Appraisal District
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Central Appraisal District (CAD) of Johnson County’s formal and informal hearing results are displayed below:
- Johnson County property tax savings increased from 2022 resulting in $43 million from the CAD in 2023, while the total savings in 2022 was $35 million. In the year 2023, 22 thousand accounts were contested by property owners in Johnson County.
- In 2023, a total of 83% of Johnson County’s informal property tax protests and 53% of the ARB protests were fruitful. Through informal hearings at Johnson CAD, homeowners saved $10 million and around $2 million through ARB property tax protests.
- Johnson County had a 6% rate of properties disputed in 2023.
- The tax savings in 2023 resulting from formal protests for single-family came to $2 million and for commercial came to $4 million.
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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:
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Street Address:
109 N. Main St. Cleburne, TX 76033-4941 -
Mailing Address:
109 N. Main St. Cleburne, TX 76033-4941 -
Phone:
817-648-3000
Major Cities:
Alvarado, Briaroaks, Cleburne (county seat, Coyote Flats, Godley, Grandview, Joshua, Keene, Rio Vista
Johnson County totals 734 square miles, with a population of about 179,927 in 2020. Adjacent counties include Tarrant County (north), Dallas County (northeast), Ellis County (east), Hill County (south), Bosque County (southwest), Somervell County (southwest), Hood County (west), and Parker County (northwest). The total market value of real and personal property in Johnson County in 2023 was $32.87 billion. Johnson County 2023 property taxes were estimated to total $398.84 million based on an effective tax rate of 2.1%, including homestead exemptions. Johnson County property owners protested the appraised value of 6,980 houses and 15,020 commercial and BPP properties. Johnson County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 53% of property owners. Property tax protests in Johnson County resulted in savings of $33.71 million in 2023, or $1,530.39 per account protested. The 2023 budget for the Central Appraisal District of Johnson County was $4.61 million, including 43 employees.
Johnson Property Tax Values
