Smith County Appraisal District
Local Appraisal District
More property owners choose O’Connor than any other tax consultant in Texas because:
- O’Connor’s aggressive approach to property tax protests uses every avenue available including informal hearings, Appraisal Review Board (ARB) hearings, binding arbitration, SOAH (State Office of Administrative Hearing) and coordinating judicial appeals.
- Based on conducting millions of tax appeals throughout Texas, we have developed an in-depth understanding of what is needed to reduce your property taxes.
- You benefit from the millions of Texas property tax appeals completed by O’Connor, using comparable sales data and unequal appraisal data uniquely processed by our proprietary software. The hearing evidence file often totals 50 to 100 pages.
- We have compiled sales and uneven appraisal data in a way that satisfies the requirements of the Smith County ARB and the Smith CAD thanks to our expertise.
Smith County Appraisal District
Local Appraisal District
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Benefits of O’Connor :
- Simple, online enrollment in just minutes, or call us at 713.290.9700 if you prefer.
- No fees ever unless we reduce your property taxes, not even a nickel. We promise.
- Aggressive property tax consultants with hundreds of years collective experience. We understand the people and process to negotiate lower property taxes for you. Our interests are properly aligned. We never, ever get paid unless you reduce your property taxes.
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Smith County Appraisal District’s (CAD) formal and informal hearing results are displayed below:
- Total tax savings for owners of property in Smith County increased to $6 million in 2023 from $3 million the previous year. Smith County property owners protested the taxable value of 8,660 accounts in 2023.
- In Smith County, 64% of the Appraisal Review Board (ARB) and 54% of the informal property tax protests were successful at receiving a reduction. At Smith appraisal district, homeowners saved $390,000 in ARB property tax protests and $600,000 in informal.
- There was a sharp rise of 5% in the proportion of Smith County properties that were protested between 2021 and 2023.
- In Smith County, the percentage of informal hearings that led to a reduction in both residential and commercial protests increased to 54% in 2023.
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
2024 County Appraisal District Statistics
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County: Smith -
Street Address: 245 S. S.E. Loop 323 Tyler, TX 75702-6456 -
Mailing Address: 245 S. S.E. Loop 323 Tyler, TX 75702-6456 -
Phone: 903-510-8600
Major Cities:
Tyler, Whitehouse, Arp, Troup
Smith County totals 950 square miles, with a population of about 233,479 in 2020. Adjacent counties include Wood, Upshur, Gregg, Rusk, Cherokee, Henderson and Van Zandt County. The total market value of real and personal property in Smith County in 2023 was $36.08 billion. Smith County 2023 property taxes were estimated to total $354.60 million based on an effective tax rate of 2.1%, including homestead exemptions. Smith County property owners protested the appraised value of 4,140 houses and 5,610 commercial and BPP properties. Smith County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 64% of property owners. Property tax protests in Smith County resulted in savings of $5.04 million in 2023, or $516.65 per account protested. The 2023 budget for the Smith County Appraisal District was $5.65 million, including 46 employees.
Smith Property Tax Values
Average Smith Property Tax Values
1,148
Average Texas Property Tax Values
1,148
Frequently Asked Questions
Homeowners can file a formal property tax protest, provide evidence that their property is overvalued, and apply for available exemptions like homestead, senior over 65, or disability exemptions.
Yes, you can lower your property taxes by filing a formal protest, applying for available exemptions, and presenting supporting evidence to the appraisal review board for potential reductions.
Residential, commercial, and industrial property owners can all file a property tax protest if they believe the appraisal value assigned to their property is too high.
Yes, property owners can reduce taxes by filing a protest, presenting evidence of overvaluation, or claiming eligible exemptions such as homestead, senior citizen, disabled, or veteran exemptions.
Exemptions such as homestead, senior over 65, disability, or veteran exemptions reduce the taxable value of a property, potentially lowering the overall annual property tax liability.
