Wichita Appraisal District
Local Appraisal District
More property owners choose O’Connor than any other tax consultant in Texas because:
- O’Connor’s main focus is on achieving effective tax reduction. We saved $224 million for property owners in 2023!
- Because of our connections with the assessment district’s staff, we are knowledgeable and experienced in reducing property taxes.
- Connections are important, but having credible evidence is equally so. Evidence, proprietary software, and databases with more than 50 million sales form the basis of the assessment districts’ process.
- The market sales and unequal appraisal data needed to satisfy the Wichita County Appraisal District and ARB criteria is collected and understood by O’Connor’s skilled and experienced professionals.
Wichita Appraisal District’s formal and informal hearing results are displayed below:
- Wichita County property owners saved $5 million in property taxes for 2023. Commercial property tax savings totaled $4 million and residential resulted in $1 million for Wichita County.
- 93% of informal and 40% of ARB property tax protests in Wichita County were successful. Through Informal protests at Wichita Appraisal District commercial property owners saved $3 million and $52 thousand through ARB protests.
- In Wichita County, the percentage of informal protests resulting in a reduction, commercial protests have increased from 2019 to 2023 with 96%.
- The percentage of parcels protested in Wichita Appraisal District was at a low in 2020 with 4% but grew in 2023 with 6% of owners protesting.
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:
Wichita -
Street Address:
600 Scott St., 3rd Floor Wichita Falls, TX 76307-2504 -
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5172 Wichita Falls, TX 76307-5172 -
Phone:
940-322-2435
Major Cities:
Bellville, Bleiblerville, Cat Spring, New Ulm, Industry, San Felipe, Sealy, Wallis
Wichita County totals 628 square miles, with a population of about 129,984 in 2020. Adjacent counties include Tillman, Cotton, Clay, Archer, Wilbarger, and Baylor. The total market value of real and personal property in Wichita County in 2023 was $14.29 billion. Wichita County 2023 property taxes were estimated to total $194.69 million based on an effective tax rate of 2.1%, including homestead exemptions. Wichita County property owners protested the appraised value of 2,580 houses and 2,580 commercial and BPP properties. Wichita County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 40% of property owners. Property tax protests in Wichita County resulted in savings of $3.75 million in 2023, or $726.74 per account protested. The 2023 budget for the Wichita Appraisal District was $2.09 million, including 19 employees.
Wichita Property Tax Values
