WADTX 2021 Property Tax Protest
Wichita County property owners were able to lower their property taxes by $3.57 million in 2021. This takes into account informal and appraisal review board hearings. Judicial appeals garnered a further $417,736 in savings for property owners in Wichita County in 2021.
Are You Appealing?Owners accounting for about $1.93 billion of the taxable value protest annually. In 2021, for Wichita County an extremely small percentage by account filed for protest. This number was equal to 5.5%. Business owners have found that they can improve their profits when they prevent taxes from eating up too much of their money. For this reason, they are typically fairly diligent about appealing on an annual basis. You can benefit too. It is routine for between 55 to 90% of property owners to find success for their efforts. In Texas, you do not have to meet a minimum property size or value to qualify for filing. Enroll with O’Connor today so you can benefit from lower taxes in most years based on our experience.
Wichita County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
| WADTX Tax protests filed for 2021 | Number of Protests |
|---|---|
| Total Number Property Tax Protests | 4,294 |
| Number Single Family Property Tax Protests | 1,964 |
| Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests | 164 |
| Number Commercial Property Tax Protests | 664 |
| Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 269 |
| Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests | 29 |
| Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 64 |
| Number Utility Property Tax Protests | 127 |
| Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests | 654 |
| Number Other Property Tax Protests | 359 |
| WADTX Appraised Value for property tax protests 2021 | Appraised Value |
|---|---|
| Total $ Value Protested | $1,932,045,594 |
| $ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested | $304,142,691 |
| $ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested | $221,029,439 |
| $ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested | $819,324,070 |
| $ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested | $418,537,907 |
| $ Value Utilities Protested | $115,895,537 |
| $ Value Oil & Gas Protested | $32,518,140 |
| $ Value Other Protested | $20,597,810 |
| WADTX 2021 Number of Protest Hearings | No. of Hearings |
|---|---|
| Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled | 995 |
| WADTX total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2021 resolved through informal processes | No. Informally Resolved |
|---|---|
| Informal Property Tax Protest Process | 3,385 |
| # of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 1,587 |
| Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction | 3,040 |
| WADTX Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2021 | Value Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 1,524 |
| $ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest | 1,516 |
| WADTX 2021 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | Written Determinations |
|---|---|
| # of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings | 547 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) | 331 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) | 216 |
| # Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing | 212 |
| WADTX 2021 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | $ Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $22,614,306 |
| $ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing | $2,224,113 |
| $ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $20,390,193 |
| # of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed | 19 |