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Tax Appraisal District of Bell County 2022 Property Tax Protest

Property owners in the Appraisal District of Bell County reduced their property taxes by $18 million, with informal and ARB hearings included. The savings from judicial appeals, amounting to an additional $881,128 in 2022, are not accounted for in this figure.

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Bell County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Tax Appraisal District of Bell County Tax protests filed for 2022 Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests 22,445
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests 8,539
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests 2,425
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests 1,833
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests 714
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests 91
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests 261
Number Utility Property Tax Protests 268
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests 0
Number Other Property Tax Protests 8,314
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County Appraised Value for property tax protests 2022 Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested $8,970,504,647
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested $2,136,279,649
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested $1,933,490,591
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested $2,591,610,270
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested $1,230,055,621
$ Value Utilities Protested $280,619,319
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested $0
$ Value Other Protested $798,449,197
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County 2022 Number of Protest Hearings No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled 14,982
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2022 resolved through informal processes No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process 16,627
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 5,741
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction 11,194
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2022 Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 4,514
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest 6,680
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County 2022 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings 3,548
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) 1,729
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) 1,819
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing 1,554
Tax Appraisal District of Bell County 2022 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination $ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $185,091,070
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing $75,328,091
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $109,762,979
# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed 61