Fort Bend County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

FBCAD Tax protests filed for 2020	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	87,717
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	65,357
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	514
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	4,903
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	4,490
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	159
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	628
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	861
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	226
Number Other Property Tax Protests	10,579

FBCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2020	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$48,623,801,146
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$22,657,792,399
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$4,370,955,405
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$15,684,347,152
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$2,777,829,249
$ Value Utilities Protested	$722,925,189
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$28,366,120
$ Value Other Protested	$2,381,585,632

FBCAD 2020 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	56,797

FBCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2020 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	54,813
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	19,982
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	45,698

FBCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2020	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	36,218
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	9,480

FBCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	16,654
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	13,297
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	3,357
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	7,956

FBCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,808,739,656
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$269,273,762
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,539,465,894

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

321