Fort Bend County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Fort Bend County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2016	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	72,083
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	54,504
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	234
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	4,429
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	1,828
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	84
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	285
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	427
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	97
Number Other Property Tax Protests	10,195

Fort Bend County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2016	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$33,739,944,206
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$18,050,634,573
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$17,773,195
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$11,895,996,015
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$1,321,948,230
$ Value Utilities Protested	$254,267,700
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$17,901,970
$ Value Other Protested	$2,181,425,523

Fort Bend County Appraisal District 2016 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	37,921

Fort Bend County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2016 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	45,529
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	33,989
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	30,388

Fort Bend County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2016	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	22,587
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	7,801

Fort Bend County Appraisal District 2016 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	10,313
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	9,219
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	1,094
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	4,874

Fort Bend County Appraisal District 2016 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$565,620,786
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$75,607,538
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$490,013,248

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

334