Galveston County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Galveston County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2016	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	33,469
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	21,037
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	127
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	1,712
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	0
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	31
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	0
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	0
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	0
Number Other Property Tax Protests	10,562

Galveston County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2016	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$10,700,396,082
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$5,431,189,728
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$410,715,755
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$1,487,195,547
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$1,254,107,244
$ Value Utilities Protested	$0
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$0
$ Value Other Protested	$2,117,187,808

Galveston County Appraisal District 2016 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	4,404

Galveston 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	29,065
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	19,862
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	14,309

Galveston County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2016	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	$9,476
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$4,833

Galveston County Appraisal District 2016 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	4,404
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	3,138
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	1,266
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	854

Galveston County Appraisal District 2016 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$124,882,396
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$23,027,178
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$101,855,218

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

189