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Galveston County Appraisal District 2017 Property Tax Protests

Galveston County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Galveston County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2017 Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests 38,985
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests 32,409
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests 701
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests 1,941
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests 856
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests 48
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests 149
Number Utility Property Tax Protests 562
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests 59
Number Other Property Tax Protests 2,260
Galveston County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2017 Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested $15,171,816,412
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested $9,116,297,001
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested $729,153,790
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested $2,303,835,623
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested $1,520,318,617
$ Value Utilities Protested $1,329,342,206
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested $17,272,963
$ Value Other Protested $155,596,212
Galveston County Appraisal District 2017 Number of Protest Hearings No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled 18,574
Galveston County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2017 resolved through informal processes No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process 28,077
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 19,172
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction 20,560
Galveston County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2017 Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest $15,928
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest $4,632
Galveston County Appraisal District 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings 5,032
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) 3,881
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) 1,151
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing 1,382
Galveston County Appraisal District 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination $ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $84,434,112
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing $37,055,496
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $47,378,616
# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed 212