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