Galveston County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Galveston County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	34,055
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	24,695
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	598
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	1,811
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	725
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	94
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	258
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	987
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	39
Number Other Property Tax Protests	4,848

Galveston County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$14,971,003,527
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$6,733,485,956
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$743,408,451
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$2,253,996,995
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$3,088,204,705
$ Value Utilities Protested	$1,670,061,180
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$12,930,925
$ Value Other Protested	$468,915,315

Galveston County Appraisal District 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	31,977

Galveston County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	19,429
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	12,986
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	10,256

Galveston County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	$7,303
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$2,953

Galveston County Appraisal District 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	6,766
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	5,944
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	822
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	1,216

Galveston County Appraisal District 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$29,624,988
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$28,937,245
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$687,743

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

27