Galveston County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Galveston County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2019	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	37,645
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	29,212
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	702
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	1,831
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	753
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	49
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	242
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	890
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	68
Number Other Property Tax Protests	3,898

Galveston County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$17,287,686,064
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$9,322,797,887
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$955,301,586
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$2,238,569,639
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$2,842,817,070
$ Value Utilities Protested	$1,578,103,060
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$35,609,986
$ Value Other Protested	$314,486,836

Galveston County Appraisal District 2019 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	37,645

Galveston County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	25,759
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	19,733
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	19,260

Galveston County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	$16,716
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$2,544

Galveston County Appraisal District 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	5,330
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	4,517
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	813
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	1,814

Galveston County Appraisal District 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$87,588,849
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$48,855,767
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$38,733,082

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

36