Galveston County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

GalvestonCAD Tax protests filed for 2020	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	51,649
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	39,110
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	236
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	3,714
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	1,410
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	54
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	244
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	858
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	78
Number Other Property Tax Protests	5,945

GalvestonCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2020	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$22,798,406,286
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$12,207,742,320
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$1,407,119,967
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$3,662,588,816
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$3,218,050,030
$ Value Utilities Protested	$1,616,138,860
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$14,268,782
$ Value Other Protested	$672,497,511

GalvestonCAD 2020 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	51,649

GalvestonCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2020 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	32,370
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	24,938
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	23,137

GalvestonCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2020	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	$19,190
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$3,947

GalvestonCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	9,949
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	7,803
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	2,146
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	6,944

GalvestonCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,490,820,533
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$325,641,525
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,165,179,008

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

114