HCAD property taxes were cut by about $694 million by owners who protested in 2020. This includes both informal and appraisal review board hearings. This does not include savings from judicial appeals which generated an additional $230 million in savings in 2020.

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Owners accounting for about 60% of the taxable value protest annually. However, only 24% of property owners by account protest. Owners of large commercial properties appeal and reduce their property taxes annually. You can save too. In a typical year, 60 to 80% of property owners who protest are successful. No minimum account size in Texas. Enroll today in Property Tax Protection Program™ and never miss another protest deadline. No upfront cost. No flat fees. No fees for market value reductions that don’t reduce your property taxes. You will benefit from lower taxes in most years based on our experience. Get your share of the ~$700 million in property tax savings from protests at Harris County Appraisal District.

Harris County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

HCAD Tax protests filed for 2020	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	446,294
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	315,366
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	4,683
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	42,596
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	12,379
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	1,739
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	2,779
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	5,054
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	126
Number Other Property Tax Protests	61,572

HCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2020	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$384,853,666,103
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$114,904,783,602
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$56,202,741,131
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$140,261,666,463
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$53,910,578,800
$ Value Utilities Protested	$5,604,041,301
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$69,356,690
$ Value Other Protested	$13,900,498,116

HCAD 2020 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	241,166

HCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2020 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	243,902
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	185,293
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	218,076

HCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2020	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	175,903
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	42,173

HCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	119,084
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	78,079
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	41,005
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	59,221

HCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$11,429,217,469
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$2,022,220,133
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$9,406,997,336

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

3,822