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Harris County Appraisal District 2022 Property Tax Protest

Harris Central Appraisal District (CAD) property owners for both informal and Appraisal Review Board (ARB) hearings saw a $720 million reduction in property taxes. The savings from judicial appeals on their own generated an additional $443 million in savings in 2022.

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Large commercial property owners appeal and lower their property taxes every year. 85–86% of property owners that protest are successful in a year. Every year property owners account for $444 billion of taxable value protests. However, only 26% of property owners by account protested. In Texas, there is no minimum amount for a property account. Enroll today with O’Connor and you can benefit from lower property taxes.

Harris County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Harris County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2022 Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests 495,129
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests 363,532
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests 4,800
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests 44,265
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests 11,911
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests 1,664
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests 2,665
Number Utility Property Tax Protests 5,425
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests 246
Number Other Property Tax Protests 60,621
Harris County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2022 Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested $444,339,023,654
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested $146,104,528,674
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested $64,249,600,739
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested $153,013,643,282
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested $56,876,742,564
$ Value Utilities Protested $7,148,734,050
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested $54,403,410
$ Value Other Protested $16,891,370,935
Harris County Appraisal District 2022 Number of Protest Hearings No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled 344,515
Harris County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2022 resolved through informal processes No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process 283790
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 216425
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction 244541
Harris County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2022 Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest $196,014
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest $48,527
Harris County Appraisal District 2022 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings 133,887
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) 95,834
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) 38,053
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing 79,163
Harris County Appraisal District 2022 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination $ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $9,873,533,439
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing $2,455,538,615
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $7,417,994,824
# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed 8,427