Hidalgo County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 31,270 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 26,290 in 2017. The volume of property tax protests in Hidalgo County has been increasing during the last 3 years. The 2018 property tax protest count was 19,610 for commercial/industrial/other properties and 11,660 for houses (37.28% commercial vs 62.71% houses). The volume of Hidalgo County protests for houses has raised 1.89% in the last two years while the volume of commercials has risen 11.77%. The total value of Hidalgo County property protested in 2018 was $10.58billion, including $1.41billion for houses and $9.18billion for commercial/other. The total value of property protested in Hidalgo County rose 7.53% in the last two years. The value of houses increased 1% and the value of commercial rose 6% during the last two years. Hidalgo County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 2,000 ARB hearings while Hidalgo County Appraisal District coordinated 2,289 informal hearings. The number of Hidalgo County informal settlements for houses rose from 6,680 in 2016 to 13,200 in 2018. Informal settlements for commercial rose from 9,880 in 2016 to 15,070 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $43million for all types of property at both the informal hearings and the formal / ARB hearings (estimate based on no exemptions and 2.7% tax rate.) Informal protests were successful for 72.66% of Hidalgo County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 63% of ARB appeals.

Hidalgo County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

HidalgoCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	31,268
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	11,663
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	3,015
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	5,989
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	2,920
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	64
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	210
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	468
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	290
Number Other Property Tax Protests	6,649

HidalgoCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$10,581,380,441
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$1,406,076,219
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$1,292,835,967
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$5,875,615,771
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$720,455,245
$ Value Utilities Protested	$100,347,177
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$79,241,861
$ Value Other Protested	$1,106,808,201

HidalgoCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	23,666

HidalgoCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	22,182
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	7,116
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	16,117

HidalgoCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	6,138
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	9,979

HidalgoCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	2,289
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	863
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	1,426
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	527

HidalgoCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$188,419,363
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$11,600,787
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$176,818,576

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

12