Newton County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Newton County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2016	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	546
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	108
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	0
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	6
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	2
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	1
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	1
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	87
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	340
Number Other Property Tax Protests	1

Newton County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2016	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$522,647,188
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$4,860,000
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$0
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$487,000
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$434,000,000
$ Value Utilities Protested	$54,360,000
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$28,616,000
$ Value Other Protested	$324,188

Newton County Appraisal District 2016 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	164

Newton County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2016 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	382
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	312
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	221

Newton County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2016	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	$171
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$50

Newton County Appraisal District 2016 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	30
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	18
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	12
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	8

Newton County Appraisal District 2016 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$305,200
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$212,110
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$93,080

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0