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Orange County Appraisal District 2021 Property Tax Protest

Orange CAD property owners cut their property taxes by $2.45 million, including both informal and appraisal review board hearings. This does not include savings from judicial appeals which generated an additional $3 million in savings in 2021.

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Owners accounting for about $2.5 billion of the taxable value protest annually. However, only 3.7% of property owners by account protest. Owners of large commercial properties appeal and reduce their property taxes annually. You can benefit too. In a typical year, 50 to 90% of property owners who protest are successful. No minimum account size in Texas. Enroll today and you will benefit from lower taxes in most years based on our experience.

Orange County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Orange County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2021 Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests 2,681
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests 1,252
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests 64
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests 287
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests 202
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests 98
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests 168
Number Utility Property Tax Protests 248
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests 48
Number Other Property Tax Protests 314
Orange County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2021 Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested $2,561,785,001
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested $179,714,366
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested $55,759,127
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested $180,095,670
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested $1,591,135,098
$ Value Utilities Protested $350,036,144
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested $7,556,140
$ Value Other Protested $197,488,456
Orange County Appraisal District 2021 Number of Protest Hearings No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled 2,552
Orange County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2021 resolved through informal processes No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process 2,302
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 1,411
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction 2,195
Orange County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2021 Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 1,379
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest 816
Orange County Appraisal District 2021 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings 411
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) 257
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) 154
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing 89
Orange County Appraisal District 2021 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination $ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $11,732,707
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing $1,009,914
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $10,722,793
# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed 13