Polk County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Polk County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2016	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,907
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	1,074
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	2
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	101
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	228
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	3
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	21
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	128
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	335
Number Other Property Tax Protests	15

Polk County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2016	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$557,756,375
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$122,915,918
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$1,620,537
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$161,342,163
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$120,101,459
$ Value Utilities Protested	$45,684,057
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$44,634,958
$ Value Other Protested	$61,457,283

Polk County Appraisal District 2016 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	1,892

Polk 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	1,684
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	1,058
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	805

Polk County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2016	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	$671
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$134

Polk County Appraisal District 2016 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	87
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	32
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	55
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	10

Polk County Appraisal District 2016 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$526,123
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$240,540
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$285,583

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

2