Walker County Appraisal District 2021 Property Tax Protest
Walker County Appraisal District property owners trimmed their property taxes by $3 million, this amount includes both informal and appraisal review board hearings. Savings derived from judicial appeals can account for $509,419 in additional savings for Walker County property owners in 2021.
Are You Appealing?In 2021, owners accounting for about $3 billion of the taxable value protested in Walker County. Despite this large dollar value, only 6.5% of property owners by account protest. Owners of large commercial properties are those who most typically appeal and reduce their property taxes annually. But this right to protest is not limited to business or highly valued property, you can do it too. In a typical year, 35 to 50% of property owners who protest are successful. There is no minimum account size in Texas. Enroll today and you will benefit from lower taxes in most years based on our experience.
Walker County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
| Walker County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2021 | Number of Protests |
|---|---|
| Total Number Property Tax Protests | 2,668 |
| Number Single Family Property Tax Protests | 814 |
| Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests | 115 |
| Number Commercial Property Tax Protests | 242 |
| Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 81 |
| Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests | 7 |
| Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 60 |
| Number Utility Property Tax Protests | 104 |
| Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests | 17 |
| Number Other Property Tax Protests | 1,228 |
| Walker County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2021 | Appraised Value |
|---|---|
| Total $ Value Protested | $3,225,119,335 |
| $ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested | $1,777,603,040 |
| $ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested | $651,802,670 |
| $ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested | $373,820,393 |
| $ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested | $72,905,230 |
| $ Value Utilities Protested | $236,556,000 |
| $ Value Oil & Gas Protested | $1,667,761 |
| $ Value Other Protested | $110,764,241 |
| Walker County Appraisal District 2021 Number of Protest Hearings | No. of Hearings |
|---|---|
| Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled | 2,586 |
| Walker 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 | 1,441 |
| # of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 454 |
| Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction | 1,018 |
| Walker County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2021 | Value Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 382 |
| $ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest | 636 |
| Walker County Appraisal District 2021 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | Written Determinations |
|---|---|
| # of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings | 503 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) | 137 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) | 366 |
| # Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing | 36 |
| Walker County Appraisal District 2021 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | $ Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $87,134,395 |
| $ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing | $863,534 |
| $ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $86,270,861 |
| # of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed | 10 |