Wharton County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

WhartonCAD Tax protests filed for 2020	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	1,912
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	515
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	23
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	189
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	33
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	79
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	53
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	227
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	357
Number Other Property Tax Protests	436

WhartonCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2020	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$1,170,932,695
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$90,150,626
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$18,275,065
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$594,588,853
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$184,808,250
$ Value Utilities Protested	$67,327,374
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$53,034,881
$ Value Other Protested	$162,747,646

WhartonCAD 2020 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	1,912

WhartonCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2020 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1,222
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	171
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	321

WhartonCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2020	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	$80
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$241

WhartonCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	514
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	255
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	259
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	121

WhartonCAD 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$18,825,257
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$2,086,067
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$16,739,190

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

9