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Bexar Appraisal District

Local Appraisal District

O’Connor serves more Texas property owners than any other tax consultant because:

  • O’Connor’s aggressive approach is well aligned with the property owners’ interest. We pay the fees and costs regardless of the level of appeal. Many competitors require the property owner to pay the binding arbitration deposit or costs related to judicial appeal such as legal fees, expert witness fees and court costs. We will not ask you to pay any of the costs or fees related to your property tax protest.
  • Based on conducting millions of tax appeals throughout Texas, we have developed an in-depth understanding of what is needed to reduce your property taxes.
  • You benefit from the millions of Texas property tax appeals completed by O’Connor, using comparable sales data and unequal appraisal data uniquely processed by our proprietary software. The hearing evidence file often totals 50 to 100 pages.
  • Due to our expertise, we have been able to gather sales and uneven appraisal data in a way that complies with the requirements set out by the Bexar County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) and the Bexar County Appraisal District.

Bexar Appraisal District’s formal and informal hearing results are displayed below :

  • The total amount of money saved by accounts in the Bexar Appraisal District in property taxes in 2023 was $280 million, surpassing the $209 million saved in 2022. There were 200,170 accounts in 2023 of taxable values in Bexar County that were disputed by property owners.
  • Of the property tax protests in Bexar County that were submitted to the Appraisal Review Board (ARB), 91% were successful, while 99% of the informal protests were also successful.
  • In ARB property tax hearings, homeowners saved $17 million, but in informal protests, they saved $72 million.
  • Approximately 19% of Bexar County property parcels were appealed in 2021; in 2023, this percentage was successfully raised to 26%.
  • There was a high of $131 million in protests for tax savings via informal hearings in 2023, after reaching a low of $118 million in 2022.
Save With O’Connor

1,148

Average HCAD Tax Savings

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Average Property Tax Savings from Protesting (Informal + Formal)

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Residential Property

343

Commercial Property

1,966

Disclaimer: O’Connor is a property tax consultant and is not affiliated with any appraisal district. Data for graphs provided by Texas comptroller.

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Commercial / Other

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Disclaimer: O’Connor is a property tax consultant and is not affiliated with any appraisal district. Data for graphs provided by Texas comptroller.

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2023 County Appraisal District Statistics

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    County:
    Bexar

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    Street Address:
    411 N. Frio St. San Antonio, TX 78207-4416

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    Mailing Address:
    P.O Box 830248 San Antonio, TX 78283-0248

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    Phone:
    210-224-8511

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    Website:
    www.bcad.org

Major Cities:

Alamo Heights, Balcones Heights, China Grove, Converse, Fair Oaks Ranch, Helotes, Hollywood Park, Kirby, Leon Valley, Live Oak, Olmos Park, San Antonio, Shavano Park, Somerset, St. Hedwig, Terrell Hills, Von Ormy, Windcrest

Bexar County Texas totals 1,256 square miles, with a 2020 population of about 2,009,324. Adjacent counties include Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson, Atascosa, Medina, Bandera. The total market value of real property and personal property in Bexar County in 2020 was $212,000,000,000. Bexar County 2020 property taxes are estimated to total $4,000,000,000 million based on an effective tax rate of 2.4% including homestead exemptions. Bexar County property owners protested the noticed value for 84,930 houses and 4,610 commercial and BPP properties. Bexar County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 65% of the owners. Property owner property tax protests in Bexar County results in savings of $1,410,150,000 in 2020, or $10,762 per account protested. The 2020 budget for the Bexar was $18,950,000 including 161 employees.

Bexar Property Tax Values

Bexar County

Average Bexar Property Tax Values

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Average Texas Property Tax Values

1,148

Frequently Asked Questions

File a property tax protest by May 15th, or 30 days after Harris County Appraisal District sends a value notice, whichever is later. Protest both market value and unequal appraisal. Ask HCAD to provide a copy of the hearing evidence; they are required to provide it at no cost. Find neighborhood comparable sales which support a lower value. Find comparable properties that have a lower tax assessment and summarize them in a grid. Review the appraisal district property description that overstates the quality or quantity of improvements. Meet with the HCAD appraiser at the informal hearing to settle. If you do not receive a reasonable offer, present to the Harris County Appraisal Review Board. Protest annually for best results.

Harris County property tax bills are generally mailed in October or November for the current year. Property taxes are paid in arrears, so the bill in October 2023 is for calendar year 2023.

Harris County property tax bills can be paid online at the Harris County Tax Assessor Collector website. Harris County property taxes can be paid in person, by mail or online. Payments are due January 31.

Harris County property taxes can be paid in person, by mail / Fed Ex or online at the Harris County Tax Assessor Collector website. Property taxes are considered timely paid if paid online or send by mail by January 31. Large penalties and interest apply if property taxes are not paid timely.

Harris County property taxes are due January 31 or 30 days after the tax bill is mailed, whichever is later. Virtually all Harris County property taxes are due by January 31 and draconian penalties and interest accrue if taxes are not paid timely.