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El Paso Central Appraisal District

Local Appraisal District

O’Connor is selected as the property tax consultant more often than any other company in Texas because:

  • The State Office of Administrative Hearing (SOAH), binding arbitration, informal hearings, ARB hearings, and coordinated court appeals are all part of O’Connor’s aggressive strategy for handling property tax appeals.
  • We have an in-depth knowledge of what is required to lower your property taxes based on performing millions of tax appeals across Texas.
  • With our patented algorithms, we have successfully appealed property taxes for millions of Texans by analyzing data on similar sales and equal appraisals.
  • We have successfully complied with the El Paso County ARB and CAD regulations by gathering sales and unequal appraisal data using our expertise.

El Paso Central Appraisal District’s (CAD) formal and informal hearing results are displayed below:

  • The total tax savings of $82 million in 2023 for the El Paso CAD exceed the $67 million in total property tax savings in 2022. In 2023, 40,000 accounts in El Paso County were appealed for a tax reduction.
  • In El Paso County, 86% of informal and 58% of Appraisal Review Board (ARB) property tax protests resulted in a reduction. In El Paso County, householders were able to save $4.32 million through ARB property tax protests and $9 million through informal.
  • The number of formal protests in El Paso County increased from 24 million to 26 million from 2022 to 2023.
  • In 2020, 5% of parcels in El Paso County were protested, and the number increased by 9% by the end of 2023.
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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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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:
    El Paso

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    Street Address:
    5801 Trowbridge Dr.El Paso, TX 79925-3345

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    Mailing Address:
    5801 Trowbridge Dr.El Paso, TX 79925-3345

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    Phone:
    915-780-2000

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    Website:
    www.epcad.org

Major Cities:

Beaumont, Bevil Oaks, China, Groves, Nederland, Port Arthur, Port Neches, Sabine Pass

El Paso County Texas totals 1,015 square miles, with a 2020 population of about 865,657. Adjacent counties include Doña Ana County, New Mexico – northwest, Otero County, New Mexico – northeast, Hudspeth County, Texas – east, Guadalupe, Chihuahua, Mexico – south, Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico – southwest, Práxedis G. Guerrero, Chihuahua, Mexico – southeast. The total market value of real property and personal property in El Paso County in 2020 was $58,000,000,000. El Paso County 2020 property taxes are estimated to total $1,000,000,000 million based on an effective tax rate of 2.4% including homestead exemptions. El Paso County property owners protested the noticed value for 7,850 houses and 16,270 commercial and BPP properties. El Paso County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 34% of the owners. Property owner property tax protests in El Paso County results in savings of $483,020,000 in 2020, or $20,034 per account protested. The 2020 budget for El Paso was $16,030,000 including 141 employees.

El Paso Property Tax Values

El Paso County

Average El Paso 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.