Hays County Appraisal District 2021 Property Tax Protest
In Hays Central Appraisal District in 2021, property owners were able to reduce their property taxes by $30 M including informal and appraisal review board hearings, minus savings generated by judicial appeals, which produced an added $1.98 M in savings.
Wow! Property taxes were reduced by $30 M.
Regularly large corporations appeal each year for a reduction on their property taxes. Protests were filed by owners representing about $15 B in taxable value per year. Even so, only 22.2% of property owners by account have protested. In most cases, property owners who file succeed in their appeals 50-90% of the time. We have noticed that enrolling in the Property Tax Protection Program™ now can lead to lower taxes in the future.
Hays County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
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Hays County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2021
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Number of Protests
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Total Number Property Tax Protests
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23,976 |
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Number Single Family Property Tax Protests
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11,854 |
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Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests
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526 |
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Number Commercial Property Tax Protests
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1,534 |
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Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests
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391 |
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Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests
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47 |
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Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests
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111 |
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Number Utility Property Tax Protests
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192 |
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Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests
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0 |
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Number Other Property Tax Protests
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9,321 |
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Hays County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2021
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Appraised Value
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Total $ Value Protested
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$15,280,881,260 |
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$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested
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$4,745,941,849 |
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$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested
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$2,553,592,904 |
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$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested
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$3,377,276,862 |
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$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested
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$539,587,469 |
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$ Value Utilities Protested
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$343,975,644 |
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$ Value Oil & Gas Protested
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$0 |
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$ Value Other Protested
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$3,720,506,532 |
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Hays County Appraisal District 2021 Number of Protest Hearings
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No. of Hearings
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Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled
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15,294 |
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Hays County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2021 resolved through informal processes
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No. Informally Resolved
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Informal Property Tax Protest Process
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15,307 |
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# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest
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9,631 |
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Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction
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15,307 |
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Hays County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2021
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Value Reduction
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$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest
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9,631 |
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$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest
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5,676 |
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Hays County Appraisal District 2021 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination
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Written Determinations
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# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings
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7,655 |
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# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)
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5,093 |
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# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)
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2,562 |
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# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing
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910 |
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Hays County Appraisal District 2021 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination
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$ Reduction
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$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing
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$332,033,799 |
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$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing
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$20,318,842 |
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$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing
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$311,714,957 |
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# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed
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160 |
