Harris County Appraisal District 2021 Property Tax Protest
Harris Central Appraisal District (CAD) property owners for both informal and Appraisal Review Board (ARB) hearings saw a $720 million reduction in property taxes. The savings from judicial appeals on their own generated an additional $443 million in savings in 2022.
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Large commercial property owners appeal and lower their property taxes every year. 85–86% of property owners that protest are successful in a year. Every year property owners account for $444 billion of taxable value protests. However, only 26% of property owners by account protested. In Texas, there is no minimum amount for a property account. Enroll today with O’Connor and you can benefit from lower property taxes.
Harris County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
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Harris 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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453,842 |
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Number Single Family Property Tax Protests
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326,465 |
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Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests
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4,853 |
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Number Commercial Property Tax Protests
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43,519 |
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Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests
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12,126 |
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Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests
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1,673 |
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Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests
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2,451 |
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Number Utility Property Tax Protests
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4,762 |
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Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests
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206 |
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Number Other Property Tax Protests
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57,787 |
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Harris 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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$395,878,579,220 |
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$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested
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$122,969,175,551 |
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$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested
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$58,989,972,191 |
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$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested
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$143,678,040,043 |
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$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested
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$50,186,077,410 |
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$ Value Utilities Protested
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$5,771,558,103 |
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$ Value Oil & Gas Protested
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$34,824,230 |
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$ Value Other Protested
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$14,248,931,692 |
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Harris County Appraisal District 2021 Number of Protest Hearings
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No. of Hearings
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Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled
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295,558 |
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Harris County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2021 resolved through informal processes
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No. Informally Resolved
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Informal Property Tax Protest Process
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241,930 |
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# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest
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182,877 |
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Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction
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217,394 |
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Harris County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2021
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Value Reduction
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$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest
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174,731 |
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$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest
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42,663 |
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Harris 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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133,975 |
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# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)
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92,952 |
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# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)
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41,023 |
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# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing
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70,850 |
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Harris 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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$10,282,209,173 |
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$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing
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$2,243,927,931 |
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$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing
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$8,038,281,242 |
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# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed
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5,007 |
