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McLennan Central Appraisal District

Local Appraisal District

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

  • Every possible means of reducing your property taxes is understood and utilized by O’Connor. We regularly use binding arbitration and O’Connor pays the deposit, which may not be returned depending on the hearing results.
  • O’Connor has built relationships with appraisal district staff during the last 30 years while conducting literally millions of property tax appeals.
  • Relationships and hearing evidence files chock full of the information sought by the appraisal district are a winning combination.
  • O’Connor has professional and experienced staff to aggregate the sales and uneven appraisal data necessary to fulfill the criteria of the McLennan County ARB and McLennan CAD.

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

  • The McLennan CAD overall tax savings of $53 million in 2022 surpasses the $47 million total property tax reduction in 2021. Property owners in McLennan County protested to 19,700 accounts’ taxable value in 2022.
  • 95% of the property tax protests filed with the Appraisal Review Board (ARB) and 77% of the informal property tax protests in McLennan County were successful. Homeowners saved $2 million at McLennan CAD in informal protests and $8.61 million in ARB property tax protests.
  • For McLennan County, the percentage of parcels protested hit a low in 2020 with 8% but greatly increased and almost doubled in 2022 with 15%.
  • In McLennan County, total protests for single family homes have massively increased since 2020 reaching 14 thousand in 2022.
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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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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.

Single Family

Commercial / Other

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2023 County Appraisal District Statistics

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    County:
    McLennan

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    Street Address:
    315 S. 26th St. Waco, TX 76710-7400

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    Mailing Address:
    315 S. 26th St. Waco, TX 76710-7400

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    Phone:
    254-752-9864

Major Cities:

Axtell, Bellmead, Beverly Hills, China Springs, Crawford, Elm Mott, Gholson, Hallsburg, Hewitt, Lacy-Lakeview, Leroy, Lorena, Mart, McGregor, Moody, Riesel, Robinson, Ross, Waco, West, Woodway

McLennan County Texas totals 1,060 square miles, with a 2020 population of about 263,115. Adjacent counties include Hill County (north), Limestone County (east), Falls County (southeast), Bell County (south), Coryell County (southwest), Bosque County (northwest). The total market value of real property and personal property in McLennan County in 2020 was $28,170,000,000. McLennan County 2020 property taxes are estimated to total $480,600,000 million based on an effective tax rate of 2.4% including homestead exemptions. McLennan County property owners protested the noticed value for 5,760 houses and 5,360 commercial and BPP properties. McLennan County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 62% of the owners. Property owner property tax protests in McLennan County results in savings of $900 in 2020, or $0.080 per account protested. The 2020 budget for McLennan was $4,380,000 including 42 employees.

McLennan Property Tax Values

McLennan County

Average McLennan Property Tax Values

1,148

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.