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Nueces County Appraisal District

Local Appraisal District

Property owners select O’Connor to represent them in property tax protests more often than any other firm because:

  • We believe O’Connor is more aggressive in effecting property tax reduction at each level of appeal.  All appeal options are utilized including informal, ARB hearing, binding arbitration, SOAH and coordinating judicial appeals.
  • Relationships with appraisal district staff help us to understand what is necessary to reduce your property taxes.
  • While relationships are important, so is having credible evidence. Proprietary software and databases with over 50 million sales format evidence partially based on the appraisal districts thinking on evaluating evidence.
  • O’Connor has the experience and expertise necessary to assemble uneven appraisal data and sales to satisfy the guidelines set by the Nueces County ARB and Nueces CAD.

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

  • In 2023, accounts in Nueces CAD saved $28 million in property taxes. Nueces County property owners protested the taxable value of 39,140 accounts.
  • In Nueces County, 54% of informal protests and 44% of property tax protests submitted to the Appraisal Review Board (ARB) were successful. Property tax protests via the ARB saved Nueces CAD homeowners $1 million, whereas informal protests saved them $11 million.
  • The total amount of tax savings from formal protests in Nueces County has grown from little over $7 million in 2020 to $10 million in 2023.
  • In 2021, only 11% of parcels in Nueces County were protested; by 2023, that number had steadily risen to 18%.
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

683

Commercial Property

2,206

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:
    Nueces

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    Street Address:
    201 N. Chaparral St., Suite 206 Corpus Christi, TX 78401-2503

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    Mailing Address:
    201 N. Chaparral St., Suite 206 Corpus Christi, TX 78401-2503

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    Phone:
    361-881-9978

Major Cities:

Agua Dulce, Corpus Christi, Driscoll, Ingleside, Petronila, Portland, Port Aransas, Robstown

Nueces County Texas totals 1,166 square miles, with a 2020 population of about 353,178. Adjacent counties include San Patricio County (north), Kleberg County (south), Jim Wells County (west), Aransas County. The total market value of real property and personal property in Nueces County in 2020 was $46,000,000,000. Nueces County 2020 property taxes are estimated to total $1,000,000,000 based on an effective tax rate of 2.4% including homestead exemptions. Nueces County property owners protested the noticed value for 10,080 houses and 12,580 commercial and BPP properties. Nueces County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 41% of the owners. Property owner property tax protests in Nueces County results in savings of $343,000,000 in 2020, or $15,136 per account protested. The 2020 budget for Nueces was $8,540,000 including 87 employees.

Nueces Property Tax Values

Nueces County

Average Nueces 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.