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2020 Property Tax Protests

Property Tax Protest Summary

Tax protests filed for 2020 Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests 719
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests 150
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests 4
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests 32
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests 15
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests 10
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests 29
Number Utility Property Tax Protests 194
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests 194
Number Other Property Tax Protests 91
Appraised Value for property tax protests 2020 Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested $386,841,490
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested $57,825,190
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested $1,573,490
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested $10,182,240
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested $144,644,570
$ Value Utilities Protested $44,773,160
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested $104,403,600
$ Value Other Protested $23,439,240
2020 Number of Protest Hearings No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled 237
total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2020 resolved through informal processes No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process 481
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 106
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction 230
Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2020 Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest $38
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest $192
2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings 91
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) 11
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) 80
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing 4
2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination $ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $165,320
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing $39,200
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $126,120
# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed 0