Smith County Appraisal District
Local Appraisal District
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- O’Connor’s aggressive approach to property tax protests uses every avenue available including informal hearings, Appraisal Review Board (ARB) hearings, binding arbitration, SOAH (State Office of Administrative Hearing) and coordinating judicial appeals.
- Based on conducting millions of tax appeals throughout Texas, we have developed an in-depth understanding of what is needed to reduce your property taxes.
- You benefit from the millions of Texas property tax appeals completed by O’Connor, using comparable sales data and unequal appraisal data uniquely processed by our proprietary software. The hearing evidence file often totals 50 to 100 pages.
- We have compiled sales and uneven appraisal data in a way that satisfies the requirements of the Smith County ARB and the Smith CAD thanks to our expertise.
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Smith County Appraisal District’s (CAD) formal and informal hearing results are displayed below:
- Total tax savings for owners of property in Smith County increased to $6 million in 2023 from $3 million the previous year. Smith County property owners protested the taxable value of 8,660 accounts in 2023.
- In Smith County, 64% of the Appraisal Review Board (ARB) and 54% of the informal property tax protests were successful at receiving a reduction. At Smith appraisal district, homeowners saved $390,000 in ARB property tax protests and $600,000 in informal.
- There was a sharp rise of 5% in the proportion of Smith County properties that were protested between 2021 and 2023.
- In Smith County, the percentage of informal hearings that led to a reduction in both residential and commercial protests increased to 54% in 2023.
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1,148
Average HCAD Tax Savings
Average Property Tax Savings from Protesting (Informal + Formal)
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.
Single Family
Commercial / Other
Total
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
Total
2023 County Appraisal District Statistics
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County:
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Street Address:
245 S. S.E. Loop 323 Tyler, TX 75702-6456 -
Mailing Address:
245 S. S.E. Loop 323 Tyler, TX 75702-6456 -
Phone:
903-510-8600
Major Cities:
Arp, Hideaway, Lindale, New Chapel Hill, Noonday, Overton , Troup, Tyler, Whitehouse
Smith County Texas totals 950 square miles, with a 2020 population of about 233,479. Adjacent counties include Wood, Upshur, Gregg, Rusk, Cherokee, Henderson and Van Zandt County. The total market value of real property and personal property in Smith County in 2020 was $26,000,000,000. Smith County 2020 property taxes are estimated to total $349,000 billion, based on an effective tax rate of 2.4% including homestead exemptions. Smith County property owners protested the noticed value for 2,640 houses and 5,310 commercial and BPP properties. Smith County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 51% of the owners. Property owner property tax protests in Smith County results in savings of $6,000,000 million in 2020, or $754.71 per account protested. The 2020 budget for the Smith was $4,940,000 including 46 employees.
Smith Property Tax Values
Average Smith 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.