Tarrant County Appraisal District 2020 Property Tax Protests

Tarrant property taxes were cut by about $245 million by owners who protested in 2020. This includes both informal and appraisal review board hearings. The total number property tax protests for 2020 is 149,089

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Owners accounting for about 60% of the taxable value protest annually. However, only 8% of property owners by account protest. Owners of large commercial properties appeal and reduce their property taxes annually. You can save too. In a typical year, 60 to 80% of property owners who protest are successful. No minimum account size in Texas. Enroll today in Property Tax Protection Program™ and never miss another protest deadline. No upfront cost. No flat fees. No fees for market value reductions that don’t reduce your property taxes. You will benefit from lower taxes in most years based on our experience. Get your share of the ~$226 million in property tax savings from protests at Tarrant County Appraisal District.

Tarrant County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Tarrant County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2020	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	143,932
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	100,841
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	4,238
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	16,977
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	3,482
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	603
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	149
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	441
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	3,656
Number Other Property Tax Protests	13,545

Tarrant County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2020	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$95,294,228,109
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$17,096,956,059
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$23,054,021,800
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$48,185,837,002
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$4,048,273,249
$ Value Utilities Protested	$587,342,741
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$223,169,850
$ Value Other Protested	$2,098,627,408

Tarrant County Appraisal District 2020 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	128,005

Tarrant County Appraisal District total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2020 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	117,088
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	90,594
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	19,206

Tarrant County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2020	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	16,388
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	2,818

Tarrant County Appraisal District 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	55,139
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	31,453
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	23,686
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	13,339

Tarrant County Appraisal District 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$5,966,668,834
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$346,796,440
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$5,619,872,394

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

551