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Tarrant Appraisal District

Local Appraisal District

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

  • O’Connor’s aggressive approach is well aligned with the property owners’ interest.  We pay the fees and costs regardless of the level of appeal.  Many competitors require the property owner to pay the binding arbitration deposit or costs related to judicial appeal such as legal fees, expert witness fees and court costs. We will not ask you to pay any of the costs or fees related to your property tax protest.
  • O’Connor has built relationships with appraisal district staff during the last 30 years while conducting literally millions of property tax appeals.
  • 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.
  • O’Connor has the experience and expertise necessary to assemble uneven appraisal data and sales to satisfy the guidelines set by the Tarrant County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) and Tarrant Appraisal District.

Tarrant Appraisal District’s formal and informal hearing results are displayed below :

  • In 2023, owners in Tarrant County saved $750 million in property taxes, surpassing the $547 million they saved in 2022. In 2023, 207 thousand accounts Tarrant County protested their taxable value.
  • Protests against Tarrant County property taxes were successful in 85% of informal cases and 77% of ARB cases.
  • Informal protests at the Tarrant Appraisal District saved homeowners $129 million, while property tax protests at the ARB saved them $11 million.
  • The percentage of Tarrant County property parcels that were subject to protests rose from 8% in 2021 to 11% in 2023.
  • By 2023, the overall tax savings from formal protests had risen to $143 million, up from $91 million in 2021.
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

351

Commercial Property

3,882

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.

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Commercial / Other

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2023 County Appraisal District Statistics

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    County:
    Tarrant

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    Street Address:
    2500 Handley-Ederville Rd. Fort Worth, TX 76118-6909

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    Mailing Address:
    2500 Handley-Ederville Rd. Fort Worth, TX 76118-6909

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    Phone:
    817-284-0024

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    Website:
    www.tad.org

Major Cities:

Arlington, Bedford, Benbrook, Blue Mound, Colleyville, Crowley, Dalworthington Gardens, Eagle Mountain, Edgecliff Village, Euless, Everman, Forest Hill, Fort Worth, Grapevine, Grand Prairie, Haltom City, Hurst, Keller, Kennedale, Lake Worth, Lakeside, Newark, North Richland Hills, Pantego, Pecan Acres, Pelican Bay, Rendon, Richland Hills, River Oaks, Saginaw, Sansom Park, Southlake, Watauga, Westover Hills, Westworth Village, White Settlement

Tarrant County Texas totals 902 square miles, with a 2020 population of about 2,110,640. Adjacent counties include Denton, Dallas, Ellis, Johnson, Parker, Wise. The total market value of real property and personal property in Tarrant County in 2020 was $245,000,000,000. Tarrant County 2020 property taxes are estimated to total $5,000,000,000 million based on an effective tax rate of 2.4% including homestead exemptions. Tarrant County property owners protested the noticed value for 100,840 houses and 48,250 commercial and BPP properties. Tarrant County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 43% of the owners. Property owner property tax protests in Tarrant County results in savings of $1,595,000,000 in 2020, or $10,698 per account protested. The 2020 budget for the Tarrant was $24,910,000 including 211 employees.

Tarrant Property Tax Values

Tarrant County

Average Tarrant 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.