Travis County Appraisal District 2020 Property Tax Protests

Travis Property Taxes were cut by about $225 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 124,110.

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Travis County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

Travis County Appraisal District Tax protests filed for 2020	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	124,110
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	86,687
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	7,261
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	10,900
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	2,842
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	23
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	210
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	1,219
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	0
Number Other Property Tax Protests	14,968

Travis County Appraisal District Appraised Value for property tax protests 2020	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$156,814,225,009
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$49,899,525,577
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$34,664,848,597
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$63,276,936,590
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$2,643,901,392
$ Value Utilities Protested	$1,592,519,344
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$0
$ Value Other Protested	$4,736,493,509

Travis County Appraisal District 2020 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	107,437

Travis 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	19,618
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	10,131
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	8,010

Travis County Appraisal District Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2020	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	5,932
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	2,078

Travis County Appraisal District 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	86,050
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	62,360
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	23,690
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	41,230

Travis County Appraisal District 2020 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$5,065,323,258
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,005,385,760
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$4,059,937,498

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

423