Upshur County Appraisal District
Local Appraisal District
O’Connor is selected as the property tax consultant more often than any other company in Texas because:
- O’Connor’s aggressive approach aligns with property owners’ interests. Unlike many competitors, we cover all fees and costs—no matter how far your appeal goes, including arbitration and court expenses. You won’t pay a dime for your property tax protest.
- O’Connor has connections with Upshur CAD staff and understands the information needed to win your property tax appeal.
- O’Connor has excellent experience in Texas property tax protests and utilizes relevant data tailored to the appraisal district’s understanding of adjusting sales.
- O’Connor has the experience and expertise necessary to assemble uneven appraisal data and sales to satisfy the guidelines set by the Upshur ARB and Upshur CAD.
Upshur County Appraisal District’s (CAD) formal and informal hearing results are displayed below :
- In 2023, Upshur CAD saw property owners save a total of $2 million on property taxes. In the same year, 5,250 accounts of taxable value were protested.
- The success rate of property tax protests in Upshur County’s Appraisal Review Board (ARB) was 12%, while informal hearings were 63%. Property owners were able to save $2 million in informal hearings and save $70 thousand in ARB hearings.
- The number of informal hearings in Upshur County that resulted in a reduction for homeowners was 80% in 2023, a massive increase in the past 2 years.
- In 2023, protests were filed on 7% of properties in Upshur County.
Save With O’Connor
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:
Upshur -
Street Address:
105 Diamond Loch Rd. Gilmer, TX 75644-9372 -
Mailing Address:
105 Diamond Loch Rd. Gilmer, TX 75644-9372 -
Phone:
903-843-3041
Major Cities:
Clarksville City, East Mountain, Gilmer, Gladewater, Ore City, Union Grove, Warren City
Upshur County Texas totals 593 square miles, with a 2020 population of about 40,892. Adjacent counties include Dallas County, Kaufman County, Henderson County, Navarro County, Hill County, Johnson County, and Tarrant County. The total market value of real property and personal property in Upshur County in 2020 was $4,000,000,000. Upshur County 2020 property taxes are estimated to total $116,000 million based on an effective tax rate of 2.4% including homestead exemptions. Upshur County property owners protested the noticed value for 160 houses and 1,010 commercial and BPP properties. Upshur County Appraisal Review Board appeals were successful for 126% of the owners. Property owner property tax protests in Upshur County results in savings of $60.000,000 in 2020, or $51,282 per account protested. The 2020 budget for Upshur was $8,900,000 including 11 employees.
Upshur Property Tax Values
