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BexarAppraisalDistrict’sformalandinformalhearingresultsaredisplayedbelow
TheoverallpropertytaxsavingsforaccountsintheBexarAppraisalDistrictin2022($208million)hasdoubledincomparisontothetotalsavingsof$108 millionin2021.PropertyownersinBexarCountyprotested179,500accountstaxablevaluein2022.
93%ofinformaland89%ofAppraisalReviewBoard(ARB)propertytaxprotestsinBexarCountyweresuccessful.
Homeownerssaved$68millionatBexarAppraisalDistrict(CAD)ininformalprotestsand$15millioninARBpropertytaxprotests.
In2020,about18%ofBexarCountypropertyparcelswereprotestedandthisnumbersuccessfullyincreasedto24%in2022.
Fortaxsavingsfrominformalhearings,totalprotestswereatalowof73million2021andrapidlyincreasedtoahighof117millionin2022.
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TAXSAVINGSFROMINFORMALHEARINGS
August2023
In2021,theBexarAppraisalDistrictinformalandformalhearingstotaltaxsavingstopropertyownerswasanestimated$99.9million.Thiswasachievedthrough estimatedreductionsinpropertytaxof$67.8millionatinformalhearingsand$32millionatAppraisalReviewBoard(formal)hearings.
July2023
In2021,AppraisalReviewBoardhearingsinBexarCountygeneratednear$32millionpropertytaxsavings,basedontotaltaxassessmentreductionsof$1.2 billion.
June2023
PropertyownersinBexarCountysawataxsavingsofabout$67.8millionbasedonthe2021informalhearingsettlementsreductionofassessedvaluesby$2.7 billion.
May2023
TheBexarAppraisalDistrictinformallyresolved90%oftheaccountsprotestedin2021byawardingareductioninvalue.Thatistosay,93,224outof103,815 protestsreceivedalowervaluethroughinformalprocess.
April2023
In2021,136,648protestswerefiledforBexarCountyproperties.Thisis43%,or$95billionofthetotalappraisedmarketvaluenoticedfor2021,accordingtothe StateComptroller’soffice.
March2023
Housesare56%ofthetotalproper marketvalueinBexarAppraisalDistrictin2021.Thetotalmarketvalueofallpropertycategoriesis$223billionandthe marketvalueofhomesisequalto$125billion.
February2023
721,063taxparcelsarelistedasthetotalnumberofpropertiesintheBexarAppraisalDistrictfor2021.Thetotalbudgetfortheappraisaldistrictinthesameyear was$18.8million,bringingthespendpertaxparceltoaround$26.
January2023
PropertytaxesforrealandpersonalpropertyinBexarCountytotalabout$5.5billionannuallybasedontaxassessmentsbyBexarCAD BexarAppraisalDistrict valuesutilities,industrial,commercial,land,multifamily,personalpropertyandhousesannuallyBexarCAD’sestimateofvaluefor2021was$223billion.
2025Protest:AppliestothemajorityofTexaspropertyownerswhose2024valuenoticefromthe countyisdatedmorethan30daysagoandthedateispastMay15,2024.
2024Protest:AppliestoselectTexaspropertyownerswherethe2024valuenoticeisdatedLESSthan 30daysago.