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DentonCentralAppraisalDistrict’s(CAD)holdsbothformalandinformalhearingswherepropertyownersandtheiragentsprovideevidencetoargueforlower propertyvalues.Theresultsofthesehearingsaredisplayedbelow:
The$327millionoveralltaxsavingsforDentonCountypropertyprotestwinnersin2022surpassesthe$190milliontotalpropertytaxreductionsin2021. PropertyownersinDentonCountyprotestedvaluesof105,990accountsin2022.
Sixty-eightpercentofinformalandeighty-fivepercentofAppraisalReviewBoard(ARB)propertytaxprotestsinDentonCountyweresuccessful.
Homeownerssavedjustover$5millionatDentonCADininformalprotestsandalmost$19millioninARBpropertytaxprotests.
In2017,about15%ofDentonCountypropertyparcelswereprotestedandby2022,23%ofpropertyinthecountywasbeingappealed.InDentonCountythere was$13millioninpropertytaxsavingsgainedfromprotestsattheinformalhearings Theamountoftaxsavingsthefollowingyearin2022roseamassiveamounttoover$114million
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Whilerelationshipsareimportant,soishavingcredibleevidence.Proprietarysoftwareanddatabaseswithover50millionsalesformatevidencepartially basedontheappraisaldistrictsthinkingonevaluatingevidence.
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PERCENTOFINFORMALHEARINGSRESULTING INAREDUCTION PERCENTOFFORMALPROTESTSRESULTING
August2023
DentonCentralAppraisalDistrictinformalhearingsgeneratedanestimatedpropertytaxsavingsof$51million.FormalhearingswiththeAppraisalReviewBoard generatedanadditionaltaxsavingsofapproximately$167million,bringingthetotaltaxsavingstoaround$218millionfor2021.
July2023
TheDentonCentralAppraisalDistrictyielded$6.7billioninpropertytaxassessmentreductionsatappraisalreviewboardhearings.Asaresult propertyownersin thecountycollectivelyrealizedcloseto$167millionintaxsavings! June2023
TheDentonCentralAppraisalDistrictstatesthetotalamountofvaluereductionachievedthroughtheinformalprocessin2021was$2billion Thattranslatesto arounda$50.9milliontaxsavingsforDentonCountypropertyowners.
May2023
InDentonCounty54,769accountswereresolvedinformallyanddidnotadvancetotheAppraisalReviewBoardin2021.Ofthisnumber36,477oftheaccounts,or 67%weresettledwithareductioninvalue.
April2023
Bymarketvalue,43%ofpropertyinDentonCountywasprotestedattheARBin2021.Themarketvalueprotestedfor91,691propertieswasinitiallyvaluedat$63 billion.
March2023
In2021,thetotalmarketvalueofallpropertyinDentonCentralAppraisalDistrictis$147billion.Ofthisamount,housesmakeup58%or$86billion,accordingto TexasComptrollerdata.
February2023
In2021,therewere448,531parcelsintheDentonCentralAppraisalDistrict.Theappraisaldistrict’sbudgetfortheyearwas$14million,whichcomestoaround $32pertaxparcel.
January2023
DentonCentralAppraisalDistrictestimatesthevalueofland,houses,commercial,multifamilyindustrial,utilitiesandpersonalpropertyat$147billionfor2021. DentonCountypropertytaxestotal$3.6billionannuallybasedonthesepropertytaxassessmentsbyDentonCAD
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