FortBendCentralAppraisalDistrict’s
LocalAppraisalDistrict
FortBendCentralAppraisalDistrict’s(CAD)formalandinformalhearingresultsaredisplayedbelow:
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TheFortBendCADtotaltaxsavingsin2022of$134millionismorethanthe2021totalpropertytaxsavingsof$120million.PropertyownersinFortBend Countyprotested112,560accounts’taxablevaluein2022.
InFortBendCounty57%ofpropertytaxprotestswerefiledwiththeAppraisalReviewBoard(ARB)and86%ofinformalprotestsweresuccessful.Through informaldemonstrations,homeownersinFortBendCADsaved$19million,andthroughARBpropertytaxprotests,theysaved$10million.
FortBendCentralpropertyin2019was19%ofparcelsprotestedandgrewexponentiallyin2022to32%.
InFortBendCentral,forFormalProtestsResultinginaReduction,commercialandotherprotestsincreasedfrom40%in2020to72%in2022.
MorepropertyownerschooseO’ConnorthananyothertaxconsultantinTexasbecause:
WebelieveO’Connorismoreaggressiveineffectingpropertytaxreductionateachlevelofappeal.Allappealoptionsareutilizedincludinginformal,ARB hearing,bindingarbitration,SOAHandcoordinatingjudicialappeals.
Relationshipswithappraisaldistrictstaffhelpustounderstandwhatisnecessarytoreduceyourpropertytaxes.
O’ConnorhasmoreexperienceinTexaspropertytaxprotestsandutilizesrelevantdatatailoredtotheappraisaldistrict’sunderstandingofadjustingsales.
O’ConnorhastheexperienceandexpertisenecessarytoassembleunevenappraisaldataandsalestosatisfytheguidelinessetbytheFortBendCountyARB andFortBendCountyAppraisalDistrict.
DisclaimerO’Connorisapropertytaxconsultantandisnotaffiliatedwithanyappraisaldistrict.DataforgraphsprovidedbyTexascomptroller
PERCENTOFINFORMALHEARINGSRESULTING INAREDUCTION
August2023
Anestimated$111milliondollarsintaxsavingswasgeneratedbasedonpropertyvaluereductionsatbothinformalandformalhearinginFortBendCountyin 2021.Ofthistotal,$30.7millioninestimatedtaxsavingscanbeattributedtoinformalhearingsand$80.5millioninestimatedtaxsavingsresultedfromARB hearings.
July2023
FortBendCountypropertyownersbenefitedfromanestimated$80.5millionintaxsavingswhencountyAppraisalReviewBoardhearingsresultedinreductionsin propertyvalueof$3.2billion.
June2023
InFortBendCounty$30.7millioninpropertytaxsavingswasgeneratedwhentheFortBendCentralAppraisalDistrictreducedassessedvaluesby$1.2billionat informalhearingsin2021,accordingtotheTexasComptroller
May2023
TheFortBendCentralAppraisalDistrictresolved88%,or48,959accountswithalowervaluewithoutadvancingtotheARBin2021. April2023
FortBendCountypropertytaxprotestswerefiledfor43%ofthetotalmarketvaluenoticed,whichcomesto$47billionfor84,679FortBendCountyproperties. March2023
$74billionofthe$110billiontotalmarketvalueofpropertyintheFortBendCentralAppraisalDistrict,or67%isattributedtosingle-familyresidentialproperty accordingtotheTexasComptrollers2021data.
February2023
TheFortBendCentralAppraisalDistrictliststhetotalnumberoftaxparcelsin2021atatotalof1,871,842.Withabudgetof$15.6million thebudgetpertax parcelwasaround$40.
January2023
FortBendCountypropertytaxestotalan$2.7billionformultifamily houses,commercial,land,utilities,industrialandpersonalpropertybasedonpropertytax assessmentssetbyFortBendCentralAppraisalDistrict(FBCAD).FBCADestimatedthetotalvalueofrealandpersonalpropertyat$110billionfor2021.
1 HowdoIprotestpropertytaxesinFortBendCounty?
FileaprotestwithFortBendCountyAppraisalReviewBoardbyMay15th.TheprotestdeadlineisthelaterofMay15thor30daysafterthevaluenoticeis sent.Fileaprotestonmarketvalueandunequalappraisal.Sendtheprotesttotheappraisalreviewboard.Sendtheappraisaldistrictarequestfor evidencetheyplantopresentatthehearing.TheyMUSTprovideittoyouFREE,bymailifyouprefer.Thehearingevidencefileoftencontainsdatato supportareduction.Reviewneighborhoodcomparablesalesforpropertiesthatsupportalowervalue.Reviewcomparablepropertiesforhomeswitha lowerassessmentfromFBCAD.The“noticedvalues”arejustgovernmentcomputerguesstimates.
2 WhatisthepropertytaxrateinFortBendCounty?
3 WhenarepropertytaxesdueinFortBendCounty?
protested.
2025Protest:AppliestothemajorityofTexaspropertyownerswhose2024valuenoticefromthe countyisdatedmorethan30daysagoandthedateispastMay15,2024.
2024Protest:AppliestoselectTexaspropertyownerswherethe2024valuenoticeisdatedLESSthan
