Victoria Property Taxes Cut in 24% of Informal Hearings
Victoria County Central Appraisal District (Victoria CAD) generates property taxes assessments using a process called "mass appraisal". It is the least reliable method to value property. Hence, their estimates of value are subject to protests on both market value and unequal appraisal. Victoria County property owners won 24% of the informal appeals, saving $289,341 in just 2021. Victoria owners who protest are likely to save, but you must protest to save. There are no voluntary reductions after initial guesstimates are sent. In a typical year, 40 to 80% of protests are successful in Victoria. If you don't want to protest annually yourself, we can do it for you. There is no flat fee. No upfront cost. No fee ever unless we reduce your property taxes that year. Enroll now in the Property Tax Protection Program(TM) to claim your savings. Three simple steps: 1) enroll, 2) relax and 3) save.
Resolved Informally Victoria CountySource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
| Thousands | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Total Number | 2.012 | 1.672 | 3.128 | 2.588 | 2.566 | 3.567 | 2.768 | 4.270 | 6.775 | 8.806 | 7.194 | |
| Single Family | 1.053 | 0.563 | 0.780 | 1.041 | 0.622 | 1.547 | 0.910 | 2.297 | 3.893 | 5.781 | 4.045 | |
| Commercial / Other | 0.959 | 1.109 | 2.348 | 1.547 | 1.944 | 2.020 | 1.858 | 1.973 | 2.882 | 3.025 | 3.149 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Most appeals are resolved with a reduction at the informal level.
Victoria County Property Tax Protests Resolved Informally
Victoria County property owners who file a property tax protest have three primary options to resolve their protest. These include the: 1) informal hearing, 2) the formal hearing (or appraisal review board), and 3) judicial appeal or binding arbitration. Most property tax protests are resolved at the informal hearing.
Home owners accounted for 43% of property tax protests filed with Victoria County Central Appraisal District in 2021.
Victoria CAD Informal Settlements
The Victoria County Central Appraisal District cannot require an informal hearing. Most property owners attempt to settle during the informal hearing. In some cases, they agree to the initial value after seeing the appraisal district’s evidence.
This means that they stop their journey to protest right there. However, there is more that property owners can do. By settling at the informal hearing, a property owner is waiving their right to continue the property tax appeal. Property owners not satisfied with the offer at the informal hearing can continue to the appraisal review board hearing, and even to a district court lawsuit.
Resulted in Reduction Through Informal Process Victoria CountySource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
| Thousands | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Total Number | 1.368 | 1.175 | 2.563 | 2.588 | 1.968 | 3.059 | 2.150 | 1.019 | 1.641 | 4.163 | 1.604 | |
| Single Family | 0.746 | 0.514 | 0.721 | 1.041 | 0.588 | 1.417 | 0.907 | 0.639 | 1.219 | 3.197 | 1.035 | |
| Commercial / Other | 0.622 | 0.661 | 1.842 | 1.547 | 1.380 | 1.642 | 1.243 | 0.380 | 0.422 | 0.966 | 0.569 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since It is the world’s safest wager. No cost and a 60% chance of savings annually.
Victoria County Informal Hearing Reductions
The Victoria County Central Appraisal District accounts that received a reduction at the informal hearing are illustrated below. Informal resolution rates vary sharply from county to county.
Victoria County home owners settled 2,297 of the total 2,009 protests for houses with the Victoria County Central Appraisal District at the informal hearings level. 639(28%) of the informal settlements with Victoria County CAD had a reduction.
Percent That Resulted in A ReductionSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
| Percent | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Total Number | 67.990% | 70.280% | 81.940% | 100.000% | 76.700% | 85.760% | 77.670% | 23.860% | 24.220% | 47.270% | 22.300% | |
| Single Family | 70.850% | 91.300% | 92.440% | 100.000% | 94.530% | 91.600% | 99.670% | 27.820% | 31.310% | 55.300% | 25.590% | |
| Commercial / Other | 64.860% | 59.600% | 78.450% | 100.000% | 70.990% | 81.290% | 66.900% | 19.260% | 14.640% | 31.930% | 18.070% | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Errors in the appraisal districts records for your property often artificially inflate YOUR property taxes.
Victoria County % of Informal Hearings with Reduction
Victoria County Central Appraisal District makes massive adjustments to the total values during the informal hearing process for both residential and commercial. Given the large reductions in tax assessments and property tax values, it is surprising more homeowners do not appeal.
A large portion of Victoria County property tax appeals for houses were settled at the informal hearing. Victoria County homeowners accounted for 54% of the 2021 informal protest settlements while commercial / other accounted for 46%.Victoria County Central Appraisal District settled 4,270 property tax protests informally in 2021. Success rates were 28% (had a reduction) for single family and 19% for commercial / other types of property.
$ Value Reduction From Informal ProcessSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
| Billions of $ | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| $ Reduction Total | 0.0229 | 0.0523 | 0.0818 | 0.0455 | 0.0456 | 0.0356 | 0.0537 | 0.1139 | 0.1742 | 0.2824 | 0.1560 | |
| $ Reduction Single Family | 0.0078 | 0.0099 | 0.0120 | 0.0090 | 0.0042 | 0.0075 | 0.0131 | 0.0169 | 0.0208 | 0.1183 | 0.0423 | |
| $ Value Commercial / Other | 0.0151 | 0.0424 | 0.0698 | 0.0365 | 0.0414 | 0.0281 | 0.0406 | 0.0970 | 0.1534 | 0.1641 | 0.1138 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Property taxes are the only type that can be negotiated based on subjective factors and judgment.
Victoria County Central Appraisal District $ Value Reduction From Informal Process
Property owners scored assessment reductions of $6.53 million for single-family and $4.18 million for commercial / other in informal settlements with Victoria County CAD in 2021. These informal settlements generated estimated property tax savings of $176,385 for home owners and $112,956 for owners of commercial / other property in Victoria County in 2021.