Your property taxes will be aggressively protested every year. If your taxes are not reduced you PAY NOTHING, and a portion of the tax savings is the only fee you pay when your taxes are reduced! Visit Erathcountypropertytaxtrends.com. The Erath County Appraisal District is responsible for valuing all real estate and personal property in the county. Property owners and property tax consultants then review the values and dispute excessive values. Here are graphs on the total value of property in Erath County and the total property tax reductions achieved through the appeal process. Erath County Appraisal District attempts to accurately value real estate and personal property. Following is a summary of the total values by type.
The value of single family homes appealed in 2019 made up 28% of all property appeals in Erath County. Texans should appeal every property every year. It is impossible for the appraisal district to accurately and equitable share the tax burden of Erath County. There is no cost to appeal and about 65% of appeals are successful.
In 2019, Erath County property owners who appealed and settled at an informal appeal reduced the assessed value of their property by $8.8 million, which is $9.5 million less than the value reduction achieved by formal ARB determination.
