Is the appraisal district valuing homes higher than similar homes nearby?
We compare the appraisal district's appraised values, not sale prices. Below is what happens when homeowners protest, county by county. The 2026 protest season is closed. The next one starts with 2027 preliminary notices, usually in April or May. Certified values are final for the year and can't be protested.
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What happens when homeowners in the county protest? Here's what the most recent state survey of appraisal-district protest outcomes shows.
How the county protests turned out (—)
Both stages, side by side
Informal reviews resolve most protests; the appraisal review board hears the rest. During a protest the appraisal district can only lower or keep your value — under SB 2 (Tex. Tax Code §41.47(c-2)) it can't raise it.
Who files
About — of all protests in the county are filed by a paid tax agent. You don't have to be one of them — homeowners who file themselves with solid comparable-home evidence win reductions too. The Playbook walks through doing it yourself.
Protests filed per year
You can still file
If your home is over the comparable-home median (a Strong or Marginal case on the map), you can protest under §41.43(b)(3). The filing window each year runs through the May deadline (generally May 15, or 30 days after your notice was delivered, whichever is later). The appraisal district can't raise your value for trying.
→ Click your pin on the map to see if you have a case.
“Reduction” means the appraisal district lowered the home's appraised value, not the homeowner's tax dollars; actual tax impact depends on exemptions and the §23.23 cap.