Tom Green Appraisal District Budgets Total $93 MM / Year
Tom Green County Appraisal District budgets total $1.68 million per year to represent taxing entities. Their board of directors is selected by taxing entities and appoints the chief appraiser. There is no one at the appraisal district representing the property owner. Tom Green CAD has a staff of 16 in 2021, versus 15 in 2015. Tom Green CAD employed 11 appraisers in 2021 to represent tax entities versus 7 in 2015. The appraisal district budget is paid by tax entities. Even the playing field by enrolling in the Property Tax Protection Program. There are no flat fees and no upfront costs. Never pay anything unless we reduce your property taxes that year. Simple 3 step program: 1) enroll in 3 minutes, 2) relax and 3) save.
Total 2018 CAD Budget Including ARBSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Total Budget | 1.312 | 1.388 | 1.388 | 1.420 | 1.441 | 1.502 | 1.594 | 1.685 | 1.689 | 2 | 2.173 | |
| ARB Operations Budget | 0.0065 | 0.0064 | 0.0055 | 0.0090 | 0.0084 | 0.0067 | 0.0085 | 0.0293 | 0.0107 | 0.033 | 0.035 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since YOU can spend YOUR money better than the government.
Tom Green County CAD Operations and Budgets
Tom Green County Appraisal District (Tom Green CAD) is a mystery to many people.
- 1. Why do they exist?
- 2. Who runs the operation?
- 3. Who funds the operation?
Tom Green County Appraisal District is a quasi-governmental operation made possible by Tax Code Section 6 regarding the establishment of one appraisal district in each county. Appraisal districts were legislated into existence in 1979 to begin operation in 1981; the legislation is known as the “Peveto Bill”, based on the sponsor. Previously each city, county and school district valued property in their jurisdiction separately and had hearings regarding value. The board of directors consists of representatives of largest tax entities (school, county, city, MUDs, special districts). They are largely a “budget board” with two responsibilities: 1) select the chief appraiser (who runs the appraisal district) and 2) approve the annual budget. Tom Green County Appraisal District's budget was $1 million in 2021, up 29% from $1 million in 2014. The Tom Green CAD budget is $24 per tax parcel versus $28 per tax parcel statewide.
Tom Green CAD Total CAD Budget Including ARB
Tom Green County Appraisal District's annual budget, along with the budget for the ARB are below. Texas appraisal district budgets are substantial. These are public servants paid with public money. Do you feel like a valued client when you visit the appraisal district? Are you surprised at the amount of the budget for Tom Green County Appraisal District?
The 2021 budget for the Tom Green County Appraisal Review Board was $29,300 versus $635,037 in 2014.
Total Property Taxes Levied Tom Green CountySource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Property Taxes Levied | 0.1272 | 0.1368 | 0.1416 | 0.1494 | 0.1544 | 0.1567 | 0.1645 | 0.173 | 0.1816 | 0.1777 | 0.1883 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Appealing annually helps the appraisal district avoid over-taxing a property for both market value and unequal appraisal.
Tom Green County Total Amount of Property Taxes Levied
Tom Green County tax entities' total tax levies have been growing much faster than inflation. This has caused property taxes to rise much faster than inflation. Wage increases have been lean for the past 10 years. However, the total property tax levy for Tom Green County and others has increased 7 to 10% consistently. This was a primary factor in the legislature passing Senate Bill 2 in 2019.
Property taxes for Tom Green County tax entities rose from 0 in 2014 to $2 million in 0% increase.
FTE Positions In Budget Total - Tom Green CADSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Total Number of FTEs | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Valuation is a subjective matter where reasonable people can differ.
FTE Positions In Budget Total
Tom Green County Appraisal District staff totaled 15 in 2015 and 16 in 2021. The number of appraisers was 7 in 2015 versus 11 in 2021. The number of administrative / clerical staff was 8 in 2015 versus 5 in 2021.
FTEs Assigned to the Appraisal - Tom Green CADSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| FTEs Appraisal Total | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| Residential | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Commercial | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| All Other | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since It is a great way to slow the growth of government spending (of your money).
Tom Green CAD FTEs Assigned to the Property Appraisal
Tom Green County Appraisal District has two groups of staff: 1) appraisers and 2) administrative staff / everyone else. The number of appraisers at Tom Green CAD in 2015 was 7 versus 11 in 2021. Texas appraisal districts employed a total of 11 appraisers in 2021, or one appraiser per 9,141 tax parcels.
The 11 appraisers employed by Tom Green County Appraisal District value 70,191 tax parcel, or 6,381 tax parcels per appraiser. The Texas average is 9,141 tax parcels per appraiser.