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 | 1.387 | 1.455 | 1.510 | 1.622 | 2.160 | 2.717 | 2.789 | 2.079 | 2.577 | 2.643 | 2.863 | |
| ARB Operations Budget | 0.0140 | 0.0160 | 0.0180 | 0.0180 | 0.0180 | 0.0200 | 0.0240 | 0.0300 | 0.0300 | 0.035 | 0.035 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since YOU can spend YOUR money better than the government.
Hood County CAD Operations and Budgets
Hood County Appraisal District (Hood CAD) is a mystery to many people.
- 1. Why do they exist?
- 2. Who runs the operation?
- 3. Who funds the operation?
Hood 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. Hood County Appraisal District's budget was $2.07 million in 2021, up 54% from $1.35 million in 2014. The Hood CAD budget is $30 per tax parcel versus $28 per tax parcel statewide. We hope to provide insights with the graphs.
Hood CAD Total CAD Budget Including ARB
Hood 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 Hood County Appraisal District?
The 2021 budget for the Hood County Appraisal Review Board was $30,000 versus $14,000 in 2014.
Total Property Taxes Levied Hood 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 | 0.0867 | 0.0917 | 0.0914 | 0.0743 | 0.1040 | 0.1103 | 0.1131 | 0.1145 | 0.1196 | 0.1315 | 0.1349 | |
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.
Hood County Total Amount of Property Taxes Levied
Hood 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 Hood 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 Hood County tax entities rose from $86.68 million in 2014 to $114 million in 32% increase.
FTE Positions In Budget Total - Hood 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 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Valuation is a subjective matter where reasonable people can differ.
FTE Positions In Budget Total
Hood County Appraisal District staffing levels are illustrated below. Hood County Appraisal District staff totaled 17 in 2015 and 18 in 2021. The number of appraisers was 7 in 2015 versus 10 in 2021. The number of administrative / clerical staff was10 in 2015 versus 8 in 2021.
FTEs Assigned to the Appraisal - Hood 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 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
| Residential | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
| Commercial | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| All Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since It is a great way to slow the growth of government spending (of your money).
Hood CAD FTEs Assigned to the Property Appraisal
The number of appraisers at Hood CAD in 2015 was 7 versus 10 in 2021. Texas appraisal districts employed a total of 2,293 appraisers in 2021, or one appraiser per 9,141 tax parcels.The graph provides a total and individual numbers for residential and commercial by year.
The 10 appraisers employed by Hood County Appraisal District value 70,015 tax parcel, or 7,002 tax parcels per appraiser. The Texas average is 9,141 tax parcels per appraiser.