Results: Property Taxes
Published on 03/11/2016
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1.
1.
Do you own a home? If you are paying a mortgage, please answer yes. Yes
45%
823 votes
No
55%
990 votes
2.
2.
Depending on county size, appraisal districts and tax offices are sometimes together and sometimes separate. What is the case in your county? Same office
19%
341 votes
Different offices
19%
339 votes
I don't know
62%
1133 votes
3.
3.
If you own a home, are you aware that your Notice of Appraised Value and Tax Statement are 2 different things entirely? Yes
35%
634 votes
No
18%
328 votes
Not Applicable
47%
851 votes
4.
4.
In what month do you receive your tax bill? January
14%
252 votes
April
12%
219 votes
July
9%
163 votes
October
9%
170 votes
December
5%
93 votes
N/A
51%
916 votes
5.
5.
In what month do you receive your notice of appraised value? January
10%
190 votes
April
8%
151 votes
July
8%
143 votes
October
9%
161 votes
December
4%
68 votes
N/A
61%
1100 votes
6.
6.
What affects your taxes? Entities and/or rates
11%
204 votes
The appraisal district
18%
321 votes
Home improvements
21%
385 votes
Purchase price of home
15%
280 votes
The state
12%
226 votes
Jeffa
2%
29 votes
Trees, stop signs, access to busy street, and/or fire hydrants
5%
86 votes
I don't know
55%
1005 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
81 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | 1.07% | 28 |
| Na | 0.69% | 18 |
| 0.69% | 18 | |
| Nothing | 0.08% | 2 |
| Private cafr account budgets | 0.04% | 1 |
| location, size of property, | 0.04% | 1 |
| tax rate freeze so they just jack the appraisal up to get more money | 0.04% | 1 |
| county running out of funds and need to raise the rates | 0.04% | 1 |
| the area crime rate cleanliness | 0.04% | 1 |
| dont own home | 0.04% | 1 |
| Idiot politicians | 0.04% | 1 |
| No home | 0.04% | 1 |
| my tax goes up a little but is never appraised until it is sold when ever that will be | 0.04% | 1 |
| Residential sales (or lack thereof) | 0.04% | 1 |
| I am not a homeowner | 0.04% | 1 |
| The town and province...plus the rising housing market. | 0.04% | 1 |
| school bonds | 0.04% | 1 |
| school tax | 0.04% | 1 |
| stupid survey | 0.04% | 1 |
7.
7.
Are you aware that you may qualify for certain exemptions that could help lower your property taxes and have you taken advantage of such? Yes I am aware and yes I have them
19%
347 votes
Yes I am aware but I do not have them
14%
247 votes
I was not aware
24%
442 votes
N/A
43%
777 votes
8.
8.
Have you ever had an informal or formal meeting with your local appraisal district to dispute the value or taxes on your home/property? Had an informal to dispute taxes
5%
88 votes
Had an informal to dispute value
5%
97 votes
Had a formal hearing to dispute taxes
4%
78 votes
Had a formal hearing to dispute value
3%
53 votes
Have never had to dispute
29%
530 votes
N/A
56%
1018 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
7 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.16% | 3 | |
| please put N/A on your questions. I just recently paid off my house | 0.05% | 1 |
| have not had formal one but have spoken with over telephone | 0.05% | 1 |
| na | 0.05% | 1 |
| Never had such a meeting | 0.05% | 1 |
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