Guadalupe Appraisal District Budgets Total $3.54 MM / Year
Guadalupe Appraisal District budgets total $3.54 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. Guadalupe CAD has a staff of 35 in 2021, versus 28 in 2015. Guadalupe CAD employed 17 appraisers in 2021 to represent tax entities versus 16 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 | 2.207 | 2.331 | 2.528 | 2.786 | 3.066 | 3.245 | 3.474 | 3.544 | 3.818 | 4.341 | 4.919 | |
| ARB Operations Budget | 0.0243 | 0.0248 | 0.0314 | 0.0329 | 0.1368 | 0.1403 | 0.0674 | 0.1148 | 0.1152 | 0.133 | 0.160 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since YOU can spend YOUR money better than the government.
Guadalupe County CAD Operations and Budgets
Guadalupe Appraisal District (Guadalupe CAD) is a mystery to many people.
- 1. Why do they exist?
- 2. Who runs the operation?
- 3. Who funds the operation?
Guadalupe 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. Guadalupe Appraisal District's budget was $3 million in 2021, up 65% from $2 million in 2014. The Guadalupe CAD budget is $44 per tax parcel versus $28 per tax parcel statewide.
Guadalupe AD Total CAD Budget Including ARB
Guadalupe Appraisal Districts 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 budget for Guadalupe Appraisal District?
The 2021 budget for the Guadalupe Appraisal Review Board was $114,835 versus $24,270 in 2014.
Total Property Taxes Levied Guadalupe 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 | 0.1960 | 0.1960 | 0.2210 | 0.2370 | 0.2569 | 0.2450 | 0.2676 | 0.2803 | 0.3261 | 0.3609 | 0.3715 | |
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.
Guadalupe County Total Amount of Property Taxes Levied
Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County and others have increased 7 to 10% consistently. This was a primary factor in the legislature passing Senate Bill 2 in 2019.
Property taxes for Guadalupe tax entities rose from $196 million in 2014 to $280 million in 43% increase.
FTE Positions In Budget Total - Guadalupe ADSource: 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 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 41 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Valuation is a subjective matter where reasonable people can differ.
FTE Positions In Budget Total
Guadalupe Appraisal District staffing levels are illustrated below. Guadalupe Appraisal District staff totaled 41 in 2015 and 44 in 2021. The number of appraisers was 21 in 2015 versus 21 in 2021. The number of administrative / clerical staff was 20 in 2015 versus 23 in 2021.
FTEs Assigned to the Appraisal - Guadalupe ADSource: 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 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | |
| Residential | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10 | |
| Commercial | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| All Other | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since It is a great way to slow the growth of government spending (of your money).
Guadalupe AD FTEs Assigned to the Property Appraisal
Guadalupe Appraisal District has two groups of staff: 1) appraisers and 2) administrative staff / everyone else. The number of appraisers at Guadalupe CAD in 2015 was 21 versus 21 in 2021. Texas appraisal districts employed a total of 2,293 appraisers in 2021, or one appraiser per 9,141 tax parcels.
The 21 appraisers employed by Guadalupe Appraisal District value 80,586 tax parcel, or 5,889 tax parcels per appraiser. The Texas average is 9,141 tax parcels per appraiser.