McLennan Appraisal District Budgets Total $4.37 MM / Year
McLennan County Appraisal District budgets total $4.37 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. McLennan CAD has a staff of 44 in 2021, versus 41 in 2015. McLennan CAD employed 21 appraisers in 2021 to represent tax entities versus 21 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 | 4.180 | 4.514 | 3.930 | 4.012 | 4.640 | 4.465 | 4.383 | 4.373 | 4.49 | 4.743 | 5.753 | |
| ARB Operations Budget | 0.0650 | 0.0835 | 0.0820 | 0.0800 | 0.0850 | 0.1192 | 0.1030 | 0.1230 | 0.0140 | 0.150 | 0.155 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since YOU can spend YOUR money better than the government.
Mclennan County CAD Operations and Budgets
Mclennan County Appraisal District (McCAD) is a mystery to many people.
- 1. Why do they exist?
- 2. Who runs the operation?
- 3. Who funds the operation?
McLennan 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. Texas appraisal district budgets were $523 million in 2018. We hope to provide insights with the graphs.
McLennan CAD Total CAD Budget Including ARB
McLennan County 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 McLennan County Appraisal District?
The 2018 budget for the McLennan County Appraisal District was $4.64 million, about 0.8% of the budget for appraisal districts statewide. ($523.4 statewide)
Total Property Taxes Levied Mclennan 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 | 0.3457 | 0.3679 | 0.3921 | 0.4027 | 0.4392 | 0.4696 | 0.4806 | 0.4988 | 0.5496 | 0.5697 | 0.5652 | |
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.
Mclennan County Total Amount of Property Taxes Levied
McLennan 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 McLennan County and others have increased 7 to 10% consistently. This was a primary factor in the legislature passing Senate Bill 2 in 2019.
Total Texas property taxes are huge; to be exact they amounted to $67 billion in 2018. McLennan County made up $439.2 million of that total.
FTE Positions In Budget Total - McCADSource: 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 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Valuation is a subjective matter where reasonable people can differ.
FTE Positions In Budget Total
McLennan County Appraisal District staffing levels are illustrated below. Texas appraisal districts reported a total of 4,609 FTEs (full-time equivalents). Increased use of technology may reduce the need for appraisal district staff, or at least slow the level of expense growth.
There were 42 full time employees at the McLennan County Appraisal District in 2019.
FTEs Assigned to the Appraisal - McCADSource: 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 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | |
| Residential | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
| Commercial | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| All Other | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since It is a great way to slow the growth of government spending (of your money).
McCAD FTEs Assigned to the Property Appraisal
McLennan County Appraisal District has two groups of staff: 1) appraisers and 2) administrative staff / everyone else. Statewide appraisers (2,221) account for just under half (48%) of total staff at Texas appraisal districts. The graph provides a total and individual numbers for residential and commercial by year.
There were 20 appraisers at the McLennan County Appraisal District in 2018. That is 0.9% of all appraisers in Texas. (2,222 in Texas overall)