Hays Central Appraisal District will begin mailing out more than 97,000 appraisal notices Wednesday, April 8. The deadline to file an appeal with the Appraisal Review Board is May 15. The district lobby is currently closed to the public. Property owners can file a protest at www.hayscad.com using the Online Appeal tab, by email sent to [email protected] or in-person in the drop box at the Hays Central Appraisal District office, located at 21001 N. IH 35, Kyle.
Hays County’s overall preliminary Jan. 1, 2020 market value rose to a little more than $34.45 billion this year, up more than 17 percent from $29.37 billion in 2019. Commercial and industrial property increased in value by more than 33 percent, up from $2.8 billion in 2019 to $3.73 billion this year.
Vacant lots/tracts saw the biggest increase in value by more than 57 percent from $662.55 million to $1.04 billion followed by residential multifamily property with an increase in value by 37.37 percent, from $1.98 billion to $2.72 billion this year. These increases were due to strong demand for residential and commercial sites, multi-family housing and completion of new construction.
