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El Paso County preliminary property values jump about 10%; appraisal district braces for up to 40,000 protests
Summary
The El Paso Central Appraisal District reported a roughly 9.9% preliminary increase in taxable value for 2025 and warned it has logged about 32,000 protests so far and may receive up to 40,000 before certification. Officials outlined where value growth came from and urged property owners to use the protest process.
The El Paso Central Appraisal District told the County Commissioners Court on May 19 that preliminary taxable values for the county rose from about $68.7 billion in 2024 to roughly $75.5 billion for 2025, an increase the district characterized as about 9.9 percent.
The district's executive director, Dinah Kilgore, and deputy chief, David Stone, presented the numbers and explained the drivers behind the growth, saying residential property remains the dominant category. “Residential property increased from $42,700,000,000 to $47,300,000,000,” Stone said, and he added that nearly $853 million of that change is attributable to new construction included on the roll.
County budget staff and appraisers emphasized that the totals are preliminary and will fall as…
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