Harris County Appraisal District 2023 GIS/IT Summary

In 2023, for Harris Central Appraisal District (CAD), the number of tax parcels was valued at $888 billion. HCAD relies on large-scale technology systems to manage property valuation across one of the largest counties in the United States. In 2023, significant investment was directed toward both contract appraisal services and computer-assisted valuation systems to support the appraisal of millions of property parcels. For contract appraisal services, $1.58 million was spent and for computer-aided mass appraisal, $443,000 was spent to evaluate the large number of tax parcels.

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Harris County Appraisal District GIS / IT Summary

Full-Time Staff for Mapping	NA
Full-Time Staff for IT	NA
Full-Time Staff for Customer Service	NA
Number of Tax Parcels	1,918,668
$ for Contract Appraisal Services	$1,578,552
$ Computer Aided Mass Appraisal	$443,050
$ GIS	$1,320,500
$ Aerial Photos	$800,000