Here's the process if you choose to protest your property appraisal yourself.

After years of sticker shock, many Bexar County homeowners may feel some relief when they see their new appraisals.

More than a half-million Bexar County homeowners may be in for more sticker shock. The Bexar County Appraisal District mailed notices and posted them online, showing an average increase of nearly 15%.

If your 2022 property appraisal is a jaw-dropper that you just don't agree with, you can appeal it. Here's the process if you choose to do it yourself.

The increases are being felt across the county, but the more affordable areas saw the largest increases as far as percentages.

RELATED: U.S. home prices soared in January by most in seven yearsMost Bexar County residential property owners will get a notice this week of their new valuations, and they are up an average of 6.9% despite lockdowns, shutdowns and vanishing paychecks. “Pandemic or no pandemic, there’s a market that’s quite active,” said Chief Appraiser Mike Amezquita, with the Bexar County Appraisal District. “It’s our job to follow the market and try to reflect what values are doing in each and every neighborhood.”AdEven Amezquita anticipated values would cool off this year. “We like living in a historic district,” White said. The deadline for most to file an appeal in Bexar County is May 17.