Property Tax Resources · Fannin County, Texas
Fannin County
Property Taxes
Red River country, agricultural roots, and rising tax bills that long-time landowners never saw coming. Know your rights. Know your deadline.
Source: County debt — Texas Bond Review Board, FY2025.
Population: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 estimate. Effective tax rate: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024. Avg annual bill: calculated from Census ACS median home value. Protest data: Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey.
🔴 2026 Protest Deadline: May 15, 2026 — or 30 days after your Notice of Appraised Value is mailed, whichever is later. Miss this date and you waive your right to protest.
Fannin County sits at the edge of the Red River — ranch land, small towns, and the kind of deep-rooted Texas communities where families have held the same land for generations. Those landowners are now facing appraisal values shaped by DFW spillover pressure they never asked for, billed at rates set by a commissioners court that passed a 2024 budget requiring a draw from reserves to balance. The tax levy keeps climbing. The land hasn’t changed.
In 2024, Fannin County property owners filed 2,180 protests and recovered $1.51 million in tax savings. Sixty-four percent of informal protests resulted in a reduction. Only about 7% of parcels were protested in 2024 (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey) — meaning the vast majority of owners who could have pushed back didn’t. The tools below will help you be one who does.
Fannin County Resources
Fannin Central Appraisal District
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Property Look-Up
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Protest Information
Fannin CAD protest procedures, forms, and deadlines for the current protest period.
Truth in Taxation
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Fannin County.
📅 Protest Deadline Calculator
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Truth in Taxation — Your Right to Be Heard
Every taxing unit in Fannin County — your school district, city, county — must publish its proposed tax rate and hold a public hearing before adopting any rate that exceeds the no-new-revenue rate. These meetings are open to the public. Your testimony is on the record.
View Fannin County Tax Rates →Photo: Fannin County Courthouse, Bonham, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Who Taxes Fannin County Property Owners
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Fannin County | County | $0.3503/$100 |
| Blue Ridge ISD | School District | $1.2452/$100 |
| Bonham ISD | School District | $1.0088/$100 |
| Dodd City ISD | School District | $0.7689/$100 |
| Ector ISD | School District | $0.8819/$100 |
| Fannindel ISD | School District | $0.7952/$100 |
| Honey Grove ISD | School District | $0.8662/$100 |
| Leonard ISD | School District | $1.2252/$100 |
| North Lamar ISD | School District | $0.8169/$100 |
| Sam Rayburn ISD | School District | $0.8487/$100 |
| Savoy ISD | School District | $0.7072/$100 |
| Trenton ISD | School District | $1.2072/$100 |
| Whitewright ISD | School District | $0.9781/$100 |
| Wolfe City ISD | School District | $0.9396/$100 |
2025 adopted rates per Texas Comptroller Tax Rates & Levies (source). City, MUD, college and other special-district rates may also apply depending on your parcel. Your total depends on which districts your property falls in — verify current rates at your county appraisal district.
County rate is 2024 adopted rate. ISD rates shown are approximate — your school district depends on your property’s location within the county. Verify current rates at fannin.countytaxrates.com. Check your tax statement for all entities billing your property.
Neighboring Counties
Texas Property Tax Guides
Notice of Appraised Value
What your Notice means and exactly what to do — and by when — after it arrives.
Homestead Exemption & the New Law
How the Texas homestead exemption lowers your taxable value, including recent changes.
Should You Use a Consultant?
When a property tax consultant is worth it for protesting your appraisal.
Agricultural & Wildlife Valuations
Lesser-known special valuations that can cut the taxable value of qualifying land.
Property Tax Assistance Division
The state office that oversees appraisal districts and protects taxpayers.
The Chief Appraiser’s Role
Who sets your county’s values and why that role matters to your bill.
How to Protest Your Fannin County Property Taxes
Look Up Your Value
Search your account at fannincad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File Your Protest
File online, by mail, or in person at Fannin CAD: 831 W. State Hwy. 56, Bonham, TX 75418. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your notice was mailed.
Gather Your Evidence
Recent sales of comparable properties, your purchase price, photos of condition issues, and repair estimates all strengthen your case.
Try Informal Resolution
Before your ARB hearing, a CAD appraiser may offer to settle. 2,181 ARB protests were filed in Fannin County in 2024; 64% of protests resolved through the informal process received a value reduction, and 28% of written ARB determinations lowered the appraised value (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey). Review any offer carefully.
Present to the ARB
The Appraisal Review Board is independent of Fannin CAD. Present your evidence clearly and concisely. Most hearings run 15–30 minutes.
Appeal If Needed
Disagree with the ARB ruling? You may appeal to district court, binding arbitration, or SOAH (properties over $1 million).
“No person’s particular services shall be demanded, nor property taken or applied to public use, unless by the consent of himself or his representative, without just compensation being made therefor.”
— Section 13, Declaration of Rights, Republic of Texas, 1836Fannin County families have worked this land for generations. They did not sign up to subsidize a budget that commissioners passed 3–2 and balanced by drawing down reserves. The founders wrote this republic’s founding document while Santa Anna’s army was still in the field — and they were explicit that property shall not be taken without consent and just compensation. Show up. Look up your value. File your protest. Attend the hearings. The people setting these rates are your neighbors. They work for you — as long as you hold them to it.