Property Tax Resources · Hood County, Texas
Hood County
Property Taxes
Granbury, Lake Granbury, and ranching country southwest of Fort Worth — rising values and only 8% of owners pushing back. Your rights don’t expire.
Property Tax Resources · Hood County, Texas
Granbury, Lake Granbury, and ranching country southwest of Fort Worth — rising values and only 8% of owners pushing back. Your rights don’t expire.
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 success rate: not published — contact Hood CAD at (817) 573-2471.
🔴 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.
Hood County is lake country and ranch country — Granbury’s historic downtown, Lake Granbury waterfront properties, Tolar, Lipan, and stretches of cedar and mesquite that have been in the same families for generations. The Hood Central Appraisal District values every one of them using mass-appraisal models that cannot inspect individual properties, cannot assess deferred maintenance or road access, and cannot distinguish between a lakefront lot with a view and one without.
Only 8% of Hood County owners protested in 2024. That’s a low number in a county where values have risen steadily with DFW growth pressure. Filing a protest costs nothing. Losing a protest costs nothing. There is no downside — only the question of whether you’ve looked at your value and decided it’s fair. Start below.
Official CAD site — property search, exemption applications, online protest, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view your current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Hood CAD accepts online protests through their portal. File before your deadline — no in-person visit required.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Hood County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Hood County — your school district, city, and county — must publish its proposed rate and hold a public hearing before adopting any rate exceeding the no-new-revenue rate. These meetings are open. Your voice is on the record.
Photo: Hood County Courthouse, Granbury, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2024 approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Hood County | County | approx. $0.2850/$100 |
| Granbury ISD | School District | approx. $0.9319/$100 |
| Lipan ISD | School District | approx. $1.0539/$100 |
| Tolar ISD | School District | approx. $1.0000/$100 |
| City of Granbury | City | $0.3850/$100 |
| City of Lipan | City | approx. $0.3500/$100 |
| Hood County Hospital District | Hospital District | approx. $0.0800/$100 |
| Multiple MUDs & Special Districts | Special District | Varies |
Rates shown are approximate 2024 adopted rates. Your exact combination depends on your city and school district. Verify current rates at hood.countytaxrates.com and check your tax statement for all entities billing your property.
Search your account at hoodcad.net. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online through Hood CAD’s portal, by mail to P.O. Box 819 Granbury TX 76048, or in person at 1902 W. Pearl St., Granbury, TX 76048. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after mailing.
Recent comparable sales, photos of condition issues, road access limitations, and repair estimates all support your case. Waterfront and lakefront properties should document view and access specifics.
Before your ARB hearing, a CAD appraiser may offer to settle. Review any offer carefully — you can accept or proceed to the formal hearing.
The Appraisal Review Board is independent of Hood CAD. Present your evidence clearly and concisely. Most hearings run 15–30 minutes.
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, 1836
Hood County is a place people come to stay — to retire on the lake, to work land their family has held for decades, to live at a pace that DFW no longer allows. Rising appraisals that treat Granbury like a suburb of Fort Worth are not an accurate measure of what this county is. The founders of this Republic were explicit: property is not to 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.
For informational and educational purposes only. Property-Taxes-Texas.com is a citizen advocacy and education resource. Nothing on this site constitutes legal, financial, tax, or appraisal advice. We are not attorneys, CPAs, or licensed appraisers. Consult a licensed Texas attorney, qualified financial advisor, or certified appraiser for guidance specific to your situation. Deadlines, rates, and statutes are subject to change — verify all details with your county appraisal district or the Texas Comptroller before acting.
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