Property Tax Resources · Collin County, Texas
Collin County
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One of the fastest-growing counties in Texas — and one of the highest tax burdens in DFW. Know your rights. Know your options.
Property Tax Resources · Collin County, Texas
One of the fastest-growing counties in Texas — and one of the highest tax burdens in DFW. Know your rights. Know your options.
Source: County debt — Texas Bond Review Board, FY2025.
🔴 2026
Collin County has seen some of the most dramatic property value increases in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Cities like Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Prosper, and Celina have drawn corporate relocations, new development, and rapid population growth — and appraisal values have followed. That growth is real. But the appraisal district’s numbers don’t always reflect market corrections, and too many property owners simply pay what they’re billed without questioning it.
You have the right to protest. In 2023, more than 115,000 Collin County properties were protested — and owners who did protest saved an average of nearly $1,975 per account. The tools below are your starting point.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, district information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and check exemption status.
Collin CAD accepts online protests through their e-Services portal during the protest period.
See every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Collin 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 Collin County Tax Rates →Photo: Collin County Courthouse, McKinney, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Collin County | County | $0.1493/$100 |
| Allen ISD | School District | $1.1258/$100 |
| Anna ISD | School District | $1.2399/$100 |
| Bland ISD | School District | $0.8569/$100 |
| Blue Ridge ISD | School District | $1.2452/$100 |
| Celina ISD | School District | $1.2089/$100 |
| Community ISD | School District | $1.2077/$100 |
| Farmersville ISD | School District | $1.2150/$100 |
| Frisco ISD | School District | $1.0194/$100 |
| Leonard ISD | School District | $1.2252/$100 |
| Lovejoy ISD | School District | $1.2552/$100 |
| McKinney ISD | School District | $1.1043/$100 |
| Melissa ISD | School District | $1.2245/$100 |
| Plano ISD | School District | $1.0395/$100 |
| Princeton ISD | School District | $1.2072/$100 |
| Prosper ISD | School District | $1.2141/$100 |
| Rockwall ISD | School District | $1.0669/$100 |
| Royse City ISD | School District | $1.2552/$100 |
| Trenton ISD | School District | $1.2072/$100 |
| Van Alstyne ISD | School District | $1.1748/$100 |
| Whitewright ISD | School District | $0.9781/$100 |
| Wylie ISD | School District | $1.1752/$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.
What your Notice means and exactly what to do — and by when — after it arrives.
How the Texas homestead exemption lowers your taxable value, including recent changes.
When a property tax consultant is worth it for protesting your appraisal.
Lesser-known special valuations that can cut the taxable value of qualifying land.
The state office that oversees appraisal districts and protects taxpayers.
Who sets your county’s values and why that role matters to your bill.
Search your account at collincad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online at Collin CAD’s e-Services portal, by mail, or in person at 250 Eldorado Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75069. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after mailing.
Recent sales of comparable homes, your purchase price, photos of property condition issues, and repair estimates all support your case.
Before your ARB hearing, a CAD appraiser may offer to settle informally. Review any offer carefully — you can accept or proceed to the formal hearing.
The Appraisal Review Board is independent of the CAD. Present your evidence clearly and concisely. Most hearings last 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, 1836Collin County is one of the wealthiest, fastest-growing counties in America. It is also one of the most aggressively taxed. 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.
