Property Tax Resources · Dallas County, Texas
Dallas County
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2.6 million residents. One of the highest effective tax burdens in America. And a protest system that paid off for 84% of owners who used it in 2024.
Property Tax Resources · Dallas County, Texas
2.6 million residents. One of the highest effective tax burdens in America. And a protest system that paid off for 84% of owners who used it in 2024.
Population: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 estimate. County Debt — Texas Bond Review Board (FY2025);
🔴 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.
Dallas County is the second-largest county in Texas and one of the most expensive places to own property — not because of home prices alone, but because of tax bills that keep climbing even as rate cuts make headlines. From 2019 to 2024, total property taxes paid in Dallas County rose nearly 33%. DCAD valuations jumped more than 14% in a single year from 2023 to 2024. Rate cuts don’t keep up. Your bill goes up anyway.
What changes that is a protest. In 2024, more than 206,000 Dallas County protests were filed — 51% of those resolved through the informal process received a value reduction, and 67% of written ARB determinations lowered the appraised value (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey). Owners who protested saved more than $1.15 billion combined. The tools below are your starting point.
Official DCAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status on DCAD’s portal.
Search your property at dallascad.org, then select the uFile Online Protest link from your account page. You’ll need the PIN from your Notice of Appraised Value.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Dallas County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Dallas County — your school district, city, county, Parkland Health, Dallas College — 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.
View Dallas County Tax Rates →Photo: Dallas County Courthouse, Dallas, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | County | $0.2155/$100 |
| Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | School District | $0.9481/$100 |
| Cedar Hill ISD | School District | $1.1279/$100 |
| Coppell ISD | School District | $0.9819/$100 |
| Dallas ISD | School District | $0.9938/$100 |
| DeSoto ISD | School District | $1.2252/$100 |
| Duncanville ISD | School District | $1.1057/$100 |
| Ferris ISD | School District | $1.2308/$100 |
| Garland ISD | School District | $1.1709/$100 |
| Grand Prairie ISD | School District | $1.0627/$100 |
| Grapevine-Colleyville ISD | School District | $0.8686/$100 |
| Highland Park ISD | School District | $0.8347/$100 |
| Irving ISD | School District | $1.0159/$100 |
| Lancaster ISD | School District | $1.2244/$100 |
| Mesquite ISD | School District | $1.1069/$100 |
| Richardson ISD | School District | $1.1052/$100 |
| Sunnyvale ISD | School District | $1.2169/$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 dallascad.org. Know your appraised value and the deadline printed on your notice.
File via uFile online at dallascad.org (use the PIN on your notice), by mail, or in person at 2949 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75247. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after mailing.
Comparable sales, your purchase price, photos of condition issues, and repair estimates. DCAD recommends submitting evidence with your protest for informal review.
Most Dallas County protests resolve informally. 206,170 ARB protests were filed in Dallas County in 2024; 51% of protests resolved through the informal process received a value reduction, and 67% of written ARB determinations lowered the appraised value (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey). Review any offer carefully before accepting.
The Appraisal Review Board is independent of DCAD. Present your evidence clearly. Most hearings run 15–30 minutes.
Disagree with the ARB ruling? You may appeal to district court, binding arbitration (properties ≤$5M), 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, 1836Dallas County ranks among the most expensive counties in the country for property taxes. Total bills rose 33% in five years — not because rates went up, but because appraisals did. The founders of this Republic did not intend for government to reach into a family’s pocket through mass-appraisal models and compounding valuation increases. 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.
