Property Tax Resources · Johnson County, Texas
Cleburne, Burleson, Joshua — the Chisholm Trail corridor is driving appraisals up fast. In 2024, protests were filed on about 6% of Johnson County parcels (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey). That number should be much higher.
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.
Johnson County sits at the southern edge of the DFW metroplex — and the Chisholm Trail Parkway has accelerated exactly the kind of growth that mass-appraisal models handle worst. Johnson CAD is valuing existing homes in Cleburne, Joshua, and Alvarado using new-construction comparable sales from different market segments. Homes assessed using comparables from developments they have nothing to do with. Values that climb 12% in a single year, while the homestead cap of 10% provides only partial protection — and none at all for non-homesteaded properties.
In 2024, protests were filed on about 6% of Johnson County parcels — 20,214 protests across 358,837 parcels (Texas Comptroller, 2024 Appraisal District Operations Survey). That’s not because values are fair. It’s because most owners don’t know the process exists, or believe it won’t work. At a 2.1% effective rate on a $332,000 median home, a $25,000 overvaluation costs you roughly $550 every year. File. The tools below show you how.
Official CAD site — property search, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view your current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Johnson CAD protest procedures, online filing portal, and deadline information for the current year.
Every taxing entity’s proposed rate, adopted rate, and public hearing schedule for Johnson County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Johnson 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.
View Johnson County Tax Rates →Photo: Johnson County Courthouse, Cleburne, Texas. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson County | County | $0.3893/$100 |
| Alvarado ISD | School District | $1.1669/$100 |
| Burleson ISD | School District | $1.2552/$100 |
| Cleburne ISD | School District | $1.2119/$100 |
| Crowley ISD | School District | $1.2552/$100 |
| Godley ISD | School District | $1.2850/$100 |
| Granbury ISD | School District | $0.9296/$100 |
| Grandview ISD | School District | $0.9966/$100 |
| Joshua ISD | School District | $1.2575/$100 |
| Keene ISD | School District | $1.0094/$100 |
| Mansfield ISD | School District | $1.1469/$100 |
| Rio Vista ISD | School District | $1.1810/$100 |
| Venus ISD | School District | $1.2484/$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 johnsoncad.com. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Johnson CAD: 1800 Ridgemar Dr., Cleburne, TX 76033. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your notice was mailed.
Challenge any new-construction comparables in your valuation. Recent sales of similar older homes, photos of condition issues, and repair estimates all support your case.
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 Johnson 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, 1836Johnson County families in Cleburne, Joshua, and every community along the Chisholm Trail corridor are watching their tax bills rise faster than their incomes, driven by appraisals built on market activity they never participated in. 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.
