Property Tax Resources · Smith County, Texas
East Texas rose country anchored by Tyler — Smith County’s appraisals have climbed with a fast-growing healthcare and education hub, and protesting your notice remains one of the highest-return things a property owner can do.
Sources: Population — U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 estimates; 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.
Smith County sits in the heart of East Texas, with Tyler as its county seat — a city long known as the Rose Capital of America and now a regional hub for healthcare, education, and manufacturing. Home to UT Health East Texas, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances, the University of Texas at Tyler, and Tyler Junior College, the county has drawn steady population and economic growth — and appraisal values have climbed right along with it.
In 2024, Smith County property owners filed protests on more than 11,600 accounts, and roughly two-thirds of informal reviews ended in a reduction. As values rise across Tyler, Lindale, Whitehouse, and the surrounding communities, keeping your appraisal in line with comparable sales is one of the highest-return uses of your time. Your protest deadline is May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your notice is mailed.
Official CAD site — appraisal notices, exemption applications, and district contact information.
Search your property record, view current appraised value, and verify exemption status.
Smith County Appraisal District 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 Smith County.
Enter the date your Notice of Appraised Value was mailed to find your exact filing deadline.
Every taxing unit in Smith County — your school district, city, 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 Smith County Tax Rates →| Taxing Entity | Type | Rate (2025 adopted) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith County | County | $0.3642/$100 |
| Arp ISD | School District | $1.0853/$100 |
| Bullard ISD | School District | $1.2469/$100 |
| Chapel Hill ISD | School District | $1.0729/$100 |
| Gladewater ISD | School District | $1.0085/$100 |
| Lindale ISD | School District | $0.9379/$100 |
| Troup ISD | School District | $0.8324/$100 |
| Tyler ISD | School District | $0.8450/$100 |
| Van ISD | School District | $0.9490/$100 |
| Whitehouse ISD | School District | $0.9649/$100 |
| Winona ISD | School District | $0.9579/$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 smithcad.org. Know your Notice of Appraised Value and the deadline printed on it.
File online, by mail, or in person at Smith County Appraisal District: 245 S. SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75702. Deadline: May 15, 2026 or 30 days after your notice was mailed.
Recent sales of comparable properties, your purchase price, photos of condition issues, and repair estimates all strengthen your case.
Before your ARB hearing, a CAD appraiser may offer to settle. Review any offer carefully before accepting — 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 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, 1836Smith County property owners — the families of Tyler, the growers in the rose fields, and the landowners across the East Texas timber country — built something real here. The county was organized in 1846 and named for General James Smith, a veteran of the Texas Revolution. The founders of the Republic didn’t fight and bleed at San Jacinto so that their descendants could be priced off the land by an appraisal process designed to obscure rather than illuminate. You have the right to know what your property is worth. You have the right to challenge it. Look up your value. File your protest. Show up to the rate hearings. The people setting the numbers work for you — as long as you hold them to it.
