Dallas Fort Worth Area Homes and Real Estate

Here's a list of the Dallas County property tax rates ranked in order of lowest to highest for 2009.  The 2009 tax rates were just released by the appraisal district. 

Property tax rates in Dallas county consist of three main taxing entities: City taxes, county taxes and school taxes.  It's important to note that I don't recommend selecting a city in which to live based solely on the property tax rates because there are other factors to consider.  Simply having a lower tax rate might in some ways equate to a lower cost of home ownership, but city and county services, as well as the quality of the schools, should also be considered. 

Also, the Dallas area has some rather long commute times in some areas and some toll roads that can add up to a significant expense each month.   Furthermore, the values by which homes are taxed at can often be quite different from their actual market value since home sales prices are not reported directly to the central appraisal district.  It is not uncommon to see homes in some areas taxed below market value and homes in other areas to be taxed above fair market value. 

The market value of a home may also fluctuate regularly, whereas tax appraised values are only set once per year.  It's always a good idea to look up the individual tax value of a property before making a decision to purchase a home.  The central appraisal district allows homeowners to protest the tax value of their home once per year, but not prior to actually becoming the owner of record. 

Parts of some of the cities listed below also lie in adjacent counties.  For example. part of the City of Richardson and the City of Dallas itself lie in Collin County.  So the total tax rate for those areas may be different than what is shown below.

City                                     City Rate       ISD Rate     County Rate  TOTAL RATE

This information was obtained by third parties.  While I believe it to be accurate, I make no claim or warranty as to their accuracy.

The Dallas County property tax rates for 2009 have been released. These tax rates will apply to taxes due in December for tax year 2009. All current homeowners should have received a property tax statement in the mail recently that shows the amount of taxes due.

The county mails a copy of the invoice to the homeowner regardless of whether or not the taxes are escrowed by their mortgage company.

The total amount of property taxes for Dallas county homeowners consist of three different taxing jurisdictions: County, City and School taxes.  In some cases, homeowners who live in overlapping areas may receive two separate statements from different taxing authorities. For example, a homeowner who lives in the portion of the city of Dallas that lies in Collin county will receive a tax statement from the City of Dallas for ISD and city taxes, but will receive a statement from Collin county for county taxes. 

Each taxing entity has their own rules for exemptions, such as homestead, over 65 years old and disability exemptions.  The actual amount of taxes owed will be less if the property owner qualifies for any of those exemptions.

The total 2009 property tax rates for each city in Dallas county are as follows:

CITY                                      CITY RATE       ISD RATE   COUNTY RATE      TOTAL

For more detailed infrormatoin on property tax rates in Dallas county, as well as to search by property address or owner name, visit the Dallas Central Appraisal District online.

This information was provided by Christina Annoboli at Republic Title.