Protesting your home’s property value could help reduce your property taxes. In 2024, NTPTS clients in Dallas County received an average reduction of $110,366 on their property value.
2024 Dallas Protest Results for Residential Homestead Reductions
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$110,366
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$43,121
Other Agents
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$48,801
Homeowners
The Dallas County Appraisal District sets the value of residential and commercial property in Dallas County for the purpose of determining property taxes. Sometimes the values that the district assigns are more than they should be, and protesting these valuations can lower the amount of property taxes you pay.
Protesting property taxes in Dallas County is your right as a property owner. Learn more about what you could pay in property taxes and steps you can take to reduce what you owe.
Estimating Property Taxes in Dallas County
Property taxes are calculated based on assessed value each year. Rates vary based on the taxing entities associated with each property, including the city, school, and water district. Due to taxing entity boundaries, one property can be taxed differently than its neighbor.
For the reasons above, we use a 2.5% tax rate when estimating property taxes with clients. A Dallas County resident with a $1 million home in Highland Park, could pay $25,000 when accounting for taxes from Highland Park city, school district tax rates, and other Dallas County taxing entities. Note that this is just an estimate and does not account for tax exemptions, taxing entity boundaries, etc.
If you are a homeowner in Dallas County, learn more about tax rates and exemptions on the Dallas Central Appraisal District website.
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Sample Reductions for Dallas County
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*These are reductions obtained across Dallas County
Street Original Value Final Value Reduction % Amherst Avenue $1,630,370 $1,326,000 $304,370 18.67% Axminster Court $2,778,400 $1,690,000 $1,088,400 39.17% Belclaire Avenue $9,686,760 $7,600,000 $2,086,760 21.54% Belfort Avenue $4,829,610 $3,635,000 $1,194,610 24.74% Boca Raton Drive $3,659,820 $2,966,760 $693,060 18.94% Boedeker Drive $1,446,170 $920,000 $526,170 36.38% Brookshire Drive $1,638,920 $1,300,000 $338,920 20.68% Clayton Avenue $1,342,610 $850,000 $492,610 36.69% Cochran Chapel Circle $652,370 $526,410 $125,960 19.31% Edgecove Drive $773,680 $630,490 $143,190 18.51% Edmondson Avenue $2,237,140 $1,750,000 $487,140 21.78% Farquhar Lane $3,681,810 $2,857,740 $824,070 22.38% Glenheather Court $1,517,510 $1,239,000 $278,510 18.35% Goodwin Avenue $819,280 $627,880 $191,400 23.36% Grassmere Drive $720,410 $450,000 $270,410 37.54% Green Park Drive $4,475,600 $3,100,000 $1,375,600 30.74% Inverness Lane $1,752,810 $1,400,000 $352,810 20.13% Lakewood Blvd $1,908,220 $1,544,000 $364,220 19.09% Lovers Lane $922,940 $738,000 $184,940 20.04% Lupton Drive $1,754,020 $925,000 $829,020 47.26% Mariposa Drive $779,800 $601,000 $178,800 22.93% Milton Street $3,260,170 $2,630,000 $630,170 19.33% Mockingbird Lane $1,477,330 $1,150,000 $327,330 22.16% Morningside Avenue $848,240 $615,000 $233,240 27.50% Museum Tower Condo $3,217,200 $2,050,000 $1,167,200 36.28% N Collins Road $779,660 $612,000 $167,660 21.50% N Crawford Street $1,549,390 $1,230,000 $319,390 20.61% Normandy Avenue $7,420,430 $5,899,000 $1,521,430 20.50% Overdowns Drive $1,439,400 $1,100,000 $339,400 23.58% Park Bridge Court $4,286,060 $3,446,920 $839,140 19.58% Parwen Drive $3,295,450 $2,700,000 $595,450 18.07% Peavy Road $2,123,790 $1,728,680 $395,110 18.60% Pemberton Drive $2,873,430 $2,337,000 $536,430 18.67% Preston Haven Drive $2,737,980 $2,200,000 $537,980 19.65% Prestonshire Lane $2,237,570 $1,700,000 $537,570 24.02% Promontory Drive $2,203,860 $930,000 $1,273,860 57.80% Robledo Drive $7,518,460 $5,849,450 $1,669,010 22.20% S Better Drive $1,736,960 $1,280,000 $456,960 26.31% Southridge Drive $1,351,180 $1,087,000 $264,180 19.55% Stefani Drive $1,284,290 $1,037,000 $247,290 19.25% Swiss Avenue $1,301,750 $960,000 $341,750 26.25% Turtle Creek Blvd $11,156,880 $8,500,000 $2,656,880 23.81% Vendome Condo $3,570,000 $2,835,000 $735,000 20.59% Vickery Blvd $784,490 $623,250 $161,240 20.55% W Bethel Road $3,112,480 $2,200,000 $912,480 29.32% W Wintergreen Road $1,102,070 $826,550 $275,520 25.00% Wander Lane $5,636,560 $4,264,790 $1,371,770 24.34% Watauga Road $7,933,750 $6,410,220 $1,523,530 19.20% Westlake Avenue $2,146,950 $1,750,000 $396,950 18.49% Winton Street $2,288,310 $1,731,000 $557,310 24.35% -
*These are reductions obtained across Dallas County
Street Original Value Final Value Reduction % Alpha Road $982,960 $771,000 $211,960 21.56% Amherst Avenue $2,079,880 $1,650,000 $429,880 20.67% Arbor Brook Lane $1,192,540 $848,000 $344,540 28.89% Ash Bluff Lane $5,682,760 $4,779,860 $902,900 15.89% Azure Condo $4,826,950 $3,021,430 $1,805,520 37.40% Belclaire Avenue $8,016,110 $6,192,500 $1,823,610 22.75% Blackburn Drive $1,880,250 $1,360,170 $520,080 27.66% Blanch Circle $2,892,070 $2,175,390 $716,680 24.78% Bleu Ciel Condo $2,278,780 $1,709,090 $569,690 25.00% Boca Raton Drive $2,183,650 $1,689,220 $494,430 22.64% Bowser Avenue $857,110 $625,000 $232,110 27.08% Cherokee Trail $10,975,440 $8,134,620 $2,840,820 25.88% Colgate Avenue $5,386,470 $4,558,000 $828,470 15.38% Douglas Avenue $2,690,300 $2,100,000 $590,300 21.94% Emerson Avenue $1,255,710 $975,000 $280,710 22.35% Fondren Drive $2,741,840 $1,924,000 $817,840 29.83% Forest Cove Circle $1,460,120 $1,165,000 $295,120 20.21% Glendora Avenue $3,668,730 $2,774,050 $894,680 24.39% Glenwood Avenue $5,153,430 $3,758,940 $1,394,490 27.06% Hanover Avenue $3,990,780 $3,113,400 $877,380 21.99% Lake Edge Drive $1,951,760 $1,550,000 $401,760 20.58% Lavendale Avenue $2,561,270 $1,972,000 $589,270 23.01% Livingston Avenue $1,063,110 $850,000 $213,110 20.05% Lorraine Avenue $2,473,320 $1,907,000 $566,320 22.90% Meadow Road $2,112,920 $1,675,000 $437,920 20.73% Meadowcreek Road $1,084,220 $860,000 $224,220 20.68% Morningside Avenue $766,370 $607,320 $159,050 20.75% Museum Tower Condo $2,470,000 $1,950,000 $520,000 21.05% Orchid Lane $803,620 $610,000 $193,620 24.09% Palomar Lane $5,244,510 $4,500,000 $744,510 14.20% Park Lane $2,446,700 $1,800,000 $646,700 26.43% Preston Haven Drive $2,440,600 $1,875,000 $565,600 23.17% Purdue Blvd $1,983,920 $1,500,000 $483,920 24.39% Robin Road $1,425,630 $1,116,000 $309,630 21.72% Rockbrook Drive $5,496,710 $4,724,550 $772,160 14.05% Royal Lane $1,031,370 $820,000 $211,370 20.49% San Benito Way $2,425,210 $1,482,470 $942,740 38.87% San Carlos Drive $4,023,760 $3,219,000 $804,760 20.00% Spring Branch Drive $701,640 $510,000 $191,640 27.31% Stone Meadow Drive $2,669,360 $2,075,000 $594,360 22.27% Swiss Avenue $1,188,410 $910,000 $278,410 23.43% Tamerisk Lane $1,742,340 $1,369,840 $372,500 21.38% Tanner Creek Circle $1,259,250 $988,000 $271,250 21.54% Versailles Avenue $10,965,590 $9,400,000 $1,565,590 14.28% Vickery Blvd $740,140 $525,000 $215,140 29.07% Waller Drive $6,097,180 $5,150,000 $947,180 15.53% Washington Court $1,249,170 $970,000 $279,170 22.35% Watauga Road $6,829,160 $5,667,920 $1,161,240 17.00% Westlake Avenue $6,130,850 $5,067,980 $1,062,870 17.34% Wildwood Road $8,746,550 $7,092,560 $1,653,990 18.91% -
*These are reductions obtained across Dallas County
Street Original Value Final Value Reduction % Abbey Woods Lane $1,134,320 $890,980 $243,340 21.45% Azure Condo Unit $1,268,610 $905,000 $363,610 28.66% Belmont Avenue $1,191,810 $962,000 $229,810 19.28% Blackburn Drive $1,224,660 $900,000 $324,660 26.51% Bonnard Drive $571,350 $422,000 $149,350 26.14% Capistrano Street $798,380 $590,800 $207,580 26.00% Claridge Condo Unit $1,038,750 $760,000 $278,750 26.84% Country Club Circle $1,655,580 $1,340,000 $315,580 19.06% Devon Drive $1,377,350 $1,060,000 $317,350 23.04% Duchess Trail $635,460 $500,780 $134,680 21.19% E Bethel School Road $540,340 $420,000 $120,340 22.27% Forest Lane $768,720 $618,720 $150,000 19.51% Heritage Circle $774,880 $572,510 $202,370 26.12% Ivy Hill Lane $581,200 $455,000 $126,200 21.71% Kahala Drive $701,190 $570,000 $131,190 18.71% Kessler Woods Court $1,889,190 $1,240,790 $648,400 34.32% Lakeland Drive $444,090 $301,000 $143,090 32.22% Laneri Avenue $1,030,740 $840,000 $190,740 18.51% Lange Circle $669,920 $533,800 $136,120 20.32% Lavendale Avenue $1,715,900 $1,362,610 $353,290 20.59% Livingston Avenue $3,593,560 $2,850,000 $743,560 20.69% Lobello Drive $1,443,780 $1,146,890 $296,890 20.56% Magnolia Lane $705,760 $535,000 $170,760 24.20% Marbrook Drive $1,000,320 $816,620 $183,700 18.36% Mobley Road $922,940 $742,000 $180,940 19.60% Montgomery Bend $663,790 $527,000 $136,790 20.61% N Clinton Avenue $571,130 $436,000 $135,130 23.66% N Montclair Avenue $554,590 $416,000 $138,590 24.99% N Nursery Road $1,234,510 $1,008,000 $226,510 18.35% Northaven Road $1,145,400 $837,810 $307,590 26.85% Pomona Road $2,201,070 $1,741,940 $459,130 20.86% Redwood Court $705,040 $463,520 $241,520 34.26% Rock Springs Road $528,850 $403,480 $125,370 23.71% Roland Avenue $1,010,690 $800,000 $210,690 20.85% Royal Lane $637,210 $522,180 $115,030 18.05% S Better Drive $1,330,740 $1,063,520 $267,220 20.08% S Shiloh Road $728,260 $596,200 $132,060 18.13% San Leandro Drive $1,268,430 $750,000 $518,430 40.87% Scenic Court $1,076,950 $885,170 $191,780 17.81% Sondra Drive $1,618,790 $1,311,380 $307,410 18.99% Saint Michaels Drive $1,144,810 $820,000 $324,810 28.37% Stonetrail Drive $1,112,620 $888,000 $224,620 20.19% Sugar Mill Road $705,460 $565,000 $140,460 19.91% Superior Lane $683,060 $557,000 $126,060 18.46% Velasco Avenue $1,140,310 $873,000 $267,310 23.44% W Lake Highlands Drive $2,002,460 $1,600,000 $402,460 20.10% Wander Lane $1,930,750 $1,531,280 $399,470 20.69% Washington Court $1,562,970 $1,200,000 $362,970 23.22% West Shore Drive $557,120 $417,520 $139,600 25.06% Wildwood Road $6,460,590 $4,723,070 $1,737,520 26.89%
How to Protest Property Taxes in Dallas County
We recommend protesting your appraised value, even if you file on your own. To contest your property taxes in Dallas County, you will need to do the following:
- File a Notice of Protest Form (Form 50-132) online, by mail, or in person by the deadline.
- Prepare evidence to support your lower value.
- If possible, resolve with an informal hearing with an appraiser.
- If necessary, attend an ARB hearing.
- Appeal through district court or binding arbitration.
File a Notice of Protest Form (Form 50-132)
You can file Form 50-132 online, by mail or in person. Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD) encourages homeowners to file online through uFile. To file online, visit the Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD) website and search for your property. You’ll need the pin number that is on your Notice of Appraised Value if you file online.
The deadline to file a Notice of Protest is May 15. Late protests can be filed if the ARB determines you have good cause for missing the deadline, such as a medical emergency. Good cause is entirely up to the ARB.
Prepare Evidence
DCAD lists the following items as standards for documentation (evidence) for informal hearings:
- Sale of subject property
- Sales of comparable properties
- Documented evidence of property issues
- Independent fee appraisal
If your reason for protesting is due to an unequal appraisal, you’ll need to provide data showing that your property was appraised at a higher value than similar properties as outlined in Section 41.43 of the Texas Property Tax Code.
Each appraisal district defends its value differently. All residential protests come down to these two elements: Adjustment Calculations and Comparable Selection. Be sure to confirm whether or not the comparables used against you are something you would have considered purchasing at the time you bought your home. DCAD uses smaller sales (price per foot), depreciation adjustments, and size adjustments.
Resolve with an Informal Review
The informal hearing is between you and the appraiser. You’ll need to provide copies of your evidence for the hearing.
An informal hearing can be done via phone or email. If you and the appraiser agree to a value, then you won’t need to do an Appraisal Review Board (ARB) hearing.
DCAD also offers a settlement program called the uFile Online Settlement Offer Program for eligible residential properties. This allows homeowners to settle their protest entirely online. Again if the protest remains unresolved, homeowners have the option to do an ARB hearing.
Attend an ARB Hearing
If you cannot reach a resolution, you can attend an ARB hearing in person or by phone.
Similar to the informal hearing, you’ll need to submit evidence before your hearing or when the hearing starts. DCAD recommends submitting the evidence five days before the hearing. You can also request the evidence that the appraisal district may introduce at the hearing.
Both parties may not introduce any new evidence during the hearing.
Following the ARB hearing, you’ll receive the ARB’s decision by certified mail.
Appeal through District Court, Binding Arbitration or SOAH
If you are not satisfied with the ARB’s decision, you can file a petition with the district court. You must do so within 60 days of receiving the ARB’s letter. You’ll also have to make partial payment on your property taxes.
There are two alternatives to district court:
- Appeal through binding arbitration (if the appraised or market value is $5 million or less). You must file no later than the 60th day from receiving the ARB letter, and you must pay an arbitration fee.
- Appeal to the State Office of Administrative Hearings. You must file no later than the 30th day of receiving the ARB’s decision, and you also have to pay a $1,500 filing fee.
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