Protesting your home’s property value could help reduce how much you pay in property taxes for the year. In 2024, NTPTS clients in Denton County received an average reduction of $58,844 on their property value.
2024 Denton Protest Results for Residential Homestead Reductions
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$58,844
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$37,951
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$36,266
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In Denton County, the appraisal district is responsible for determining the value of residential and commercial properties. As a property owner, your property taxes are based on this value.
If the district sets your property’s value too high, you have the right to protest to reduce your home’s value, thus reducing your property taxes.
Estimating Property Taxes in Denton County
Property taxes are calculated based on assessed value each year. Tax rates are determined by taxing entities. Every property has its own taxing entity boundaries, so one property can have different rates than its neighbor.
Denton County is among Texas counties with the highest median property taxes. For estimating purposes, let’s assume the tax rate in Denton County is 2.5%. A property owner has a home with an assessed value of $550,000 in Flower Mound and Lewisville Independent School District. When accounting for taxing entities and tax rates, this homeowner could estimate paying $13,750 in property taxes.
Again, this is just an estimate, but it does illustrate the importance of reviewing your assessed value each year and filing a protest.
If you are a homeowner in Denton County, view this year’s tax rates and other information from the Denton County Appraisal District.
Are your property taxes too high? Learn how our experienced tax consultants can help you protest your property taxes and get a reduction.
Sample Reductions for Denton County
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*These are reductions obtained across Denton County
Street Original Value Final Value Reduction % 10th Street $705,000 $552,000 $153,000 21.70% Arvin Hill Road $2,040,459 $1,300,000 $740,459 36.29% Barbelle Ave $1,092,856 $892,000 $200,856 18.38% Bellaire Court $831,110 $699,300 $131,810 15.86% Bentley Court $1,435,099 $1,208,000 $227,099 15.82% Bolivar Street $517,700 $356,000 $161,700 31.23% Cessna Road $716,986 $524,000 $192,986 26.92% Cousteau Court $1,415,000 $1,176,000 $239,000 16.89% Crawford Road $909,572 $750,000 $159,572 17.54% Cypress Hill Drive $615,000 $517,200 $97,800 15.90% Diamond Point Drive $1,084,110 $912,000 $172,110 15.88% E Blackjack Road $5,067,535 $3,390,000 $1,677,535 33.10% Heartwood Drive $516,471 $390,000 $126,471 24.49% Hemingway Lane $681,000 $540,000 $141,000 20.70% Hickory Hill Circle $1,151,000 $894,000 $257,000 22.33% High Road $1,210,011 $988,000 $222,011 18.35% Indian Trail $804,741 $669,000 $135,741 16.87% James Price Court $1,751,319 $1,420,000 $331,319 18.92% Josephine Street $2,074,129 $1,694,000 $380,129 18.33% Kern River Drive $963,050 $750,000 $213,050 22.12% Kimblewick Drive $513,787 $427,000 $86,787 16.89% Lake Trail Drive $964,922 $747,000 $217,922 22.58% Latigo Lane $1,641,000 $1,369,000 $272,000 16.58% Long Isles Lane $1,777,321 $1,475,000 $302,321 17.01% Mayfield Drive $928,460 $650,000 $278,460 29.99% McCallum Blvd $4,735,925 $3,991,000 $744,925 15.73% Meandering Creek Drive $556,515 $459,000 $97,515 17.52% Michael Road $699,167 $510,000 $189,167 27.06% Mills Branch Circle $921,000 $774,000 $147,000 15.96% Nature Way $10,147,103 $7,000,000 $3,147,103 31.01% Navo Road $8,645,448 $7,199,000 $1,446,448 16.73% Noble Way $2,425,000 $2,021,000 $404,000 16.66% Northfalls Court $1,343,846 $1,130,700 $213,146 15.86% Odneal Road $512,758 $374,000 $138,758 27.06% Riverhill Road $1,312,173 $1,102,800 $209,373 15.96% Round Table Blvd $1,000,000 $838,000 $162,000 16.20% Sandero Drive $515,000 $415,000 $100,000 19.42% Shorefront Lane $2,627,811 $1,985,000 $642,811 24.46% Simmons Road $1,059,522 $841,000 $218,522 20.62% Spring Hill Road $1,144,320 $879,000 $265,320 23.19% Stampede Drive $1,040,807 $831,000 $209,807 20.16% Statesman Lane $945,775 $795,600 $150,175 15.88% Stonefield Way $537,061 $437,000 $100,061 18.63% Stonewood Blvd $580,000 $417,000 $163,000 28.10% Strader Road $1,830,184 $1,531,000 $299,184 16.35% T N Skiles Road $765,000 $578,000 $187,000 24.44% Tuscan Hills Circle $570,116 $464,000 $106,116 18.61% W Jeter Road $4,287,984 $3,487,000 $800,984 18.68% Wild Oak Lane $1,300,000 $685,000 $615,000 47.31% Yukon Drive $1,390,453 $1,171,200 $219,253 15.77% -
*These are reductions obtained across Denton County
Street Original Value Final Value Reduction % Barnett Blvd $1,756,535 $1,217,610 $538,925 30.68% Bluegill Lane $906,095 $682,000 $224,095 24.73% Breezywood Drive $754,193 $571,000 $183,193 24.29% Briar Hill Lane $2,437,269 $1,658,000 $779,269 31.97% Broadmoor Way $3,143,023 $2,625,000 $518,023 16.48% Cessna Road $996,754 $774,000 $222,754 22.35% Clearwell Lane $1,322,358 $1,013,000 $309,358 23.39% Country Club Road $2,064,012 $1,196,000 $868,012 42.05% Coyote Road $3,341,863 $2,764,000 $577,863 17.29% Cross Timbers Drive $906,725 $701,000 $205,725 22.69% David Fort Road $1,354,488 $1,025,000 $329,488 24.33% Del Pino Court $1,907,886 $1,463,000 $444,886 23.32% E University Drive $512,954 $360,000 $152,954 29.82% Frankie Lane $839,367 $586,000 $253,367 30.19% Genevieve Court $3,048,832 $2,545,000 $503,832 16.53% Grand Falls Circle $1,329,184 $1,013,000 $316,184 23.79% Harvey Circle $504,984 $344,123 $160,861 31.85% Herod Street $731,467 $566,000 $165,467 22.62% Hickory Hill Circle $1,699,613 $1,326,000 $373,613 21.98% High Point Drive $1,166,008 $909,000 $257,008 22.04% Huron Circle $528,776 $405,000 $123,776 23.41% Kern River Drive $1,439,532 $903,000 $536,532 37.27% Kettledrum Drive $1,191,569 $945,000 $246,569 20.69% King Ranch Road $2,488,674 $2,045,000 $443,674 17.83% King Road $4,067,456 $2,709,904 $1,357,552 33.38% Lanier Way $1,373,222 $1,013,000 $360,222 26.23% Longspur Drive $585,575 $458,000 $127,575 21.79% Marbella Drive $779,221 $607,000 $172,221 22.10% Mesa Drive $808,618 $644,000 $164,618 20.36% Mills Branch Circle $1,190,722 $921,000 $269,722 22.65% Pepperport Lane $1,553,000 $1,200,000 $353,000 22.73% Prince William Lane $3,469,232 $2,948,000 $521,232 15.02% Rose Lane $554,392 $400,670 $153,722 27.73% Royal Melbourne Drive $909,712 $709,000 $200,712 22.06% Sadau Court $2,757,353 $2,343,300 $414,053 15.02% Saddleback Lane $2,970,127 $2,399,000 $571,127 19.23% Savannah Ridge Drive $2,955,549 $2,500,000 $455,549 15.41% Shorecrest Street $907,610 $642,000 $265,610 29.26% Simmons Road $1,037,605 $800,000 $237,605 22.90% South Colony Blvd $702,812 $490,000 $212,812 30.28% Stowe Lane $1,180,539 $893,000 $287,539 24.36% Sunset Cove Lane $814,145 $589,000 $225,145 27.65% Switchback Street $776,279 $613,000 $163,279 21.03% Teel Parkway $3,828,033 $3,118,323 $709,710 18.54% Timber Oaks Court $2,123,954 $1,451,000 $672,954 31.68% Via Italia Drive $1,612,154 $1,290,000 $322,154 19.98% Village Springs Drive $1,248,182 $967,000 $281,182 22.53% W University Drive $1,067,525 $837,643 $229,882 21.53% W Walters Street $1,159,737 $728,000 $431,737 37.23% Waters Edge Drive $2,286,133 $1,899,000 $387,133 16.93% -
*These are reductions obtained across Denton County.
Street Original Value Final Value Reduction % Arvin Hill Road $739,190 $530,000 $209,190 28.30% Autumn Sage Drive $781,505 $655,000 $126,505 16.19% Bloomfield Lane $847,612 $710,000 $137,612 16.24% Bowie Street $846,305 $703,000 $143,305 16.93% Braewood Bay Drive $2,426,365 $2,005,000 $421,365 17.37% Broken Log Lane $968,343 $761,000 $207,343 21.41% Bronco Blvd $900,703 $747,000 $153,703 17.06% Cavall Drive $798,005 $614,000 $184,005 23.06% Cessna Road $556,569 $350,000 $206,569 37.11% Covent Garden Lane $1,194,358 $990,000 $204,358 17.11% Cross Timbers Drive $787,683 $645,000 $142,683 18.11% Deer Run Road $509,380 $107,000 $402,380 78.99% Doral Court $1,490,318 $1,249,000 $241,318 16.19% E Hickory Ridge Circle $1,329,661 $1,124,000 $205,661 15.47% E University Drive $482,549 $350,000 $132,549 27.47% Egan Street $563,915 $428,000 $135,915 24.10% Golden Circle $590,206 $485,000 $105,206 17.83% Heron Cove Lane $642,311 $522,000 $120,311 18.73% High Point Circle $1,126,797 $911,000 $215,797 19.15% Jenbri Street $1,037,882 $875,000 $162,882 15.69% La Jolla Drive $1,028,951 $870,000 $158,951 15.45% Lanier Way $1,123,230 $842,000 $281,230 25.04% Latigo Lane $848,056 $465,000 $383,056 45.17% Lead Plumb Drive $863,155 $609,000 $254,155 29.44% Leisure Pace Lane $381,273 $292,000 $89,273 23.41% Loxton Blvd $1,222,407 $1,020,000 $202,407 16.56% Maverick Way $945,308 $783,000 $162,308 17.17% Montura Lane $653,610 $476,000 $177,610 27.17% Pecan Drive $688,800 $579,000 $109,800 15.94% Pecan Valley Court $375,698 $240,000 $135,698 36.12% Prestonwood Drive $676,125 $550,000 $126,125 18.65% Princess Lane $429,161 $326,000 $103,161 24.04% Ranchview Drive $493,779 $390,000 $103,779 21.02% Roma Drive $830,064 $645,000 $185,064 22.30% Running Bay $1,354,327 $1,149,000 $205,327 15.16% S 5th Street $340,107 $250,000 $90,107 26.49% S Shady Shores Road $1,546,797 $1,270,000 $276,797 17.89% Snapdragon Road $739,181 $513,000 $226,181 30.60% Spencer Lane $589,302 $449,000 $140,302 23.81% Spring Hill Road $735,181 $600,000 $135,181 18.39% Stonewood Blvd $1,416,077 $1,193,000 $223,077 15.75% Sunnyland Drive $498,169 $397,408 $100,761 20.23% Surveyor Road $518,079 $391,000 $127,079 24.53% Timber Oaks Court $1,080,635 $890,000 $190,635 17.64% Trent Road $731,261 $569,000 $162,261 22.19% Twin Harbors Drive $677,256 $525,000 $152,256 22.48% Waters Edge Drive $492,143 $360,990 $131,153 26.65% Waterscape Drive $469,808 $371,900 $97,908 20.84% Wembley $671,808 $570,000 $101,808 15.15% Whispering Woods Court $2,405,691 $1,849,000 $556,691 23.14%
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How to Protest Property Taxes in Denton County
Looking to reduce your property taxes? You can file a protest on your own.
- Complete a Notice of Protest Form (Form 50-132). You will need to indicate the reason(s) you are protesting.
- Submit the form by May 15 or within 30 days from the date that the Denton County Appraisal District sent their appraisal letter to you.
- Prepare for your hearing with the Denton Appraisal Review Board by gathering any information that supports your case that the assessed property value is too high.
- Attend an informal hearing online, over the phone or in person with the Denton County Appraisal District appraiser.
- If there is no settlement, you will need to attend a formal hearing with the Appraisal Review Board.
File a Notice of Protest
First, you must let the appraisal district know that you would like to contest your appraised value. File a written Notice of Protest by mail, in person, or drop box. You can also file through Denton CAD’s eportal.
Like all Texas counties, the deadline to file is May 15 or 30 days after the notice was sent. If the deadline changes, Denton CAD will communicate the deadline to homeowners. Late appeals are typically only honored if you are able to demonstrate good cause, so make sure to file on time.
Prepare Evidence
Next, you’ll need to prepare evidence to support your lower value. Examples of evidence can include photos of damage, receipts or quotes for repairs, independent appraisals, etc.
In addition, reach out to Denton CAD to ask for the evidence used in their assessment so you can directly address it.
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. Denton CAD uses land adjustments, neighborhood adjustments, and depreciation adjustments to their advantage.
Resolve with an Informal Review
You have the option to do an informal review with the appraiser before attending a hearing with the Denton Appraisal Review Board (ARB). This is a one-on-one discussion with the appraiser. If you are interested in this option, make sure to indicate it on the Notice of Protest.
If you are not able to agree on a value with the appraiser, you can continue your appeal with a formal hearing with the DARB.
Attend an ARB Hearing
You can attend a formal hearing with the ARB in person, by phone, or by videoconference. If you don’t want to attend a hearing in person, you can submit an affidavit and evidence instead. An affidavit is mandatory for phone or video hearings. You’ll indicate which type of hearing you prefer when you file.
These restrictions make it critically important to request and enforce the rule of 14-day evidence, which means that the appraisal district must send you the hearing procedures and inform you that you can request copies of their evidence.
Both parties will have the opportunity to present their evidence at the hearing and cross examine the opposing party’s evidence. The CAD is not allowed to present anything else.
The ARB will send their final determination by certified mail within 30 days of the hearing date. This letter also contains information about further appeal options.
Appeal through District Court, Binding Arbitration or SOAH
Depending on the property type and protest details, you can appeal with the district court, binding arbitration, or State of Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). Binding arbitration is less formal than district court.
If filing with the district court, you must do so within 60 days of receiving the ARB’s letter. For binding arbitration, the deadline to file is no later than the 60th day from receiving the ARB letter. To appeal to the SOAH, you must file no later than 30 days from receiving the ARB letter.
Filing fees and partial payment of your taxes is required for all of these appeal options.
The final value will either be lowered or kept to the ARB’s determination.
While you can complete the entire appeal process on your own, a property tax reduction firm can file on your behalf.
If you are a Denton County resident with high property taxes, find out how NTPTS can reduce your property value and save you money.