Denton County property taxEstimate your bill and protest your appraisal.
Your bill starts from the value Denton County’s appraisal district puts on your home. Below are the 2025 rates for every unit that taxes Denton County homes, a worked example, and the 2027 protest dates. Then put in your own numbers.
Opens the calculator set to Denton County.
- Rates
- 2025
- School districts
- 17
- Cities
- 43
- Special districts
- 51
- Protest deadline
- May 17, 2027
2025 tax rates, Denton County
Per $100 of taxable valuePart 1 Units that tax every home in the county
- 01Denton County$0.185938
Part 2 The largest school district
- 02Lewisville ISD$1.1178
The district that covers the most taxable value in Denton County. 16 other districts tax part of the county; they're listed below.
Part 3 Example: a $300,000 homestead in Lewisville ISD, outside city limits
| Unit | Taxable | Tax |
|---|---|---|
| Denton County | $300,000 | $558 |
| Lewisville ISD | $160,000 | $1,788 |
Estimated yearly tax
$2,346
Each $10,000 cut from this appraisal saves about $130 a year.
An example value, not a typical Denton County home. The school line subtracts the $140,000 state homestead exemption. It leaves out city and special district taxes and any local-option exemptions the county or school district offers, so your bill can differ.
Estimate My TaxSource Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Tax Rates and Levies (https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/rates/). Adopted 2025 rates.
Checking Denton County…
Tax Code 41.44
Protesting in Denton County.
State law sets the protest rules, so they’re the same in Denton County as in every Texas county. You file with the appraisal district, not the county.
- 01Apr 2027
Your notice arrives
It lists a market value and an appraised value. You’re taxed on the appraised value, less your exemptions.
- 02May 17, 2027
Protest deadline
File Form 50-132, the Notice of Protest, by May 15 or within 30 days after your notice was delivered, whichever is later. May 15 is a Saturday in 2027, so the deadline moves to Monday, May 17. Many districts take protests online.
- 03May to Jul
Informal meeting
Most districts offer a meeting with a staff appraiser before the hearing, and many protests settle there. Take an offer only if it matches your evidence.
- 04Summer
Review board hearing
If the meeting doesn’t settle it, the appraisal review board, a panel of local citizens, hears both sides and rules.
Tax Code 41.43(b)(3)
Equal appraisal
You can protest that your home is appraised unequally. The board has to rule for you unless the district shows your appraised value is at or below the median of a reasonable number of comparable homes, adjusted for their differences. Every home’s appraised value is public, so you can build this case without sale prices.
Tax Code 23.23
The 10% homestead cap
Once your home has a homestead exemption, its appraised value can’t rise more than 10% a year, plus the value of new improvements. The market value on your notice can rise faster. Check that the appraised value respects the cap.
Where you file
Denton County appraisal district.
Every Texas county is served by an appraisal district, which sets values. The taxing units set the rates. Your notice, the protest form, and the hearing all go through the district.
- Website
- dentoncad.com
- Phone
- 940-349-3800
- Office
- 3911 Morse St., Denton, TX 76208-6331
Source Texas Comptroller, county directory, listing updated September 25, 2026. Confirm the details with the district before you file.
Every school district and city.
Which ones tax your home depends on where it sits. Your notice lists them. Rates are 2025, per $100 of taxable value. Denton County also has 51 special districts in the rates file, including 21 municipal utility districts, 13 fresh water supply districts and 9 water control and improvement districts. The calculator lists them.
| District | Rate |
|---|---|
| Argyle ISD | $1.1727 |
| Aubrey ISD | $1.2249 |
| Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD | $0.9481 |
| Celina ISD | $1.2089 |
| Denton ISD | $1.2069 |
| Era ISD | $0.813144 |
| Frisco ISD | $1.0194 |
| Krum ISD | $1.1952 |
| Lake Dallas ISD | $1.2552 |
| Lewisville ISD | $1.1178 |
| Little Elm ISD | $1.2252 |
| Northwest ISD | $1.0841 |
| Pilot Point ISD | $0.9382 |
| Ponder ISD | $1.2766 |
| Prosper ISD | $1.2141 |
| Sanger ISD | $1.1434 |
| Slidell ISD | $0.9726 |
| City | Rate |
|---|---|
| Argyle | $0.3431 |
| Aubrey | $0.4500 |
| Bartonville | $0.173646 |
| Carrollton | $0.5375 |
| Celina | $0.576401 |
| City of New Fairview | $0.3100 |
| Coppell | $0.444976 |
| Copper Canyon | $0.26599 |
| Corinth | $0.53709 |
| Corral City | $0.2500 |
| Dallas | $0.6988 |
| Denton | $0.59542 |
| Dish | $0.253636 |
| Double Oak | $0.178384 |
| Flower Mound | $0.387277 |
| Fort Worth | $0.6700 |
| Frisco | $0.425517 |
| Grapevine | $0.237228 |
| Hackberry | $0.168866 |
| Haslet | $0.31545 |
| Hickory Creek | $0.211205 |
| Highland Village | $0.500984 |
| Justin | $0.6700 |
| Krugerville | $0.422571 |
| Krum | $0.661365 |
| Lake Dallas | $0.559711 |
| Lakewood Village | $0.3200 |
| Lewisville | $0.419009 |
| Little Elm | $0.549901 |
| Northlake | $0.2950 |
| Oak Point | $0.43546 |
| Pilot Point | $0.604974 |
| Plano | $0.4376 |
| Ponder | $0.694379 |
| Prosper | $0.5050 |
| Roanoke | $0.326182 |
| Sanger | $0.689747 |
| Shady Shores | $0.290476 |
| Southlake | $0.2950 |
| The Colony | $0.6300 |
| Town of Providence Village | $0.474743 |
| Town of Westlake | $0.1850 |
| Trophy Club | $0.412864 |