Dallas County Property Tax Estimator

2025 rates for every Dallas County city, school district and special district, preloaded. Pick your units, enter your value.

Short answer: Dallas County's rate is 0.2155%. A $400,000 homestead in Dallas pays about $7,515.47 a year at a combined 2.22671%.

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Taxing units

County

City

If you live outside any city limits, choose "Unincorporated / no city."

School district (ISD)

Special districts

Important: MUDs, ESDs, hospital districts, flood-control districts, and similar special districts depend on your exact address, not just your county or city. None are selected by default. Verify which ones cover your property on your county appraisal district's website before relying on this estimate.

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Property details

Market or appraised value ($)

Do you have a residence homestead exemption on this property?

Yes

Are you age 65+ or disabled?

Yes

This only adds the extra school exemption if you also have a homestead exemption above.

Per-unit breakdown
Taxing unit	Rate	Exemption	Taxable value	Tax

Dallas County example

To match it, pick Dallas and Dallas ISD, then tick Dallas College District, Dallas County Hospital District, enter $400,000 and choose homestead: yes.

Dallas County $862
Dallas $2,795
Dallas ISD $2,584
Dallas College District $426
Dallas County Hospital District $848

$400,000 homestead in Dallas
Unit	Taxable	Rate	Tax
Dallas County	$400,000	0.2155%$0.2155 per $100	$862.00
Dallas	$400,000	0.6988%$0.6988 per $100	$2,795.20
Dallas ISD	$260,000	0.993835%$0.993835 per $100	$2,583.97
Dallas College District	$400,000	0.106575%$0.106575 per $100	$426.30
Dallas County Hospital District	$400,000	0.212%$0.212 per $100	$848.00
Total		2.22671%$2.22671 per $100	$7,515.47

Appraisal district: Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD)
Protest deadline: May 15 (next business day if that falls on a weekend), or 30 days after the notice is mailed — whichever is later (Tax Code §41.44). Check your notice.

Questions

What is the Dallas County property tax rate?

Dallas County's own 2025 rate is 0.2155% ($0.2155 per $100). Cities add 0.199296% to 0.807891% and school districts 0.8347% to 1.2308%, so your total depends on your address.

How much is property tax on a $400,000 home in Dallas?

About $7,515.47 a year for a homestead, at a combined 2.22671% (Dallas County, Dallas, Dallas ISD, Dallas College District, Dallas County Hospital District), after the $140,000 school homestead exemption and before any local optional exemptions.

What exemptions does the estimator apply?

Only the state school-district homestead exemption: $140,000, or $200,000 if you are 65+ or disabled. County, city and special-district exemptions vary by unit and are not assumed.

Where do I find my exact taxing units in Dallas County?

Look up your property on Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD). Your account lists every unit that taxes it, including MUDs and ESDs.