Tarrant County Property Tax Protest Savings Calculator

See what a lower TAD value would save, unit by unit, with Tarrant County's 2025 rates preloaded.

Short answer: savings = value reduction × your combined rate. In Fort Worth (2.16258%), every $10,000 off your value saves about $216.26 a year.

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Taxing units

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MUDs, ESDs, and similar districts depend on your exact address. None are selected by default — verify yours on your appraisal district's site.

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Property values

Noticed (appraised) value this year ($)

Target value after protest ($)

Support this with comparable sales or an unequal-appraisal comparison — see the prep checklist below.

Do you have a residence homestead exemption on this property?

Yes

Are you age 65+ or disabled?

Yes

Only affects the units-picker mode, where it adds the school homestead exemption automatically.

Per-unit savings
Taxing unit	Rate	Noticed tax	Target tax	Savings

Tarrant County example

$400,000 noticed → $360,000 target, homestead, pick Fort Worth and Fort Worth ISD, then tick Tarrant County College, Tarrant County Hospital District.

$7,209.58Tax at $400,000
$6,344.55Tax at $360,000
$865.03Yearly savings
2.16258%Combined rate

Appraisal district: Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD)
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

How much could a protest save in Fort Worth?

If a $400,000 Fort Worth homestead is lowered to $360,000, the bill drops by about $865.03 a year: the $40,000 reduction × the combined 2.16258%.

How do I file a protest with TAD?

Online through the TAD new portal (tad.org/account/create) for protests; legacy portal for value negotiation, using your account number and online / E-FILE PIN and owner ID from your appraisal notice. Tarrant Appraisal District, 2500 Handley-Ederville Road, Fort Worth TX 76118; 817-284-0024. Paper option: the Notice of Protest form included with your value notice, or Form 50-132.

What is the Tarrant County 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). Your notice from TAD shows the exact date.

Do I need to hire a protest company?

No. Filing is free and you can present your own evidence. The free TAD protest kit walks you through it.