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Property Taxes in Carrollton, TX

By Mariela Lovo Ol, REALTOR® · Updated

Property taxes in Carrollton, TX are the sum of several taxing units, and the total depends on your county and school district. Below are the 2025 adopted rates, the exemptions that lower your bill and the deadlines to know.

How is a Carrollton property tax bill built?

The appraisal district sets your home's value each year, and each taxing unit applies its own rate per $100 of taxable value. Most Carrollton homes are in Dallas County, but the north is in Denton County and a small part is in Collin County.

Look up any address on the Dallas Central Appraisal District or Denton Central Appraisal District site to see its taxing units, exemptions and past values.

What are the tax rates for a Dallas County home in Carrollton?

Dallas Central Appraisal District lists these 2025 rates per $100 of value. Dallas County: $0.2155. Parkland Hospital: $0.212. Dallas College: $0.106575. City of Carrollton: $0.5375. Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD: $0.9481.

Together they add up to about $2.02 per $100 before exemptions. Dallas ISD, at $0.993835, and Coppell ISD, at $0.9819, serve small areas instead.

What are the tax rates for a Denton County home in Carrollton?

Denton County adopted a rate of $0.185938 per $100 for fiscal year 2025–26. Lewisville ISD's 2025 rate is $1.1178, and the City of Carrollton's is $0.5375.

Those three add up to about $1.84 per $100 before exemptions. Check the appraisal record for any other units on a specific address.

Which exemptions lower your Carrollton tax bill?

Once you own and live in the home, file for the residence homestead exemption. School districts must exempt $140,000 of a homestead's value, and owners 65 or older or disabled get another $60,000 school exemption.

In 2025, the City of Carrollton offered a 20% homestead exemption and a $110,000 exemption for owners 65 or older or disabled. Dallas County, Parkland Hospital and Dallas College each offered 20% plus $100,000 for those owners.

After a home qualifies, its appraised value for taxes cannot rise more than 10% a year, starting the following tax year. The general deadline to file is before May 1.

What would taxes be on a $300,000 Carrollton home?

Here is one example using 2025 rates for a Dallas County homestead in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, appraised at $300,000, with no age or disability exemptions. County, hospital and college taxes on $240,000: about $1,282. City tax on $240,000: $1,290.

School tax on $160,000: about $1,517. The total is about $4,089 a year. Your own bill will differ, and 2026 rates are being set this fall.

How do you protest your value, and what about MUDs and PIDs?

Each spring the appraisal district mails value notices. You can protest by May 15 or within 30 days after the notice is mailed, whichever is later.

If a home is in a municipal utility district or public improvement district, the seller must give you a written notice before you sign. Add any MUD tax or PID assessment to your budget.

See how taxes fit your full budget on the Carrollton cost of living page, and run the numbers in the mortgage calculator.

Common questions

What is the property tax rate in Carrollton, TX?

For a Dallas County home in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, 2025 rates add up to about $2.02 per $100 of taxable value before exemptions. For a Denton County home in Lewisville ISD, the city, county and school rates add up to about $1.84. Check the appraisal record for your exact address.

When is the homestead exemption deadline in Carrollton?

The general deadline is before May 1 of the tax year. File with the appraisal district for your county, such as the Dallas Central Appraisal District or Denton Central Appraisal District. If you buy after January 1, you may qualify for the part of the year after you move in.

How much can my Carrollton home's taxable value go up each year?

Once your homestead qualifies, its appraised value for taxes cannot rise more than 10% a year, plus the value of new improvements. The limit starts on January 1 of the tax year after you qualify.

What is the protest deadline for Carrollton property taxes?

You can protest by May 15 or within 30 days after the appraisal district mails your notice, whichever is later. Sales of similar homes are useful evidence.

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