Here's a list of the Dallas County property tax rates ranked in order of lowest to highest for 2009. The 2009 tax rates were just released by the appraisal district.
Property tax rates in Dallas county consist of three main taxing entities: City taxes, county taxes and school taxes. It's important to note that I don't recommend selecting a city in which to live based solely on the property tax rates because there are other factors to consider. Simply having a lower tax rate might in some ways equate to a lower cost of home ownership, but city and county services, as well as the quality of the schools, should also be considered.
Also, the Dallas area has some rather long commute times in some areas and some toll roads that can add up to a significant expense each month. Furthermore, the values by which homes are taxed at can often be quite different from their actual market value since home sales prices are not reported directly to the central appraisal district. It is not uncommon to see homes in some areas taxed below market value and homes in other areas to be taxed above fair market value.
The market value of a home may also fluctuate regularly, whereas tax appraised values are only set once per year. It's always a good idea to look up the individual tax value of a property before making a decision to purchase a home. The central appraisal district allows homeowners to protest the tax value of their home once per year, but not prior to actually becoming the owner of record.
Parts of some of the cities listed below also lie in adjacent counties. For example. part of the City of Richardson and the City of Dallas itself lie in Collin County. So the total tax rate for those areas may be different than what is shown below.
City City Rate ISD Rate County Rate TOTAL RATE
| Highland Park | 0.220000 | 1.110000 | 0.602212 | 1.932212 |
| University Park | 0.265480 | 1.110000 | 0.602212 | 1.977692 |
| Wilmer | 0.435990 | 1.271343 | 0.602212 | 2.309545 |
| Addison/ DISD | 0.496000 | 1.271343 | 0.602212 | 2.369555 |
| Sunnyvale | 0.407962 | 1.360000 | 0.602212 | 2.370174 |
| Hutchins | 0.563000 | 1.271343 | 0.602212 | 2.436555 |
| Addison/ CFBISD | 0.496000 | 1.342200 | 0.602212 | 2.440412 |
| Farmers Branch | 0.519500 | 1.342200 | 0.602212 | 2.463912 |
| Richardson | 0.575160 | 1.340050 | 0.602212 | 2.517422 |
| Seagoville | 0.650000 | 1.271343 | 0.602212 | 2.523555 |
| Coppell | 0.641460 | 1.283400 | 0.602212 | 2.527072 |
| Garland | 0.704600 | 1.253300 | 0.602212 | 2.560112 |
| Sachse | 0.705819 | 1.253300 | 0.602212 | 2.561331 |
| Carrollton | 0.617875 | 1.342200 | 0.602212 | 2.562287 |
| Irving | 0.540600 | 1.425000 | 0.602212 | 2.567812 |
| Rowlett | 0.747173 | 1.253300 | 0.602212 | 2.602685 |
| Dallas | 0.747900 | 1.271343 | 0.602212 | 2.621455 |
| Balch Springs/ DISD | 0.760000 | 1.271343 | 0.602212 | 2.633555 |
| Cedar Hill | 0.641400 | 1.400000 | 0.602212 | 2.643612 |
| Cockrell Hill | 0.788113 | 1.271343 | 0.602212 | 2.661668 |
| Mesquite | 0.640000 | 1.420000 | 0.602212 | 2.662212 |
| Duncanville | 0.696000 | 1.418000 | 0.602212 | 2.716212 |
| Grand Prairie | 0.669998 | 1.465000 | 0.602212 | 2.737210 |
| Balch Springs/ MISD | 0.760000 | 1.420000 | 0.602212 | 2.782212 |
| DeSoto | 0.699730 | 1.490000 | 0.602212 | 2.791942 |
| Lancaster | 0.777500 | 1.412700 | 0.602212 | 2.792412 |
| Glenn Heights | 0.739322 | 1.590000 | 0.602212 | 2.931534 |
This information was obtained by third parties. While I believe it to be accurate, I make no claim or warranty as to their accuracy.
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