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Dallas County Property Tax Appeal Guide
Dallas County homeowners can protest their property taxes by filing with the Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD) before May 15, or by mid-July under Texas Property Tax Code Section 41.44(b) for late protests. Our analysis of 616,759 Dallas County homes found 23.1% assessed above comparable sales, with average potential savings of $742/year.
Dallas homeowners save an average of $742/year when they appeal with strong comparable evidence. 84% of well-prepared protests succeed.
How to protest property taxes in Dallas County
Every Texas homeowner has a right to protest their assessed value under Texas Property Tax Code §41.41. In Dallas County, protests are handled by the Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD). The usual deadline is May 15 or 30 days after your appraisal notice was mailed, whichever is later. A weekend or legal-holiday deadline moves to the next regular business day. Confirm your district calendar and tax year.
DCAD uses uFile for online protests. The district handles a high volume each year, so file early in April for the best informal hearing slots before the May 15 deadline.
The strongest protests include 3-7 comparable sales from the last 12 months in your immediate neighborhood, adjusted for square footage, age, and condition. Dallas-area assessors typically reduce values when presented with clear, recent comp data.
Dallas County is one of the counties in our Texas Over-Assessment Study, where we ran millions of homes through the same unequal-appraisal comparison the DCAD uses. You can check your own address free in 30 seconds, or read our full methodology first.
File With
Dallas Central Appraisal District
- Address
- 2949 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247
- Phone
- (214) 631-0910
- Website
- dallascad.org
- Next deadline
- Check your notice and district calendar (notice and business-day rules apply)
Live · pulled from DCAD public records
$254,031,063 in projected annual overpayments across 81 Dallas County ZIPs.
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