Carrollton property tax protests: 2026 data

Name: Carrollton property tax protests: 2026 data
Creator: TaxProtesting.com

34,754 single-family homes in Denton and Dallas counties, compared with their most similar neighbors.

Updated October 12, 2026. Source: Denton Central Appraisal District and the Dallas Central Appraisal District, 2026 data. Methodology

single-family homes compared: 34,754
valued above similar homes nearby: 47%
look worth protesting in 2026: 63%
median value change from last year: +0%

47% of Carrollton homes are valued above similar homes nearby

We compared each of 34,754 single-family homes with its most similar neighbors (same neighborhood and quality, similar size and age). 47% have a house value above the median of those homes: together, $359.6 million of house value above them. Texas lets you protest a value that is above the median of comparable homes.

Link to this findingSource: Denton Central Appraisal District and the Dallas Central Appraisal District, 2026

21,761 Carrollton homes look worth protesting in 2026

We rate 4,049 "Yes" and 17,712 "Maybe".

Link to this findingSource: Denton Central Appraisal District and the Dallas Central Appraisal District, 2026

28% of Texas homeowners protested in 2026, and 72% of decided protests got a reduction

Of 977,048 Texas homeowners in our data, 271,107 protested their 2026 value; 182,845 of 253,402 decided protests lowered it, typically by $15,870 (3.3% of the value). (The Denton Central Appraisal District doesn't publish protest results, so this uses our Texas data.)

Link to this findingSource: our Texas data

Texas homeowners who protested on their own got bigger reductions than those who hired an agent: $22,780 vs. $14,690

The typical winning protest cut the value by 5.3% on your own vs. 3% with an agent. (The Denton Central Appraisal District doesn't publish protest results, so this uses our Texas data.)

On your own

$22,780

typical value cut among wins (5.3%)

Decided protests won: 62%
Cost: $0–50
Off the yearly tax bill: about $330, all yours

With a paid agent

$14,690

typical value cut among wins (3%)

Decided protests won: 75%
Cost: 25–40% of the tax saved
Off the yearly tax bill: about $213, minus $53–$85 to the agent

Source: our Texas data, 2026 protests. Tax figures at a typical 1.5% effective tax rate. Agent or do it yourself? · Methodology

An agent keeps 25–40% of what you save. Doing it yourself costs $0–50.

At a typical 1.5% Texas tax rate, the typical win on your own takes about $330 a year off the tax bill, and you keep all of it. The typical agent win takes off about $213, and the agent keeps about $53–$85 of that. Filing is free, online or by mail, and there's no agent contract to renew or cancel each year.

Link to this findingSource: Denton Central Appraisal District and the Dallas Central Appraisal District, 2026

The typical Texas home's value rose 0% this year

Median change in appraised market value from last year. (The Denton Central Appraisal District doesn't publish last year's values, so this uses our Texas data.)

Link to this findingSource: our Texas data

The typical Texas home pays about $7,106 a year in property tax

Our estimate from 2026 published tax rates and each home's exemptions: 1.5% of market value. (The Denton Central Appraisal District and the Dallas Central Appraisal District don't publish tax rates with its data, so this uses our Texas data.)

Link to this findingSource: our Texas data

25% of Carrollton homes have no homestead exemption on file

Usually a rental or second home. If it's your own home, a homestead exemption takes $140,000 off its school taxable value and caps yearly increases in taxable value at 10%; you apply with your appraisal district (Form 50-114).

Link to this findingSource: Denton Central Appraisal District and the Dallas Central Appraisal District, 2026

Is your home one of them?

Free, in about 10 seconds: how your home compares with similar homes nearby.

By the numbers

Single-family homes	34,754
Median market value	$392,071
Median change from last year	+0%
Median value per sq ft	$202
Median living area	1,981 sq ft
Median lot	7,545 sq ft
Median year built	1984
Homes with a pool	16%
Homestead exemption on file	75%
Homes with a paid protest agent	28%

Carrollton by county

County	Homes	Median value	Change	Above similar homes	Worth protesting	Protested	Won
Denton County	23,022	$410,000	–	48%	52%	–	–
Dallas County	11,732	$350,350	+0%	46%	83%	24%	71%

"Above similar homes": share of homes whose house value is above the median of their most similar neighbors. "Worth protesting": homes we rate Yes or Maybe. "Won": share of decided protests that lowered the value.

Neighborhoods in Carrollton

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Neighborhood	Homes	Above similar homes	Worth protesting
Neighborhood DC02125	2,149	47%	57%
Neighborhood DC02033	991	49%	53%
Neighborhood DC02104	828	49%	49%
Neighborhood DC02064	812	51%	53%
Neighborhood DC02006	791	47%	53%
Neighborhood DC02098	682	50%	50%
Neighborhood DC02019	554	50%	50%
Neighborhood DC02804	507	49%	51%
Crosby Estates	464	49%	89%
Neighborhood DC02148	417	52%	52%
Country North Estates	405	51%	88%
Holiday Park	394	48%	95%
Mill Valley	393	51%	82%
Neighborhood DC02070	389	49%	48%
Neighborhood DC02802	386	48%	48%
Neighborhood DC02156	383	49%	49%
Neighborhood DC02063TH	380	47%	57%
Neighborhood DC02014	373	49%	52%
Whitlock	365	49%	84%
Neighborhood DC02063	363	47%	52%
Josey Ranch	352	47%	88%
Carrollton Downs	349	47%	81%
Neighborhood DS09024	314	51%	51%
Neighborhood DC02003	312	44%	54%
Neighborhood DC02075	299	48%	65%
Palo Alto Park	297	47%	88%
Country Place	291	49%	89%
Neighborhood DC02004	290	42%	57%
Neighborhood DS09023	286	53%	53%
Park Place	285	38%	90%
Neighborhood DC02040	277	48%	53%
Neighborhood DC02124	277	49%	48%
Neighborhood DC02150	269	52%	52%
Neighborhood DC02085	266	51%	49%
Neighborhood DC02046	258	51%	50%
Neighborhood DC02155	247	52%	52%
Summertree	246	44%	85%
Neighborhood DC02090	245	51%	50%
La Cuesta Mesa	245	51%	87%
Copperwood	236	54%	87%
Wellington Run	236	49%	92%
Neighborhood DC02081	228	39%	63%
Duncan Heights	228	47%	35%
Rollingwood Estates	222	46%	83%
Neighborhood DC02031	218	51%	50%
Woodcreek	215	49%	80%
Neighborhood DC02069	213	50%	49%
Neighborhood DC02119	213	41%	57%
Neighborhood DC12542	213	51%	51%
Neighborhood DC02123	210	43%	56%
Neighborhood DC02082	208	49%	54%
Northcrest Estates	206	50%	87%
Neighborhood DC02166	201	46%	49%
Neighborhood DC02029	200	50%	50%
Hill N Dale	197	44%	83%
Neighborhood DC02015	195	45%	51%
Neighborhood DC02167	195	48%	49%
Two Worlds Keller Springs	195	50%	91%
Briarwyck Estates	194	52%	91%
Neighborhood DC02105	193	50%	52%
Neighborhood DC02060	192	40%	69%
Neighborhood DC02077	192	48%	48%
Neighborhood DC02115	185	46%	50%
Josey Ranch	182	48%	82%
Neighborhood DC02158	181	44%	59%
Ridgeline Townhome Condominium	181	14%	87%
Carrollton Highlands	179	52%	94%
Neighborhood DC02094	179	52%	52%
Neighborhood DC02802TH	178	35%	53%
Keller Springs	177	43%	95%
Neighborhood DC02024	172	45%	54%
Trafalgar Square	172	44%	68%
Neighborhood DC02061	171	45%	53%
Oak Tree Condominiums	166	30%	100%
Neighborhood DC02121	165	49%	53%
Neighborhood DC02022	163	49%	49%
Neighborhood DC02074	162	51%	61%
Neighborhood DC02083	162	49%	49%
Santa Rosa Heights	162	48%	90%
Neighborhood DC02011	161	49%	49%
Neighborhood DC02046G	158	47%	50%
Neighborhood DC02017	155	50%	50%
Ridgecrest	155	50%	97%
Neighborhood DC02160	154	49%	45%
Neighborhood DC02092	151	43%	44%
Neighborhood DC02157	151	48%	50%
Neighborhood DC02021	150	46%	49%
Neighborhood DC02080	150	33%	57%
Neighborhood DC02093	147	50%	50%
Two Worlds Keller Springs	144	45%	91%
1100 Trinity Mills Condo	141	1%	100%
Neighborhood DC02084	140	51%	50%
Neighborhood DC02117	139	41%	50%
Neighborhood DC02122	136	45%	52%
Neighborhood DC02154	136	49%	46%
Neighborhood DC02113	134	52%	51%
Country Place Townhouse	126	39%	86%
Summerfield	125	41%	92%
Neighborhood DC02045	124	50%	47%
Neighborhood DC02065	121	43%	51%
Neighborhood DC02110	120	51%	48%
Neighborhood DC02005	118	50%	47%
Wellington Run	118	45%	89%
Mallard Cove	117	42%	62%
Neighborhood DC02027	114	53%	52%
Neighborhood DC02062	114	51%	52%
Neighborhood DC02111	114	55%	56%
Francis Perry	113	54%	51%
Neighborhood DC02088	112	41%	64%
Neighborhood DC02049	109	53%	51%
Trinity Meadows Condominiums	108	50%	64%
Nob Hill Crest	107	45%	97%
Neighborhood DC02155A	106	46%	48%
Neighborhood DC02071	104	54%	49%
Country Villas	101	41%	88%
Neighborhood DC02020	101	52%	45%
Northcrest Estates	100	41%	92%
Keller Springs Place	98	46%	55%
Pond At Briarwyck 2nd Rep	95	46%	87%
Thomas Place	92	53%	92%
Neighborhood DC02054	91	53%	53%
Neighborhood DC02044	87	37%	53%
Neighborhood DC02010	84	49%	48%
Neighborhood DC02320	82	40%	48%
Quorum View Condominiums	80	33%	94%
Wellington Run	78	51%	86%
Neighborhood DC02112	77	51%	49%
Overture Rep	77	50%	68%
Parks Of Carrollton	77	49%	75%
Neighborhood DC02141	76	49%	49%
View Residential Condo/Kang Dev	76	34%	97%
E W Brake	75	52%	64%
Savoy	75	46%	83%
Willowbrook Place	75	38%	87%
Country Place Townhouse	73	55%	73%
Neighborhood DC02114	72	52%	50%
Neighborhood DC02028	71	50%	54%
Woodcrest Estates	71	49%	86%
Neighborhood DC02160PH	70	47%	44%
Neighborhood DC02160A	69	53%	51%
Neighborhood DC02012	66	52%	36%
Neighborhood DC02801	66	53%	50%
Jackson Arms	66	48%	94%
Neighborhood DC02067	65	49%	48%
New Carrollton	65	44%	25%
Neighborhood DC02804TH	62	34%	65%
Neighborhood DC02803	60	51%	50%
Neighborhood DC02145	59	49%	49%
Lakeshore Condominiums	59	44%	83%
Bluffview	57	55%	96%
Carrollton Place	57	47%	89%
Wellington Run	57	51%	95%
Neighborhood DC02116	56	52%	48%
Sandy Lake Mhp	55	–	0%
Josey Park Estates	54	50%	93%
Oak Tree North Estates 1st Inst	53	51%	74%
Neighborhood DC02005TH	52	40%	54%
High Pointe	52	47%	85%
Joshua B Lee Abst 798 Pg	52	64%	21%
Morningside	52	49%	96%
Nob Hill	52	48%	90%
Willow Lane Condominiums	52	46%	98%
Carrollton Heights	51	–	0%
Parkview Villas	50	46%	98%
1220 Tmv Condo 1st Amnd	49	38%	94%
Country Villas Rev Rep	49	55%	92%
Ridgecrest	49	49%	92%
2800 Keller Springs Townhome	48	48%	90%
Country Place	48	51%	67%
Bluffview	47	49%	83%
Neighborhood DC02161A	47	47%	47%
Wellington Run	47	52%	89%
Neighborhood DC02050	46	41%	59%
Neighborhood DC02150L	46	52%	37%
Parkside Estate	45	45%	91%
Cambridge Estates	44	52%	70%
Woodcreek	43	48%	81%
High Pointe	42	40%	100%
Neighborhood DC02139	41	46%	41%
Jackson Arms	39	55%	92%
Whitlock	38	43%	84%
Neighborhood DC02080A	35	43%	54%
Neighborhood DC02153	35	42%	40%
Francis Perry	35	100%	3%
Oak Tree North Estates 2nd Inst	35	44%	86%
Millview Place	34	39%	65%
Park Heights	32	48%	97%
Metro	30	44%	67%
Northcrest Estates	30	42%	87%
Wellington Run	27	48%	93%
Country Villas	25	50%	80%
Neighborhood DC021088	24	0%	71%
Neighborhood DC02170	22	–	0%
Northside Place	22	59%	100%
Davin Place	21	44%	86%
Country Lake Townhouse	20	44%	90%
Neighborhood DC02079A	20	56%	50%
Heritage Manor Rev Rep	20	44%	75%
Jackson Place	20	41%	80%
Pond At Briarwyck Rep	20	53%	75%
Parkcreek Estates	18	47%	83%
Sherwood Place	18	50%	83%
Neighborhood DC02160T	17	50%	29%
Lakehill Townhouse	17	47%	82%
Neighborhood DC02098TH	16	56%	56%
High Pointe Rep	16	50%	81%
Oxford Townhomes	15	47%	100%
2800 Keller Springs	13	43%	54%
Neighborhood DS09016	13	–	0%
Brake	11	40%	45%
Josey Ranch	11	56%	82%
Neighborhood 23.18HOA	9	–	0%
Neighborhood DC02316	9	63%	56%
Neighborhood DS09004	8	75%	75%
Rollingwood Estates	8	50%	75%
Villas Townhouse	7	–	0%
Carroll Crest	6	–	0%
Country Place	6	–	0%
Country Place	6	–	0%
Neighborhood EX11.20REO	5	–	0%
Neighborhood DC29004	4	–	0%
Neighborhood EX11.20REL	3	–	0%
Springwood	3	–	0%
Coves At Columbian Club	2	–	0%
Neighborhood EX11.18	2	–	0%
Neighborhood DC13886	1	100%	100%
Neighborhood DC20017	1	0%	0%
Jackson Arms Rep	1	–	0%

Showing 10 of 228 neighborhoods

Appraisal neighborhoods, named after their most common subdivision. Homes counted here are the ones in Carrollton.

Streets where most homes are valued above similar homes

Street	Homes	Above similar homes	Median gap
WILLOW RIDGE TRL	10	90%	+2.8%
STONEBROOK CIR	10	90%	+2.1%
ISLAND DR	11	90%	+1.4%
ARROWHEAD LN	14	86%	+5.9%
CANTERBURY DR	13	85%	+10.1%
BRITTAINY PL	11	82%	+6.1%
ENGLISH LN	11	82%	+0.9%
MILAM CIR	10	80%	+4.8%
MCGREG LN	12	75%	+1.8%
CHIEF DR	12	75%	+1.4%

Streets with at least 10 homes we could compare. "Median gap": how far the street's typical house value is from its comparables' median.

How to protest

The protest deadline is May 15, or 30 days after your appraisal notice was mailed, whichever is later. Check the date on your notice. New to this? Read how to protest.

Have a specific Texas address? Check it at taxprotesting.com/check?address=1234 Main St, Plano, TX with your own street address, or use the search box.

Based on 2026 appraisal values and protest outcomes from the Denton Central Appraisal District and the Dallas Central Appraisal District. Estimates, not promises: every protest is decided on its own evidence.