25 homes in Prosper, Collin County (appraisal neighborhood N3072), compared with their most similar neighbors.
43% of Oxford Farms homes are valued above similar homes nearby
We compared each of 25 single-family homes with its most similar neighbors (same neighborhood and quality, similar size and age). 43% have a house value above the median of those homes: together, $247,723 of house value above them. Texas lets you protest a value that is above the median of comparable homes.
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
4 Oxford Farms homes look worth protesting in 2026
We rate 3 "Yes" and 1 "Maybe". If every one of them protested and got the reduction their comparables support, their owners could pay about $4,929 less in property tax a year.
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
32% of Oxford Farms homeowners protested in 2026, and 67% of decided protests got a reduction
Of 25 Oxford Farms homeowners in our data, 8 protested their 2026 value; 4 of 6 decided protests lowered it, typically by $70,807 (8.5% of the value).
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
Oxford Farms homeowners who protested on their own got bigger reductions than those who hired an agent: $123,900 vs. $40,845
The typical winning protest cut the value by 14.1% on your own vs. 4% with an agent.
On your own
$123,900
typical value cut among wins (14.1%)
- Decided protests won
- 50%
- Cost
- $0–50
- Off the yearly tax bill
- about $2,267, all yours
With a paid agent
$40,845
typical value cut among wins (4%)
- Decided protests won
- 75%
- Cost
- 25–40% of the tax saved
- Off the yearly tax bill
- about $747, minus $187–$299 to the agent
Source: the Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026 protests. Tax figures at a typical 1.8% 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 1.8% tax rate, the typical win on your own takes about $2,267 a year off the tax bill, and you keep all of it. The typical agent win takes off about $747, and the agent keeps about $187–$299 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: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
2 Oxford Farms homes valued above similar homes weren't protested
Their house values were above the median of the most similar neighbors, the comparison Texas law allows a protest on, but their owners didn't protest in 2026.
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
The typical Oxford Farms home's value fell 2.7% this year
Median change in appraised market value from last year.
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
The typical Oxford Farms home pays about $19,230 a year in property tax
Our estimate from 2026 published tax rates and each home's exemptions: 1.8% of market value.
Link to this findingSource: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
24% of Oxford Farms 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: Collin Central Appraisal District, 2026
Based on 2026 appraisal values and protest outcomes from the Collin Central Appraisal District. Estimates, not promises: every protest is decided on its own evidence.