Fort Worth property tax protests: 2026 data

Name: Fort Worth property tax protests: 2026 data
Creator: TaxProtesting.com

259,692 single-family homes in Tarrant and Denton counties, compared with their most similar neighbors.

Updated October 16, 2026. Source: Tarrant Appraisal District and the Denton Central Appraisal District, 2026 data. Methodology

single-family homes compared: 259,692
valued above similar homes nearby: 49%
look worth protesting in 2026: 58%
median value change from last year: +0%

49% of Fort Worth homes are valued above similar homes nearby

We compared each of 259,692 single-family homes with its most similar neighbors (same neighborhood and quality, similar size and age). 49% have a house value above the median of those homes: together, $4.8 billion of house value above them. Texas lets you protest a value that is above the median of comparable homes.

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

150,662 Fort Worth homes look worth protesting in 2026

We rate 63,378 "Yes" and 87,284 "Maybe".

Link to this findingSource: Tarrant Appraisal District and the Denton 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 Tarrant Appraisal District and the Denton Central Appraisal District don'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 Tarrant Appraisal District and the Denton Central Appraisal District don'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: Tarrant Appraisal District and the Denton 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 Tarrant Appraisal District and the Denton Central Appraisal District don't publish tax rates with its data, so this uses our Texas data.)

Link to this findingSource: our Texas data

34% of Fort Worth 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: Tarrant Appraisal District and the Denton Central Appraisal District, 2026

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

By the numbers

Single-family homes	259,692
Median market value	$259,093
Median change from last year	+0%
Median value per sq ft	$148
Median living area	1,765 sq ft
Median lot	6,900 sq ft
Median year built	1998
Homes with a pool	7%
Homestead exemption on file	66%
Homes with a paid protest agent	30%

Fort Worth by county

County	Homes	Median value	Change	Above similar homes	Worth protesting
Tarrant County	256,685	$257,495	+0%	49%	58%
Denton County	3,007	$372,103	–	43%	54%

"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.

Neighborhoods in Fort Worth

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Neighborhood	Homes	Above similar homes	Worth protesting
Polytechnic Heights	8,910	49%	69%
Masonic Home	4,666	47%	74%
Sycamore Heights	4,460	50%	62%
Ryan Southeast	3,048	48%	65%
South Hills	2,203	51%	67%
Trails Of Fossil Creek	2,021	50%	54%
Chamberlain Arlington Hts	1,974	49%	64%
Wedgwood	1,962	50%	68%
Villages Of Woodland Springs	1,886	51%	50%
Southland Subdivision	1,855	50%	67%
Summerfields	1,825	47%	58%
Worth Heights	1,822	50%	67%
Rosen Heights Second Filing	1,788	48%	65%
Shaw Heights	1,726	49%	68%
Villages Of Woodland Springs W	1,709	50%	52%
Clairemont Place	1,702	48%	57%
Park Glen	1,596	51%	54%
South Meadow	1,519	45%	62%
River Trails	1,502	48%	54%
Ryanwood	1,465	51%	62%
Fostepco Heights	1,377	49%	69%
Ridglea West	1,357	49%	57%
Meadow Creek	1,315	42%	59%
Ventana	1,272	51%	62%
Northpointe	1,244	39%	69%
Lasater	1,202	50%	54%
Page Co's East Side	1,174	49%	56%
Summerfields	1,124	48%	62%
Westpoint Addition (Ft Worth)	1,123	43%	60%
Watersbend South	1,082	47%	55%
Dorado Ranch	1,060	51%	54%
Hyde-Jennings Subdivision	1,058	50%	57%
South Hills	1,055	49%	60%
Sabine Place	1,017	46%	77%
East Green Hill	1,004	49%	64%
Rosen Heights First Filing	996	49%	68%
Highland Hills	992	48%	69%
Copper Creek	973	50%	54%
Sylvania Park	967	50%	57%
Ridglea Hills	909	51%	52%
Parkwood Hill	904	49%	52%
Crawford Farms	902	50%	53%
Remington Point	901	51%	57%
Tehama Ridge	899	51%	56%
Camelot	896	44%	67%
Parks Of Deer Creek	864	51%	60%
Summer Creek Ranch	862	45%	56%
Bellevue Hill	859	50%	48%
Saratoga	855	51%	56%
Sendera Ranch East	843	50%	51%
Park Glen	840	51%	55%
North Fort Worth	826	48%	63%
Presidio West	809	51%	54%
Mc Pherson Ranch	807	49%	51%
Arcadia Park	806	51%	53%
Twin Mills	800	49%	56%
Hallmark	795	49%	78%
Ridgeview Farms	788	50%	54%
Homeland	785	48%	66%
Wedgwood	778	52%	68%
Springdale	774	52%	63%
Wellington	764	50%	55%
Wilshire	761	50%	57%
Carver Heights	758	43%	64%
Neighborhood 3K800A	757	50%	49%
Poynter Crossing	756	52%	56%
Parr Trust	746	50%	52%
Willow Ridge Estates	740	51%	56%
Chapel Creek	736	36%	71%
Marine Creek Estates	728	51%	55%
Harvest Ridge	711	51%	52%
Eastbrook	710	50%	61%
Cibolo Hill	705	48%	68%
Neighborhood DC36019	704	40%	52%
Northstar	704	50%	61%
Mira Vista	702	50%	47%
Cedarbrook	697	35%	81%
Ryan South, John C	697	51%	62%
Lakes Of River Trails	695	52%	53%
North Fort Worth	692	51%	59%
Summerfields	690	48%	56%
Neighborhood DC36015	680	47%	53%
Queensborough	677	50%	50%
Moody, J M Subdivision	675	49%	60%
Valley Brook	671	49%	52%
Vista West	670	52%	57%
Ellis, M G	666	50%	67%
Wedgwood	658	50%	65%
Candleridge	657	48%	55%
North Fort Worth	638	50%	54%
Western Hills	638	51%	69%
Lincolnshire	636	49%	61%
Burton Acres	629	49%	76%
Ranch At Eagle Mountain	627	44%	50%
Little Chapel Creek	626	49%	56%
Rosen Heights First Filing	625	50%	65%
Country Club Heights	620	49%	47%
Timberland-Ft Worth	617	47%	51%
Southland Terrace	616	50%	75%
Summerfields	609	51%	57%
Vann	607	43%	52%
Brookside Annex	589	50%	57%
Chapel Creek Ranch	589	49%	58%
Kellis Park	589	43%	78%
Meadows Addition, The-Ft Worth	585	51%	58%
White Lake Hills	580	54%	64%
Brentmoor	575	48%	67%
Oak Ridge	562	46%	57%
Crossing At Fossil Creek	559	49%	52%
Vineyards At Heritage	557	49%	53%
Legacy	556	45%	58%
Huntington	555	50%	54%
Marine Creek Ranch	552	49%	57%
Lake Country Estates	546	50%	54%
Garden Springs	542	50%	60%
Meadow Creek South	541	50%	55%
Candleridge	539	54%	62%
Hulen Meadow	537	50%	59%
Parr Trust	537	49%	57%
Meadows West	534	51%	51%
Lost Creek Ranch North	531	51%	55%
Rosen Heights Second Filing	528	49%	61%
Neighborhood DC36006	526	49%	52%
Quarry	526	43%	57%
Creekwood	525	48%	55%
Neighborhood 4S002A	521	45%	53%
Summerfields East	519	45%	55%
Lake Vista Ranch	515	51%	54%
Neighborhood 2N200C	514	44%	57%
Neighborhood 2N100H	512	52%	55%
Greenbriar Addition - Fort Worth	512	51%	71%
Tanglewood Addition-Fort Worth	512	51%	47%
Marine Creek Hills	510	47%	55%
Coventry Hills	503	49%	47%
Arcadia Park	499	49%	51%
Creekside Estates	498	51%	56%
Lost Creek	497	51%	55%
Oakhurst	496	48%	52%
Parkview Hills	495	45%	49%
Chamberlain Arlington Hts	494	47%	48%
Parkwood East	494	44%	64%
Marine Creek Hills	492	47%	56%
Villages Of Eagle Mountain	489	44%	58%
Neighborhood 3K500J	485	45%	51%
Lake Worth Leases	484	49%	39%
Willow Springs	483	48%	55%
Rosemary Ridge	480	51%	71%
Hulen Trails	478	54%	72%
North Riverside Estates	477	50%	67%
Terrace Landing	477	46%	56%
Parks At Boat Club	476	51%	54%
Berkeley	475	50%	46%
Chamberlain Arl Hts	472	49%	48%
Western Hills	470	51%	75%
Neighborhood 2N010B	465	46%	55%
Neighborhood 3K800B	465	50%	51%
Hulen Bend Estates	461	52%	57%
Trace Ridge	461	50%	53%
Falcon Ridge	459	49%	55%
McPherson	454	46%	56%
Hubbard Highlands	449	51%	61%
Fairmount	448	50%	46%
Roberts, A S Survey	444	50%	57%
Neighborhood 2W3003	439	48%	73%
Ridglea North	439	50%	51%
Neighborhood 4S350G	435	35%	65%
Chapel Creek	434	50%	62%
Primrose Crossing	434	49%	57%
Neighborhood 2W300Q	433	51%	57%
Glen Park	430	45%	83%
Vista Meadows	429	50%	52%
Pioneer Point	428	50%	55%
Columbus Heights	427	49%	55%
Marine Creek Ranch	422	48%	55%
Sunset Acres	419	47%	57%
Crestwood	417	49%	48%
Stone Creek Ranch	417	43%	55%
Neighborhood 4S0047	412	49%	89%
Parkwood Estates	412	46%	62%
Tavolo Park	409	50%	52%
Lakes Of River Trails South	408	49%	52%
Willow Creek Addn (Ft Worth)	407	48%	61%
South Hemphill Heights	406	50%	51%
Gardner To Poly	400	49%	57%
Westcliff	398	51%	55%
Westwood	398	49%	71%
Sendera Ranch	391	52%	52%
Neighborhood 4S350F	389	50%	58%
Neighborhood 2N200G	388	35%	70%
Chisholm Trail Ranch	386	50%	65%
Monticello Addition-Fort Worth	386	50%	42%
Seminary Hill	386	49%	59%
Woodhaven Cntry Club Estates	378	49%	53%
Lake Country Estates	377	51%	59%
Ridgmar	377	48%	53%
Friedman, Harry B Subdivision	373	51%	38%
Steadman Farms	373	48%	47%
Neighborhood DC36018	372	40%	59%
Lasater Ranch - Ftw	369	47%	53%
Neighborhood DS11903	367	31%	60%
Summer Creek Ranch	367	48%	50%
Chapel Creek	366	48%	49%
Lakes Of River Trails East	366	50%	55%
Little, Hiram Survey	358	52%	55%
Marine Creek Meadows	357	52%	52%
Bluebonnet Hills	355	50%	53%
Fossil Park	354	50%	53%
Chamberlin Arlington Heights	353	51%	33%
South Ridge	351	44%	56%
Rainbow Ridge	350	49%	47%
Sendera Ranch	350	51%	55%
Candleridge	348	52%	62%
Ranch At Duck Creek	348	52%	71%
Riverside Estates	346	48%	55%
Stone Creek	346	48%	53%
University Place	346	51%	43%
Heritage North	345	51%	48%
Parr Trust	345	49%	49%
Ridglea Hills	345	52%	59%
Jinkens Heights	344	29%	62%
Frisco Heights	343	48%	48%
Rolling Meadows - Fort Worth	342	51%	54%
Settlement Plaza	340	49%	56%
Richmond Addn - Ft Worth	339	52%	54%
Sabine Place	339	42%	65%
Factory Place	337	48%	50%
Summer Creek Ranch	337	53%	58%
Sylvan Heights Addn-Fort Worth	337	46%	64%
Emory Place	336	48%	53%
Deer Meadow	335	49%	57%
Sandybrook	335	48%	61%
Vista Greens	335	52%	53%
Overton Park	333	49%	47%
South Hemphill Heights	333	50%	54%
Southwest Hills	333	50%	74%
Westcliff	332	50%	48%
Neighborhood A4T010G	331	43%	65%
Diamond Hill	328	51%	62%
Summer Creek	328	51%	57%
Bluebonnet Hills	327	49%	47%
Hawthorne Meadows	327	44%	55%
Parkview Hills	324	47%	58%
Retreat At Fossil Creek	324	41%	70%
Neighborhood 4W003P	323	51%	77%
Summer Creek South	322	49%	56%
Western Meadows	322	51%	57%
Marine Creek Ranch	321	50%	54%
Worth Hills	321	49%	59%
Talon Hill	320	51%	61%
Sunset Heights South	319	49%	56%
Quail Ridge Estates	317	55%	59%
Meadow Creek	316	46%	47%
Stone Meadow Addition-Ft Worth	316	50%	59%
Boaz, Z Country Place	313	53%	60%
Boswell Meadows	313	50%	53%
Sendera Ranch	312	52%	55%
Santa Fe Enclave	310	52%	56%
Sendera Ranch	310	50%	56%
Hulen Meadow	308	51%	59%
Park Glen	308	51%	54%
Richmond Addn - Ft Worth	304	50%	52%
Logan Square	302	52%	56%
Ryan Place	302	50%	50%
Summer Creek Meadows	301	51%	61%
Westcliff	300	55%	51%
Park Glen	298	52%	53%
Park Place Addition-Fort Worth	297	50%	51%
Kingspoint	294	49%	49%
Sycamore Landing	294	39%	47%
Wellington	294	47%	95%
Villages Of Woodland Springs W	293	50%	48%
Presidio	292	53%	57%
Sundown Park	292	52%	53%
One Montgomery	291	51%	58%
Rolling Meadows East	289	52%	51%
Presidio	288	43%	56%
Villages Of Woodland Springs	286	49%	50%
Mistletoe Heights Addn-Ftw	285	52%	42%
Neighborhood 2N1007	284	44%	56%
Western Hills	284	52%	66%
Quarter Horse Estates	282	41%	60%
Chapel Ridge	281	49%	57%
North Beverly Hills Estates	281	50%	62%
Basswood	280	50%	54%
South Brook	280	49%	63%
Wedgwood	279	56%	70%
Emory College Sub Of Patillo	277	51%	50%
Greenfield Acres Addition - Fort Worth	277	49%	54%
Stone Creek Ranch	276	49%	54%
Bear Creek Vista	275	42%	50%
Enchanted Bay Subdivision	275	45%	79%
Trails Of Willow Creek	275	51%	57%
Boswell Ranch	274	50%	58%
Neighborhood 4T930H	272	49%	69%
Carol Oaks	272	53%	69%
Vista West	272	43%	70%
Quail Grove	270	53%	54%
Skyline Ranch	269	50%	58%
Presidio	268	49%	59%
Johnsons Addition To Rosen Hts	266	50%	58%

Showing 10 of 300 neighborhoods

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

Streets where most homes are valued above similar homes

Street	Homes	Above similar homes	Median gap
CHEDLEA AVE	13	92%	+14%
BLUEBIRD ST	14	92%	+9.4%
STRATFORD CT	11	91%	+10.9%
ANNGLEN DR	22	91%	+10.2%
WELLINGTON RD	10	90%	+21.8%
ELLISON CT	10	90%	+15.8%
TARUCA DR	10	90%	+14.9%
OLIVER CREEK CT	10	90%	+3.3%
COWHAND CT	10	90%	+0.4%
PINYON CT	10	90%	+0.2%

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 from the Tarrant Appraisal District and the Denton Central Appraisal District. Estimates, not promises: every protest is decided on its own evidence.