Property Tax Inquiries Call 713.290.9700

Dallas Central Appraisal District

Local Appraisal District

Enroll Now Free online enrollment in 3 minutes.
No cost unless taxes reduced, guaranteed.

Graphs

Disclaimer: O’Connor is a property tax consultant and is not affiliated with any appraisal district. Data for graphs provided by Texas comptroller.

Property Taxes vs CPI

Disclaimer: O’Connor is a property tax consultant and is not affiliated with any appraisal district. Data for graphs provided by Texas comptroller.

CAD Operations Stats

Dallas County Central Appraisal District - DCAD

About CAD

  • County: Dallas
  • Street Address: 2949 N. Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 75247-6195
  • Mailing Address: 2949 N. Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 75247-6195
  • Phone: 214-631-0520
  • Website: www.dallascad.org

Dallas County Appraisal District

Major Cities: Addison, Balch Springs, Cedar Hill, Carrollton, Cockrell Hill, Combine, Coppell, Dallas, DeSoto, Duncanville, Farmers Branch, Ferris, Garland, Glenn Heights, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Highland Park, Hutchins, Irving, Lancaster, Lewisville, Mesquite, Ovilla, Richardson, Rowlett, Seagoville, Sunnyvale, University Park, Wilmer

Dallas County Texas totals 909 square miles, with a 2020 population of about 2,613,539. Adjacent counties include Denton, Collin, Rockwall, kaufman, Ellis, Johnson, and Tarrant. The total market value of real property and personal property in Dallas County in 2020 was 375,000,000,000. Dallas County 2020 property taxes are estimated to total $7 million, based on an effective tax rate of 2.4% including homestead exemptions. Dallas County property owners protested the noticed value for 114,620 houses and 63,740 commercial and BPP properties. Dallas County Appraisal review Board appeals were successful for 58% of the owners. Property owner property tax protests in Dallas County result in savings of $5700.31 million in 2020, or $31,957 per account protested. The 2020 budget for the Dallas was $29,370,000 including 7 employees.


Dallas Central Appraisal District’s formal and informal hearing results are displayed above. The Dallas Central Appraisal District total tax savings in 2020 of $706 million is more than the 2019 total property tax savings of $526 million. Dallas County property owners protested the taxable value of 178,360 accounts in 2020. Dallas County property tax protests were successful for 57% of informal and 58% of appraisal review board property tax protests . Homeowners saved $215 million at Dallas CAD in informal protests and $32 million in appraisal review board (ARB) property tax protests.



Average Property Tax Savings from Protesting (Informal + Formal)

  • Residential Property $2,057
  • Commercial Property $7,428


May 2023

In Dallas County, 57,732 accounts were resolved informally and did not advance to the Appraisal Review Board in 2021. Of this number, 49,353 of the accounts, or 85% were settled with a reduction in value.

April 2023

By market value, 47% of property in Dallas County was protested at the ARB in 2021. The market value protested for 147,665 properties was initially valued at $185 billion.

March 2023

Dallas Central Appraisal District lists the total market value for all property types certified in 2021 as $392 billion. 46% of the total market value is single-family residential property, at a total market value of $181 billion.

February 2023

In 2021, there were 844,476 parcels in the Dallas Central Appraisal District. The appraisal district’s budget for the year was $29 million, which comes to around $35 per tax parcel.

January 2023

Dallas CAD’s estimate of the value of real and personal property in Dallas County for tax year total $392 billion, including houses, land, multifamily, oil & gas, utilities, industrial, personal property and other. Annual Dallas County property taxes total about $9.8 billion based on these tax assessments and a 2.5% tax rate.


Dallas County Property Tax Appraisal

Oconnor is the leading company representative for the Dallas County Appraisal District property owners because:

  • For over 20 years, O’Connor has provided property tax consulting services in the Dallas County Appraisal District and has continuously produced results.
  • O’Connor is the most aggressive property tax consultant.
  • We know the processes and appropriate contracts at Dallas County Appraisal District.
  • Our experience has allowed us to compile sales and unequal appraisal data consistent with the format expected by the Dallas County Appraisal District and the Dallas County Appraisal Review Board.

Dallas County Property Tax Appraisal

Property owners seeking to enroll in the

Property Tax Protection Program

  • Enter your information below and your documents and enrollment information will be emailed to you within one business day

  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Call 713.290.9700 to discuss with a representative.

    Please monitor your E-mail and spam filter. If you don't receive your enrollment documents within 24 business hours, call 713.290.9700 8am - 5pm CST

  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden
  • Hidden

Property Tax Protection Program Benefits