Dallas County’s property tax appraisal rolls show parts of Dallas-Fort Worth growing faster than others, with cities southeast of Dallas seeing the biggest increases.
The Dallas Central Appraisal District tracks the estimated values of properties across the county in school districts, cities and special districts.
The county’s 2025 property tax appraisal rolls show how much total taxable value is in a certain jurisdiction. Areas like Wilmer and Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD saw significant increases from the previous year.
Appraisal rolls for 2026 are still being decided. In late July, the chief appraiser will certify the rolls, according to the appraisal district’s calendar.
Wilmer had the biggest percentage change in its total taxable value, increasing by about 32.7%. In 2024, the city had a taxable value of about $2.38 billion, according to the appraisal district. That taxable value increased to about $3.15 billion in 2025.
Based on Wilmer’s property tax rate, the city is set to bring in about $14.8 million in 2025 property tax revenue.
Other cities with the biggest percentage increases included Lancaster, Seagoville, Combine, Highland Park, University Park, Hutchins and Balch Springs.
Six of the top 10 cities with the highest percentage increases were in the southeastern corner of Dallas County.
Cities like Grapevine and Lewisville — which only have small portions of their cities in Dallas County — saw total taxable values drop by over 5%.
Balch Springs had the highest tax rate in Dallas County, while Highland Park had the lowest rate, according to reporting from The Dallas Morning News. However, Highland Park has a higher average taxable value compared with Balch Springs, resulting in higher tax bills.
Among the county’s school districts, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD had the largest percent increase in taxable property value. According to the appraisal district, the school district went from a taxable value of about $27.1 billion in 2024 to $27.7 billion in 2025, an increase of about 2.37%.
DeSoto ISD had the lowest percentage change in taxable value, decreasing by about 0.12% to a 2025 taxable value of about $4.6 billion, according to the appraisal district.
Based on its property tax rate, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is set to bring in about $263 million in property tax revenue. Meanwhile, DeSoto ISD is set to see about $55.8 million in tax revenue.
Dallas ISD had the largest total taxable value at about $199 billion, according to the appraisal district. Meanwhile, Ferris ISD had a total of $73.6 million in taxable value, the smallest value in the county. Based on its property tax rate, Dallas ISD is set to see a revenue of about $1.97 billion. Ferris ISD is set to see about $906,000.
Dallas County also has three countywide taxes: for Parkland Hospital, Dallas College and the county itself. Those jurisdictions all have a total taxable value over $430 billion in 2025, all over a 4% increase from the prior year.
Dallas County also has a variety of special districts — like municipal utility districts, road utility districts and flood control districts — which saw some of the largest changes.
A district near Wilmer called the Texas Tri-Modal Municipal Utility District No. 2 went from a 2024 total taxable value of about $246,000 to a 2025 taxable value of $37.6 million, an increase over 15,000%.
Municipal utility districts are state tax authorities requested by property owners to pay for infrastructure that could provide water, sewer and other services.
Additionally, a district called Denton County Road Utility District No. 1 went from a 2024 total taxable value of about $732,000 to $0 in 2025.
All tax rates and total taxable values for cities, school districts and other jurisdictions for Dallas County can be found on the assessor’s website.