{"id":234057,"date":"2026-04-03T21:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/234057\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T21:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:56:15","slug":"cities-southeast-of-dallas-had-the-biggest-tax-appraisal-roll-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/234057\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities southeast of Dallas had the biggest tax appraisal roll growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"A mix of single-family houses and duplexes are seen along Kings Highway in Oak Cliff.\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A mix of single-family houses and duplexes are seen along Kings Highway in Oak Cliff.<\/p>\n<p>El\u00edas Valverde II\/Staff Photographer<\/p>\n<p>Dallas County\u2019s property tax appraisal rolls show parts of Dallas-Fort Worth growing faster than others, with cities southeast of Dallas seeing the biggest increases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Central Appraisal District tracks the estimated values of properties across the county in school districts, cities and special districts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>The county\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascad.org\/CertifiedEVR.aspx\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2025 property tax appraisal rolls<\/a> show how much total taxable value is in a certain jurisdiction. Areas like Wilmer and\u00a0Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD saw significant increases from the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>Appraisal rolls for 2026 are still being decided. In late July, the chief appraiser will certify the rolls, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascad.org\/Calendar.aspx\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">appraisal district\u2019s calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Make Dallas News a preferred source so your search results prioritize writing by actual people, not AI.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dallasnews.com\" data-link=\"native\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Add Preferred Source\" class=\"td300 cp f aic jcc disabled:cd wsn px24 y40px px16 py8 buttonSm fs13 xs:fs16 xs:buttonLg bg-primaryAccessible hover:o80 c-white disabled:bg-gray300 disabled:c-gray600 border bn tac br2\"><\/p>\n<p>Add Preferred Source<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Based on Wilmer\u2019s property tax rate, the city is set to bring in about $14.8 million in 2025 property tax revenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Other cities with the biggest percentage increases included Lancaster, Seagoville, Combine, Highland Park, University Park, Hutchins and Balch Springs.<\/p>\n<p>Six of the top 10 cities with the highest percentage increases were in the southeastern corner of Dallas County.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cities like Grapevine and Lewisville \u2014 which only have small portions of their cities in Dallas County\u00a0\u2014 saw total taxable values drop by over 5%.<\/p>\n<p>Balch Springs had the highest tax rate in Dallas County, while Highland Park had the lowest rate, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/real-estate\/2026\/03\/24\/property-taxes-heres-what-dallas-fort-worth-residents-are-paying-and-where-it-goes\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reporting from The<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/real-estate\/2026\/03\/24\/property-taxes-heres-what-dallas-fort-worth-residents-are-paying-and-where-it-goes\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Dallas Morning News<\/a>. However, Highland Park has a higher average taxable value compared with Balch Springs, resulting in higher tax bills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Among the county\u2019s 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%.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas County also has a variety of special districts\u00a0\u2014 like municipal utility districts, road utility districts and flood control districts\u00a0\u2014 which saw some of the largest changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>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%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775016909_917_rawImage.jpg\" alt=\"image\" title=\"#\" class=\"x100\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall c-gray600\">By signing up, you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/terms\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"underlinedButton fw500 tuo1px tdu tuo2px tdc-secondary tdt-px hover:o70 td300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms Of Use<\/a> and acknowledge that your information will be used as described in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/privacy\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"underlinedButton fw500 tuo1px tdu tuo2px tdc-secondary tdt-px hover:o70 td300\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Municipal utility districts are state tax authorities requested by property owners to pay for infrastructure that could provide water, sewer and other services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>All tax rates and total taxable values for cities, school districts and other jurisdictions for Dallas County can be found on the assessor\u2019s website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A mix of single-family houses and duplexes are seen along Kings Highway in Oak Cliff. 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