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Denton County property tax in Denton adds up to $1.8847 per $100 of value (1.88%) for 2026 across 3 taxing units. With the homestead exemptions, a $400,000 home owes about $5,916, an effective 1.48%; bills are due by January 31.[3][4][18]

By the County Property Tax team · Updated · 25 sources

Denton County property tax calculator

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Tax year 2026 adopted rates

Estimated 2026 property tax

$5,915.63

$492.97 a month · effective rate 1.48% of the value

A $400,000 home in Denton County owes about $5,916 a year after $1,623 in exemptions.

Schools 51% $2,997County 12% $724City 37% $2,194
  1. Appraised value$400,000
  2. Tax before exemptions$7,538.72
  3. Exemptions save−$1,623.09
  4. Estimated tax$5,915.63
By taxing unit
UnitRateTaxableTax
Denton County$0.183394 per $100$395,000$724.41
City of Denton$0.548485 per $100$400,000$2,193.94
Denton ISD$1.1528 per $100$260,000$2,997.28

Estimate, not a tax bill. Uses the adopted 2026 rate of every taxing unit in each area and each unit's own homestead and over-65 exemptions. School tax ceilings for 65+ owners, the 10% homestead cap and special districts (MUDs, ESDs, PIDs) are not modeled.

On this page
  1. How Denton County property tax is calculated
  2. What property taxes pay for in Denton County
  3. Denton County property tax rates by area
  4. Denton County homestead and over-65 exemptions
  5. Due date and protests
  6. What changed for 2026 in Denton County
  7. Denton County tax rates since 2022
  8. What Denton County homeowners typically pay
  9. FAQ
  10. Sources

How Denton County property tax is calculated

Denton Central Appraisal District (DCAD) values the home at 100% of market value on January 1, and in City of Denton, Denton ISD 3 units each apply their own rate per $100 to the value left after their own exemptions.[22][3][4] On a $400,000 home that is $7,538.72 with no exemptions, $5,915.63 as a homestead and $5,123.08 for an owner 65 or older; the biggest single line is Denton ISD at $2,997.28.

$400,000 homestead in City of Denton, Denton ISD, 2026 rates
Taxing unitRate per $100ExemptTaxableTaxShare
Denton County$0.1834$5,000$395,000$724.4112.2%
City of Denton$0.5485$0$400,000$2,193.9437.1%
Denton ISD$1.1528$140,000$260,000$2,997.2850.7%
Total$1.8847$5,915.63100%

What property taxes pay for in Denton County

Denton ISD: 50.7% of a homestead bill, 61% without one (the $140,000 exemption cuts only the school line).[11][3] Largest non-school line: City of Denton, 37.1%.

Denton County property tax rates by area

The same $400,000 homestead costs $5,916 in City of Denton, $5,272 in City of Lewisville, $4,766 in Town of Flower Mound, $4,737 in City of Frisco (Denton County part).

$400,000 homestead, 2026 adopted rates
AreaTotal rate per $100TaxEffective rate
City of Denton, Denton ISD$1.8847$5,9161.48%
City of Lewisville, Lewisville ISD$1.6976$5,2721.32%
Town of Flower Mound, Lewisville ISD$1.6485$4,7661.19%
City of Frisco (Denton County part), Frisco ISD$1.6283$4,7371.18%
City of Denton, Denton ISD, 2026[3][4][2][5][6]
Taxing unitRate
Denton County$0.183394 per $100
City of Denton$0.548485 per $100
Denton ISD$1.1528 per $100
Total$1.884679 per $100 (1.8847%)
City of Lewisville, Lewisville ISD, 2026[3][4][2][7]
Taxing unitRate
Denton County$0.183394 per $100
City of Lewisville$0.436381 per $100
Lewisville ISD$1.0778 per $100
Total$1.697575 per $100 (1.6976%)
Town of Flower Mound, Lewisville ISD, 2026[3][4][2][8]
Taxing unitRate
Denton County$0.183394 per $100
Town of Flower Mound$0.387277 per $100
Lewisville ISD$1.0778 per $100
Total$1.648471 per $100 (1.6485%)
City of Frisco (Denton County part), Frisco ISD, 2026[3][4][2][9][10]
Taxing unitRate
Denton County$0.183394 per $100
City of Frisco$0.425517 per $100
Frisco ISD$1.0194 per $100
Total$1.628311 per $100 (1.6283%)

Rates for City of Denton, Denton ISD moved from $1.988258 to $1.884679 per $100 between the 2025 and 2026 tax years:

City of Denton, Denton ISD: 2025 vs 2026 adopted rates per $100[3][4][2][5][6]
Taxing unit20252026Change
Denton County$0.185938$0.183394−0.002544
City of Denton$0.59542$0.548485−0.046935
Denton ISD$1.2069$1.1528−0.0541
Total$1.988258$1.884679−0.103579

Denton County homestead and over-65 exemptions

On top of the state's $140,000 school homestead, local-option homesteads here are 1% (Denton County; $5,000 minimum); 20% (Town of Flower Mound, City of Frisco; $5,000 minimum), and the largest over-65 amount is $150,000 (Town of Flower Mound).[11][12][13][8][10][9][14][15][16] Statewide rules and savings by county: homestead exemption Texas.

Denton County exemptions by taxing unit[11][12][13][8][10][9][14][15][16]
ExemptionAmount
Local-option homestead 1% (Denton County; $5,000 minimum)1% (min $5,000)
Local-option homestead 20% (Town of Flower Mound, City of Frisco; $5,000 minimum)20% (min $5,000)
Over-65 (Denton County); disabled: $15,000 — one or the other, not both$55,000
Over-65 (Town of Flower Mound)$150,000
Over-65/disabled (City of Frisco)$80,000

Due date and protests

Denton County bills are due on receipt and delinquent after January 31, with Texas penalties and interest from February.[18][20] A property tax protest goes to the Denton CAD Appraisal Review Board by May 15 or 30 days after your notice[21]. Denton Central Appraisal District takes protests through Texas Comptroller Form 50-132 Notice of Protest (Form 50-132 (Texas Comptroller)); test your comps in the property tax assessment appeal calculator and see property tax due dates.

What changed for 2026 in Denton County

Denton County lowered its own rate from $0.185938 to $0.183394 per $100 for 2026, Denton ISD from $1.2069 to $1.1528 and Lewisville ISD from $1.1178 to $1.0778, while the City of Lewisville rose from $0.419009 to $0.436381.[4][3] Denton County has no separate hospital or college district levy, so a typical bill has only three lines: county, city and school district.[4]

Flower Mound and Frisco grant a 20% local homestead exemption and $150,000 and $80,000 over-65 exemptions; the county's own homestead (1%, $5,000 minimum) and $55,000 over-65 amounts are from its last published notice, and city exemptions for Denton and Lewisville are not applied because no current official list was available.[10][8][13] Many newer subdivisions also pay a MUD or PID rate that is not included here.

Denton County tax rates since 2022

School rates fell the most: Denton ISD went from $1.3446 per $100 in 2022 to $1.1528 in 2026 and Lewisville ISD from $1.2368 to $1.0778, largely through state-funded school tax compression in 2023.[4] For a Denton homeowner in Denton ISD the three-unit total dropped from $2.122825 to $1.884679 per $100 over the five years.[4]

Adopted rates per $100, tax years 2022–2026[4]
Taxing unit20222023202420252026
Denton County$0.217543$0.189485$0.187869$0.185938$0.183394
City of Denton$0.560682$0.560682$0.585420$0.595420$0.548485
Denton ISD$1.344600$1.159200$1.156900$1.206900$1.152800
City of Lewisville$0.443301$0.419079$0.422435$0.419009$0.436381
Lewisville ISD$1.236800$1.130100$1.117800$1.117800$1.077800

What Denton County homeowners typically pay

Census figures for 2024 put the median property tax paid by Denton County homeowners at $6,790 on a median home value of $473,500, an effective rate of about 1.43%.[24][25]

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Denton County property tax rate?

It depends on the area: $1.8847 per $100 (1.88%) in City of Denton, Denton ISD for 2026, the sum of 3 taxing units.

How much is property tax on a $400,000 house in Denton?

About $5,916 a year with the homestead exemptions (2026 rates), or $7,539 without them.

What does a homeowner 65 or older pay in Denton County?

On a $400,000 home in City of Denton, Denton ISD, about $5,123 in the first year with the over-65 exemptions, before any school tax ceiling.

Sources

  1. Texas Tax Code §23.23 – Limitation on Appraised Value of Residence Homestead · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes), accessed 2026-11-14
  2. Adopted FY 2026-2027 budget earmarks funds for public safety, judicial system; lowers tax rate again · Denton County, 2026-09-22
  3. 2025 Tax Rates and Levies (school district, city, county, special district XLSX; version dated 01/28/2026) · Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Property Tax Assistance, 2026-01-28
  4. Truth in Taxation Summary (Tax Code §26.16): adopted, M&O, debt, no-new-revenue and voter-approval rates by taxing entity, tax years 2022–2026 (Wayback Machine snapshot of 2026-11-04; the live page is behind a bot check) · Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector, 2026-11-04
  5. Tax Rate and Budget Information – Tax Code Section 26.18 (tax rates FY 2025–FY 2027; Wayback Machine snapshot of 2026-08-14, live file returns 403 to automated requests) · City of Denton, 2026-08-14
  6. Denton City Council Adopts Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Fee Schedule (tax rate $0.548485; Wayback Machine snapshot of 2026-09-26) · City of Denton, 2026-09-23
  7. Budget and Tax Facts (FY2025-26 rate .419009; Wayback Machine snapshot of 2026-05-16, live page returns 403 to automated requests) · City of Lewisville, 2026-05-16
  8. My Tax Dollars (homestead exemption history: 20% from 2025; $150,000 over-65 from 2023) · Town of Flower Mound, accessed 2026-11-14
  9. Tax Rates and Exemptions (taxing entity exemptions and rates by year) · Collin Central Appraisal District, accessed 2026-11-14
  10. Collin CAD Entity List – All Years (dataset 6jr2-fr7b behind the Collin CAD rates and exemptions table; years 2025 and 2026) · Collin Central Appraisal District via Texas Open Data Portal, 2026-11-14
  11. Texas Tax Code §11.13 – Residence Homestead · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes), accessed 2026-11-14
  12. Property Tax Exemptions · Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, accessed 2026-11-14
  13. Tax Relief For Homeowners A Priority For Denton County Commissioners Court (1% / $5,000 homestead exemption; $55,000 over-65, $15,000 disabled; 2019 tax limitation) · Denton County, 2020-07-29
  14. Texas Tax Code §11.26 – Limitation of School Tax on Homesteads of Elderly or Disabled · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes), accessed 2026-11-14
  15. Appraisal and Tax Limitations · Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, accessed 2026-11-14
  16. Texas Tax Code §11.261 – Limitation of County, Municipal, or Junior College District Tax on Homesteads of Disabled and Elderly · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes), accessed 2026-11-14
  17. FAQs: When are taxes due? · Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector, accessed 2026-11-14
  18. Texas Tax Code §31.02 – Delinquency Date · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes), accessed 2026-11-14
  19. Texas Tax Code §1.06 – Effect of Weekend, Holiday, or Office Closure · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes), accessed 2026-11-14
  20. Texas Tax Code §33.01 – Penalties and Interest · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes), accessed 2026-11-14
  21. Texas Tax Code §41.44 – Notice of Protest · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes), accessed 2026-11-14
  22. Texas Tax Code §23.01 – Appraisals Generally · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes), accessed 2026-11-14
  23. Texas Tax Code §11.43 – Application for Exemption · Texas Legislature (Texas Constitution and Statutes), accessed 2026-11-14
  24. Table B25103: Mortgage Status by Median Real Estate Taxes Paid (American Community Survey 2024 1-year) · U.S. Census Bureau, 2025-09
  25. Table B25077: Median Value (Dollars), owner-occupied housing units (American Community Survey 2024 1-year) · U.S. Census Bureau, 2025-09