Denton County property tax tools

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Tools for Denton County, TX

Estimated bill

About what is your home worth?

Starts at the county’s Census median: $437,200. Change it to your best estimate.

Estimated annual bill$7,055

Your home value × the county’s Census effective rate; your actual bill may differ.

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Official tax information

Census survey, 2020–2024. Rate = median annual taxes ÷ median home value.

Census home value source

0500000US48121|437200|3514

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

Census taxes paid source

0500000US48121|7055|74|7441|97|5968|146

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

Late payment penalty

Not available yet

A complete date-based penalty rule and its matching cutoff have not been verified here.

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Source and verification

6 percent for first month or portion of month, plus 1 percent for each additional month delinquent. On July 1, accrues 12 percent and stops increasing. [§33.01(a)]

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

Exemption savings

Check the exemptions that may fit. A “Yes” does not confirm eligibility; your assessor makes that decision.

Age 65 or older residence homestead exemption

Age 65 or older, ownership interest, and use as principal residence.

Are you 65 or older?YesNo

Do you live in this home as your main residence?YesNo

Do you have an ownership interest in the home?YesNo

Possible annual savingsAnswer above

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Official eligibility and application

Eligibility source

To qualify for the age 65 or older residence homestead exemption, the individual must be age 65 or older, have an ownership interest in the property and live in the home as his or her principal residence.

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

Savings source

For persons age 65 or older or disabled, Tax Code Section 11.13(c) requires school districts to provide an additional $60,000 residence homestead exemption.

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

Disabled-person residence homestead exemption

A disabled homestead claimant must meet the Social Security disability-insurance definition; another program's disability finding does not automatically qualify.

Do you meet the Social Security disability definition described below?YesNo

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Official eligibility and application

Eligibility source

A disabled person must meet the definition of disabled for the purpose of receiving disability insurance benefits under the Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Act administered by the Social Security Administration. Disability benefits from any other program do not automatically qualify you for the exemption.

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

Savings source

For persons age 65 or older or disabled, Tax Code Section 11.13(c) requires school districts to provide an additional $60,000 residence homestead exemption.

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

Residence homestead exemption

An individual with an ownership interest who uses the property as a principal residence.

Does this describe you?YesNo

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Official eligibility and application

Eligibility source

an individual must have an ownership interest in the property and use the property as the individual's principal residence.

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

Age 65 or older homestead exemption

Owners age 65 or older who live in the home as their principal residence.

Does this describe you?YesNo

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Official eligibility and application

Eligibility source

the individual must be age 65 or older, have an ownership interest in the property and live in the home as his or her principal residence.

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

Disabled person homestead exemption

A person meeting the federal Social Security disability-insurance definition; other disability benefits do not automatically qualify.

Does this describe you?YesNo

Possible annual savingsAnswer above

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Official eligibility and application

Eligibility source

A disabled person must meet the definition of disabled for the purpose of receiving disability insurance benefits under the Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Act administered by the Social Security Administration.

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

100% disabled veteran homestead exemption

Veterans receiving 100% disability compensation for service-connected disability and rated 100% disabled or individually unemployable.

Does this describe you?YesNo

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Official eligibility and application

Eligibility source

A disabled veteran with a service-connected disability awarded 100 percent disability compensation and a disability rating of 100 percent (or determination of individual unemployability) is eligible for this exemption.

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

General Residence Homestead

Ownership interest and use as principal residence; applicant must not claim another residence homestead exemption in or outside Texas.

Does this describe you?YesNo

Possible annual savingsAnswer above

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Official eligibility and application

Eligibility source

To qualify for the general residence homestead exemption, a home must meet the definition of a residence homestead and an individual must have an ownership interest in the property and use the property as the individual's principal residence. An applicant is required to state that he or she does not claim an exemption on another residence homestead in or outside of Texas.

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

100% disabled-veteran homestead exemption

Disabled veteran awarded 100% service-connected disability compensation and rated 100% disabled or individually unemployable by VA; applies to residence homestead.

Does this describe you?YesNo

Possible annual savingsAnswer above

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Official eligibility and application

Eligibility source

Tax Code Section 11.131 entitles a disabled veteran awarded 100 percent disability compensation due to a service-connected disability and a rating of 100 percent disabled or of individual unemployability to a total property tax exemption on the disabled veteran's residence homestead, as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

Estimates are separate. Do not add them together; eligibility, taxing units and restrictions can overlap.

Is my assessment too high?

Market value on your assessment notice ($)

Use market value, not assessed or taxable value.

What kind of value is on your notice?

Compared with the county medianAt the median

This compares market values only; being above the county median does not establish overassessment.

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Official appeal information

Census survey, 2020–2024. Rate = median annual taxes ÷ median home value.

Census home value source

0500000US48121|437200|3514

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

Census taxes paid source

0500000US48121|7055|74|7441|97|5968|146

Official source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

Appeal dates and filing

Usually May 15 or 30 days after the appraisal district mails the notice of appraised value, whichever is later.

How to file: Local Appraisal Review Board (ARB); Form 50-132 is available.

State guidance: An ARB order may be appealed to district court by petition within 60 days of receipt.

Official appeal source. Last verified 2026-10-24.

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Not tax or legal advice; confirm with your county. How these estimates work.

Updated October 24, 2026, from cited verification dates. Individual sources may have earlier checks.