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Protest Your 2027 Denton County Property Taxes

Bezit protested 914 Denton County homes in 2026 and won a reduction on 886 of them, a 96.9% success rate. The 817 owners whose tax bill actually fell saved an average of $625 a year. File online in a few minutes and we handle the rest.

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No upfront cost. We charge 10% of the tax you actually save, and nothing at all if we don't win a reduction.

2027 Denton County protest deadline

May 17, 2027

The statutory date is May 15. May 15 falls on a Saturday in 2027, so the Tax Code moves the deadline to the next business day. Or 30 days after Denton CAD mails your Notice of Appraised Value, whichever is later. Notices usually go out in April. Miss the date and you generally wait a full year.

How much are Denton County homeowners overpaying?

Denton Central Appraisal District appraised 293,619 residential properties for the 2026 roll year. Between the notices mailed in the spring and the certified roll in the fall, 109,233 of them, 37.2%, came down in value. The countywide median appraised value settled at $420,000, down from $429,857 at notice, a drop of 2.29%.

293,619

Residential properties

Denton County, 2026 roll

$420,000

Median appraised value

Certified roll

37.2%

Were reduced

Notice to certified roll

1.841%

Median tax rate

All entities combined

The trap most Denton homeowners never hear about

Texas caps the taxable value of a homestead at 110% of last year's taxable value. If your taxable value already sits well below your market value, the appraisal district can cut your market value and your tax bill will not move at all. In 2026, 30,893 Denton County parcels, 10.5% of the county, were sitting under that cap. It is the single most common reason a “win” on paper produces no savings, and it is why every figure on this page is measured in taxable value rather than market value.

Median appraised value by city

Denton$330,236Frisco$671,000Little Elm$396,679Carrollton$408,372Flower Mound$586,436Aubrey$361,788Lewisville$360,234The Colony$439,339Argyle$545,751Justin$353,588

Median 2026 certified appraised value, ten largest DentonCounty cities by residential parcel count.

Are newer homes appraised more aggressively?

Somewhat, and it shows up in how often they are reduced rather than in how deeply. Homes built in 2023 or later were reduced 45% of the time, against 30.5% for homes built before 2000. But when a reduction does land, the size of it is almost identical across every age band, roughly 5% of market value. Newer homes get corrected more often; they are not being cut more deeply.

Year builtPropertiesReducedMedian valueMedian cut
pre-2000101,67330.5%$358,6575.39%
2000-201488,69237.1%$457,3455.29%
2015-202276,11643.4%$479,6745.51%
2023+ (new construction)27,13845%$434,4565.59%

What Bezit actually saved Denton County owners

These are our own 2026 results, computed from the same Denton CAD records above: the value the district noticed in the spring against the value certified in the fall, multiplied by the real combined tax rate on each individual property.

96.9%

Success rate

886 of 914 properties

$24.2M

Taxable value removed

Across 158 neighborhoods

$510,462

Annual tax saved

For our clients, every year

$625

Average saving

Median $453, across the 817 protests that cut a tax bill

Why we report $24,187,305 and not $29,581,104

Our protests cut $29,581,104 from market value in 2026. Only $24,187,305 of that reached anyone's tax bill, 81.8%, because the rest was absorbed by the 10% homestead cap. Of our 886 winning protests, 817 produced an actual tax saving and 69 did not. Firms that quote the market number are quoting the larger figure, not the one you keep.

How many homeowners saved how much

Straight counts across all 914 Denton County properties we represented. No selection, no averaging.

Annual savingHomesShare of our book
$250 or more65271.3%
$500 or more35939.3%
$750 or more21823.9%
$1,000 or more12814%
$1,200 or more889.6%
$1,500 or more596.5%
$2,000 or more333.6%
$2,500 or more121.3%
$3,000 or more60.7%

Our top 272 results

Ranked by the annual tax actually saved, our top 272 Denton County results, 29.8% of our book, averaged $1,200 a year each, an average reduction of 8.3% of appraised value, worth $326,441 a year in total across 14 Denton County communities. These are our strongest outcomes, not typical ones: across all 817 of our protests that cut a tax bill the average was $625 and the median $453.

#CityNoticedSettledCutSaved / yr
1Prosper$1,060,406$870,00017.96%$3,627
2Northlake$786,839$649,00017.52%$3,350
3Northlake$737,002$607,99017.5%$3,135
4Aubrey$718,636$585,00018.6%$3,111
5Northlake$736,463$610,00017.17%$3,073
6Northlake$631,279$505,00020%$3,069
7Northlake$680,125$563,00017.22%$2,846
8Northlake$731,251$625,00014.53%$2,582
9Northlake$609,454$487,00020.09%$2,573
10Northlake$679,714$575,00015.41%$2,545
11Northlake$826,677$722,00012.66%$2,544
12Northlake$645,006$542,00015.97%$2,503
13Northlake$673,081$571,00015.17%$2,481
14Northlake$676,616$575,00015.02%$2,469
15Northlake$655,343$554,00015.46%$2,463
16Aubrey$693,140$589,00015.02%$2,424
17Northlake$697,321$598,00014.24%$2,414
18Northlake$686,605$588,00014.36%$2,396
19Northlake$683,446$585,00014.4%$2,392
20Northlake$677,065$579,00014.48%$2,383
21Aubrey$711,079$610,00014.21%$2,353
22Northlake$663,471$567,00014.54%$2,344
23Flower Mound$2,147,778$2,011,0006.37%$2,313
24Aubrey$728,043$629,99913.47%$2,282
25Northlake$738,304$645,00012.64%$2,267

Individual property records, reported by city only. No addresses, owner names or account numbers are published.

How to protest your Denton County property taxes

A Denton County protest runs in two stages, and most never reach the second one. Some owners call it a property tax appeal; in Texas the formal term is a protest, and it is filed with Denton CAD, not the tax office.

Denton County protest calendar for 2027

WhenWhat happens
January 1Denton CAD sets every property's value as of this date
AprilNotice of Appraised Value is mailed to owners
May 17, 2027Protest deadline, or 30 days after the notice, whichever is later
May to JuneInformal reviews with Denton CAD appraisers
June to JulyAppraisal Review Board hearings
Late JulyAppraisal roll certified; final values set
OctoberTax bills mailed, due January 31

1. Informal review with Denton CAD

After your protest is filed, a Denton CAD appraiser reviews the evidence and can agree a lower value on the spot. Most protests settle here, typically within a few weeks of filing. Nobody has to appear in person.

2. Appraisal Review Board (ARB) hearing

If the informal review does not produce a fair value, the case goes to the Appraisal Review Board, a panel of citizens independent of the appraisal district. Bezit presents your case; you do not need to attend. Hearings generally run through the summer.

What evidence moves the number

Two arguments do the work. Equity means comparable homes in your neighborhood appraised for less per square foot than yours. Sales means recent arm's length sales of similar homes below your appraised value. Condition problems such as foundation damage, deferred maintenance or flood exposure can support a further reduction when documented. We build both cases from Denton CAD's own records, which is also where every number on this page comes from.

Denton County property tax protests by city

Results below cover the 11 Denton County cities where we represented at least ten properties in 2026. Tax rates vary meaningfully across the county, from 1.6% to 2.43%, so an identical reduction is worth far more in some cities than others.

Northlake

We protested 222 homes here and won 219 (98.6%). Median saving $859 a year. Citywide, the median appraised value is $549,504 and 56.6% of homes were reduced in 2026.

Aubrey

We protested 192 homes here and won 188 (97.9%). Median saving $378 a year. Citywide, the median appraised value is $361,788 and 37.3% of homes were reduced in 2026.

Frisco

We protested 188 homes here and won 182 (96.8%). Median saving $439 a year. Citywide, the median appraised value is $671,000 and 39.1% of homes were reduced in 2026.

Little Elm

We protested 74 homes here and won 72 (97.3%). Median saving $278 a year. Citywide, the median appraised value is $396,679 and 37.8% of homes were reduced in 2026.

Argyle

We protested 40 homes here and won 39 (97.5%). Median saving $416 a year. Citywide, the median appraised value is $545,751 and 44.3% of homes were reduced in 2026.

Prosper

We protested 37 homes here and won 36 (97.3%). Median saving $513 a year. Citywide, the median appraised value is $675,000 and 52.4% of homes were reduced in 2026.

Flower Mound

We protested 26 homes here and won 24 (92.3%). Median saving $322 a year. Citywide, the median appraised value is $586,436 and 43.7% of homes were reduced in 2026.

Lewisville

We protested 22 homes here and won 20 (90.9%). Median saving $386 a year. Citywide, the median appraised value is $360,234 and 31.4% of homes were reduced in 2026.

Providence Village

We protested 15 homes here and won 14 (93.3%). Median saving $262 a year. Citywide, the median appraised value is $307,414 and 32.3% of homes were reduced in 2026.

Carrollton

We protested 14 homes here and won 13 (92.9%). Median saving $244 a year. Citywide, the median appraised value is $408,372 and 33.3% of homes were reduced in 2026.

Celina

We protested 13 homes here and won 12 (92.3%). Median saving $370 a year.

Neighborhood-level pages for Denton County are in progress.

Just bought in Denton County?

The first year is usually the most valuable one to protest. A recent purchase price below the appraised value is among the strongest evidence available, and new owners frequently have not yet filed a homestead exemption. Of the Denton County properties we represented in 2026, 98 had changed hands within the previous year.

The general residence homestead exemption for school district taxes is now $140,000, raised from $100,000 by Proposition 13, which Texas voters approved on November 4, 2025. School taxes are the largest slice of a Texas tax bill, which makes this the most valuable exemption most homeowners can claim, and it also caps annual growth in your taxable value at 10%. Bezit files your homestead exemption free of charge, whether or not you protest with us.

Why choose Bezit for your Denton County protest

Bezit charges 10% of the property tax you actually save. There is no upfront cost, no signup fee and no minimum charge. If we do not win a reduction, you owe nothing. Fee levels matter more than headline results, because what you keep is the reduction minus the fee.

On our 2026 Denton County book the median winning protest saved $453 a year. Published fees at other protest firms serving North Texas run from 25% to 50% of the first year's saving. The table shows what the owner keeps from that same saving at each fee level.

FeeOwner keeps
10% (Bezit)$408
25%$340
35%$294
50%$227

$453 is the median annual saving across the 817 Bezit protests that cut a Denton County tax bill in 2026, computed from Denton CAD records. Other firms' fee levels are as published on their own websites in September 2026 and may vary by area.

Denton County property tax protest questions

May 15, or 30 days after Denton Central Appraisal District mails your Notice of Appraised Value, whichever is later. For the 2027 tax year that means Monday May 17, 2027 for most homeowners, because May 15 falls on a Saturday and the Tax Code moves a deadline landing on a weekend or holiday to the next regular business day. Denton CAD typically mails notices in April, so if your notice arrives late, your deadline moves out accordingly. Miss it and you generally wait until the following year.
Nothing upfront. Bezit charges 10% of the property tax you actually save, and nothing at all if we do not win a reduction. There is no signup fee, no hourly billing and no minimum charge.
In practice this is not how Denton County protests play out. The Appraisal Review Board determines the correct market value based on the evidence presented, and the overwhelming majority of protests either lower the value or leave it unchanged. In 2026 Bezit filed on 914 Denton County properties and 886 received a reduction. That said, the ARB sets value based on the record before it, so no representative can promise a value will never be adjusted upward.
Across all 293,619 residential parcels in Denton County, 109,233, about 37.2%, had their appraised value reduced between the notice of appraised value and the final certified roll. The countywide median appraised value settled at $420,000, down from $429,857 at notice.
In the 2026 roll year Bezit represented 914 Denton County properties across 158 neighborhoods. 886 received a reduction, a 96.9% success rate. Together those protests removed $24.2 million from taxable value, worth about $510,000 in annual property tax. 817 of those 886 reductions produced an actual tax saving, averaging $625 a year each.
This is the 10% homestead cap and it catches a lot of Denton homeowners. Texas limits the taxable value of a homestead to 110% of last year's taxable value. If your taxable value was already well below your market value, the appraisal district can cut your market value without your taxable value moving at all. In 2026, 30,893 Denton parcels, 10.5% of the county, sat under this cap. In Bezit's own book, 886 properties won a reduction but only 817 saw an actual tax saving from it. This is why we report reductions in taxable value, not market value.
Yes, in most cases. Appraisal districts revalue property annually, so a reduction won in one year does not carry forward. The following year starts from a fresh appraised value. Protesting annually also keeps your taxable value from ratcheting up under the 10% homestead cap.
No. When Bezit represents you we appear at the informal review and, if needed, the formal Appraisal Review Board hearing on your behalf. You do not need to take time off work or attend in person.
The general residence homestead exemption for school district taxes is $140,000, raised from $100,000 by Proposition 13, which Texas voters approved on November 4, 2025. Because school district taxes are the largest component of a Texas property tax bill, this is the single most valuable exemption most homeowners can claim. It also caps annual growth in your taxable value at 10%. Bezit files homestead exemption applications free of charge.
Most protests resolve between May and August. Many settle at the informal review stage with a Denton CAD appraiser within a few weeks of filing. Cases that proceed to a formal Appraisal Review Board hearing are usually heard by late summer, and the certified roll is finalized in the fall.
Two lines of argument carry the most weight. Equity means comparable properties in your neighborhood appraised for less per square foot than yours. Sales means recent arm's length sales of similar homes below your appraised value. Condition issues such as deferred maintenance, foundation problems or flood exposure can also support a reduction when documented with photographs and repair estimates. Bezit builds both the equity and sales case from Denton CAD's own records.
Yes, and the first year is often the most valuable one. A recent purchase price below the appraised value is strong evidence, and new owners frequently have not yet filed a homestead exemption. In 2026, 98 of the Denton County properties Bezit represented had sold on or after January 31, 2025. Bezit also files your homestead exemption at no charge.
Yes. With Bezit you search your address, sign once and the protest is filed online with Denton CAD in a few minutes; we then prepare the evidence, handle the informal review and appear at the ARB hearing for you. Denton CAD also runs its own online protest portal for owners who want to file alone, but you then gather the comparable sales and equity evidence and argue the case yourself.

Denton Central Appraisal District

Denton CAD sets the value your Denton County tax bill is based on and is where every protest is filed and heard.

3911 Morse Street
Denton, TX 76208
(940) 349-3800
dentoncad.com

Protests in nearby counties

Bezit also represents homeowners in Collin, Dallas and Travis counties. Start from the Texas property tax protest service page for any county.

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Data last updated: 2026-09-02. All Denton County figures on this page are computed from Denton Central Appraisal District records for the 2026 roll year, comparing the Notice of Appraised Value to the certified roll. Tax savings are calculated using each property's actual combined rate across its taxing entities, applied to the change in taxable value. Individual results are reported by city only.

Bezit is registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, registration #12971. Bezit represents residential property owners only. Past results do not guarantee a future reduction.

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