Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Denton County is $3,822.00 per year, based on a median home value of $178,300.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 2.14% of property value.

Denton County collects very high property taxes, and is among the top 25% of counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the two-hundred-fifty-four counties in Texas, Denton County is ranked 6th by median property taxes, and 10th by median tax as percentage of home value.

Denton County's higher property taxes are partially due to property values, as the median home value in Denton County is $178,300.00. For comparison, the state-wide median property value is $125,800.00

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6th out of 254 By median yearly property tax

10th out of 254 By percentage of median home value

14th out of 254 By percentage of median income

You can see how Denton County (highlighted in green) compares to the two-hundred-fifty-four other counties in Texas with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Texas, see our Texas county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Texas counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Denton County are the responsibility of the Denton County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Denton, Texas.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Denton County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Denton County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Denton County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Denton County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Denton County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).