Property Tax FY 2026 Budget Book

Property Tax Base

Fiscal YearTaxable Property
2016715,276,421
2017772,264,111
2018847,659,780
2019951,849,396
20201,061,774,598
20211,136,334,581
20221,329,879,488
20231,610,548,487
20241,825,902,363
20252,032,425,359
2026*2,201,817,406

*Certified

Property Taxes

The 2025 certified taxable value of $2,201,817,406 is an 8.3% increase from 2024 certified taxable value of $2,032,425,359. The City is proposing a property tax rate of $0.794629 per $100 of valuation. This is the same rate as the prior fiscal year of $0.794629 per $100 of valuation. Maintenance and operations (M&O) of the tax rate has been established by Dallas County at $0.763429 and is collected through the General Fund. The tax rate for the debt service interest and sinking fund (I&S) has been established by Dallas County at $0.031200 and is collected through the Debt Service Fund. As more debt is paid off, more funds are available for maintenance and operations.

Property Tax New Construction

Fiscal YearLand DevNew RealNew Bus PersTotal
2016-4,914,099-4,914,099
20171,816,69711,584,130-13,400,827
20181,062,57620,286,224452,12021,800,920
2019-15,911,783825,89016,737,673
2020560,43015,638,1001,097,89017,296,420
2021-30,863,051161,39031,024,441
2022-31,686,08022,65031,708,730
2023-51,221,84712,785,01064,006,857
20247,754,64212,696,122-20,450,764
20256,139,36049,287,628-55,426,988
2026*573,43237,113,199-37,686,631

*Certified