SW Dallas News

Property owners in Dallas County paid 2.6% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the fourth quarter of 2022, which is more than 2.4 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by the SW Dallas News.

The median sales price of a Dallas County home in the fourth quarter of 2022 was $196,100, based on data from the 5,075 properties sold during that time. In 2020 the median tax bill for the county was $5,114, which is 2.6% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.

This is 2.4 times higher than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.

The analysis of Dallas County real estate data showed homeowners in Wylie and Cockrell Hill paid the highest rates.

The following table compares Wylie with some other cities belonging to Dallas County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the fourth quarter of 2022.

City	Q4 2022 Sales	Q4 2022 Median Price	Median tax 2022	Effective tax rate
Wylie	1	$29,340	$2,952	10.1%
Cockrell Hill	4	$110,250	$3,644	3.3%
Farmers Branch	70	$205,255	$6,647	3.2%
Highland Park	18	$1,374,070	$43,728	3.2%
Mesquite	375	$154,220	$4,826	3.1%
DeSoto	136	$201,885	$6,134	3%
Lancaster	93	$168,560	$4,973	3%
Lewisville	1	$271,640	$8,203	3%
Richardson	229	$255,900	$7,619	3%
Garland	585	$188,780	$5,563	2.9%
Rowlett	146	$243,275	$7,127	2.9%
Sachse	43	$258,260	$7,572	2.9%
University Park	35	$1,300,000	$37,219	2.9%
Addison	23	$355,470	$9,878	2.8%
Balch Springs	39	$133,330	$3,685	2.8%
Carrollton	124	$238,700	$6,589	2.8%
Cedar Hill	110	$203,945	$5,738	2.8%
Coppell	89	$410,380	$11,372	2.8%
Duncanville	70	$186,645	$5,137	2.8%
Dallas	2,319	$187,570	$5,127	2.7%
Grand Prairie	255	$178,050	$4,855	2.7%
Irving	244	$216,315	$5,875	2.7%
Seagoville	26	$145,420	$3,822	2.6%
Glenn Heights	27	$205,080	$5,193	2.5%
Hutchins	1	$105,270	$2,597	2.5%
Sunnyvale	3	$459,920	$10,699	2.3%
Wilmer	6	$113,555	$2,220	2%