The typical Dallas County homeowner, for example, saw their tax bill fall by about 7% in 2023, according to a Tribune analysis of appraisal and tax rate data. But that bill grew by about 10% in 2024, adjusted for inflation. Local tax rates have fallen for several years, said John Ames, Dallas County tax assessor-collector. But growth in property values in 2024 ate into those gains.
“If you’re in a zone where the properties are just selling like crazy and the values are going up year after year, it doesn’t matter how much they lower the tax rate,” Ames said. “Your taxes are going to go up.”