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Property Taxes in Mesquite, TX

By Mariela Lovo Ol, REALTOR® · Updated

Property taxes in Mesquite, TX combine the rates of your county, the city, your school district and a few regional units, plus any PID assessment. Below are the 2025 adopted rates, the exemptions and the deadlines.

How is a Mesquite property tax bill built?

The appraisal district sets your home's value each year, and each taxing unit applies its rate per $100 of taxable value after exemptions. Most of Mesquite is in Dallas County and uses the Dallas Central Appraisal District.

Homes on the Kaufman County side use the Kaufman County appraisal district and different county units, so look up those addresses there.

What are the 2025 tax rates for a Mesquite home?

Dallas Central Appraisal District lists these 2025 rates per $100 of value. Dallas County: $0.2155. Parkland Hospital: $0.212. Dallas College: $0.106575. City of Mesquite: $0.704692. Mesquite ISD: $1.1069.

Together they add up to about $2.35 per $100 before exemptions. Addresses in Dallas ISD use its rate of $0.993835 instead.

Which exemptions lower a Mesquite tax bill?

File for the residence homestead exemption once the home is your principal residence. School districts must exempt $140,000 of a homestead's value, and owners 65 or older or disabled get another $60,000 school exemption.

In 2025, the City of Mesquite offered no percentage homestead exemption but did offer $65,000 for owners 65 or older and $15,000 for disabled owners. Dallas County, Parkland Hospital and Dallas College offered 20% plus $100,000 for those owners.

After a homestead qualifies, its appraised value for taxes cannot rise more than 10% a year, starting the next tax year. The general filing deadline is before May 1.

What would taxes be on a $300,000 Mesquite home?

This example uses 2025 rates for a Dallas County homestead in Mesquite ISD, appraised at $300,000, with no age or disability exemptions. County, hospital and college taxes on $240,000: about $1,282. City tax on $300,000: about $2,114.

School tax on $160,000: about $1,771. The total is about $5,167 a year, before any PID assessment. Your bill will differ, and 2026 rates are being set this fall.

How do PIDs, MUDs and protests work in Mesquite?

Mesquite has four public improvement districts: Heartland Town Center, Iron Horse, Polo Ridge Ranch and Solterra. Owners inside them pay an assessment in addition to property taxes, and the city's PID administrator, P3Works, can explain the installments.

Sellers must give written notice of a PID or MUD before you sign. Each spring the appraisal district mails value notices, and you can protest by May 15 or 30 days after the notice was mailed, whichever is later.

See how taxes fit your whole budget on the Mesquite cost of living page, and compare PID and non-PID homes on the Mesquite new construction page.

Common questions

What is the property tax rate in Mesquite, TX?

For a Dallas County home in Mesquite ISD, 2025 rates add up to about $2.35 per $100 of taxable value before exemptions. The City of Mesquite's own rate is $0.704692. Homes in a PID also pay an assessment.

Does Mesquite have a homestead exemption?

In 2025, the City of Mesquite offered $65,000 for owners 65 or older and $15,000 for disabled owners, but no percentage exemption. School districts must exempt $140,000 of every homestead's value. File with your appraisal district before May 1.

Which PIDs are in Mesquite?

The city lists four public improvement districts: Heartland Town Center, Iron Horse, Polo Ridge Ranch and Solterra. Owners in a PID pay an assessment in addition to property taxes, and the seller must disclose it before you sign.

When is the protest deadline in Mesquite?

You can protest by May 15 or 30 days after the appraisal district mails your notice, whichever is later. Sales of similar homes are the strongest evidence.

Sources

  1. QuickFacts: Mesquite city, Texas (with Arlington, Garland, Grand Prairie, Duncanville), U.S. Census Bureau (read 2026-09-24)
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  33. Solterra PID, City of Mesquite (read 2026-09-24)

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