Property Tax

The Colony City Council sets and adopts the ad valorem tax rate during the annual budget process which occurs every September. The ad valorem property tax is levied each October 1st on the assessed value listed as of the prior January 1st for all real and business personal property located in the city. The current tax rate is $.6975 per $100 valuation.

The Denton Central Appraisal District identifies property to be taxed, determines its appraised value, grants exemptions, and records taxable owner and address for citizens of The Colony. For information on values, filing for exemptions, or reporting changes in ownership or address, call the Appraisal District at (940) 566-0904 or Metro (972) 434-2602. The Appraisal District mailing address is: P.O. Box 2816; Denton, TX 76202. The Appraisal District office is located at 3911 Morse Street in Denton. Should you have any questions, please contact the appraisal district office.

Their web address is http://www.dentoncad.com/ .

The Denton County Tax Assessor/Collector bills and collects all ad valorem tax accounts for the City as identified and valued by the Denton Central Appraisal District. Their mailing address is: 300 E. McKinney Street; Denton TX 76201. A satellite office is located in The Colony at 6301 Main Street. Should you have any questions, please contact The Colony office at (972) 625-3115 or the Denton office at (940) 349-3500. Their web address is http://www.dentoncounty.com/ .