Lake Highlands, Dallas County: property tax data
What the public appraisal record actually shows for this neighborhood — and how to use it if your own home's value looks too high.
Lake Highlands by the numbers
25th to 75th percentile appraised value spread
Source: Dallas County appraisal datadata as of August 1, 2026
What this means for a protest here
Lake Highlands' median appraised value comes in at $853,334, but that figure sits much closer to the bottom of the neighborhood's own range than the top: the 25th-percentile value is $762,975, not far below the median, while the 75th-percentile value of $1,171,083 stretches much farther above it. Size-adjusted pricing tells the same story — comparable homes here run anywhere from $180 to $574 per square foot. If your notice puts your home in that upper stretch, comparing it to the flat neighborhood median understates how much variation the county's own numbers already show among homes near you.
Of the 902 parcels the county tracks under this neighborhood code, 882 had enough nearby comparable data for a per-property comparison to run at all, and 37% of those came back with a case for a lower value. Among the 323 parcels with a case, the reductions produced ranged from near 0% up to 32%, with the middle of that group landing at 7% and the top quarter reaching 12% or higher. None of that predicts what your address would show — it only reflects what the comparable properties pulled for other Lake Highlands parcels looked like. Your own result depends on the comparables pulled for your specific home, not on where this neighborhood falls as a whole.
How filing a protest actually works
Your deadline to file a written protest is whichever comes later: May 15, or the 30th day after your appraisal district delivers your notice of appraised value. There's no single date that applies to everyone — it depends on when your own notice arrives, not a date any page can print in advance.
A protest based on unequal appraisal compares your property against similar, nearby homes in this same neighborhood. LoneStarLower prepares that comparison and the supporting materials; it does not file the protest, negotiate with the appraisal district, or represent you at a hearing. You file it, using Form 50-132 or an equivalent written notice, with your county's appraisal district office — not the Texas Comptroller, which doesn't handle individual protests. You attend the hearing and present the evidence yourself.
Questions about this data
Where do the numbers on this page come from?
They're built from Dallas County's appraisal roll dated August 1, 2026, covering the 902 parcels the county lists under this neighborhood's geo code. The figures reflect that county data as of that date, not an outside estimate.
How many Lake Highlands homes were actually used to calculate the reduction figures?
Of the 902 parcels in Dallas County's August 1, 2026 data for this area, 882 had enough comparable information for a property-by-property comparison to run. The reduction range and case-share figures above come from that group of 882, with 323 of them producing an actual case for a lower value.
Does the reduction percentage range shown mean my property would get a similar result?
No. The 0% to 32% range comes from 323 comparable cases in Dallas County's August 1, 2026 data for this neighborhood — it describes what those specific properties' comparisons produced, not a forecast for any other address. What your own comparables show is what would determine your result.