Lakewood, 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.
Lakewood 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
Two houses can carry the same "Lakewood" label on their notice and still land worlds apart in value. The middle half of homes here — the 25th to 75th percentile — run from $702,820 up to $1,390,145, a spread wide enough that neighbors a few doors apart can be appraised at very different levels. Price per square foot swings even harder: recorded values across this area run from $167 up to $1,558 per square foot, which means two houses close in overall price can still differ sharply once you account for size. If the appraisal notice you got cites comparable sales, that same wide range is exactly why the comparables the county picked matter — and why the ones you choose to push back might tell a different story.
County records tied to this area include 338 tracked reduction outcomes. Among those, results have run anywhere from near 0% up to 46%, with much of the middle of that range sitting between 3% and 12%, and a median result of 7%. None of that is a promise about what will happen with your account — it's the spread of what has been recorded so far. About 45% of parcels in Lakewood show some kind of protest case on file, and the county lists 751 comparable properties nearby that a homeowner can review while building their own case. What you send to the appraisal district, and how you present it, stays entirely in your hands.
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 does the data on this page come from?
It's pulled from Dallas Central Appraisal District's certified roll, dated August 1, 2026, and reflects the snapshot LoneStarLower generated from that data on August 22, 2026.
Why isn't there a year-over-year comparison for Lakewood?
Dallas County's appraisal data was captured as a single snapshot dated August 1, 2026. There isn't yet a prior-year version of this same data set to compare it against, so no year-over-year change is shown here.
Does a past reduction range mean I'll get a similar result?
No. The reduction figures shown here come from 338 recorded outcomes tied to this area, and they range from close to 0% up to 46%. That spread shows what has happened before — it isn't a projection or promise for your account. Your outcome depends on your property, your evidence, and the appraisal district's review of what you submit.