The Fields, Denton 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.
The Fields by the numbers
25th to 75th percentile appraised value spread
Source: Denton County appraisal datadata as of August 1, 2026
What this means for a protest here
The Fields doesn't have the parcel count that some other Denton County neighborhoods do — 446 properties total, and 389 of those had enough comparable data nearby to run a full protest check. That's a modest pool, but it wasn't too small to produce a clear read: 54% of those 389 evaluable parcels came back with a real, usable case when compared against the rest of the neighborhood, the same comparison a homeowner here would see running their own address.
Among the parcels that did come back with a case, the reductions weren't clustered close together. The typical reduction was 7%, the top quarter of cases cleared 11% or more, and the strongest case in the group reached 53%. That range lines up with how unevenly homes here are priced per square foot — from $82 to $652 across a neighborhood where the typical home runs about 3,673 square feet — the kind of spread that gives a protest something concrete to point to.
None of this means every property in The Fields has a case, and a smaller comparison pool means each individual result carries more weight here than it would in a much larger subdivision. What it does show is that the case rate isn't built on a handful of properties — it comes from real per-address outcomes across most of the neighborhood's parcels, using the same check available for any specific address within it.
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 Denton County Central Appraisal District parcel records dated August 1, 2026, processed into this snapshot on August 22, 2026. Every figure on this page, including the case rate and reduction range, comes from that same data pull.
Why does this page show a range of reductions instead of one average number?
An average would hide how differently the 210 parcels with a case in The Fields performed — some cleared single digits, one reached a 53% reduction. Showing the median alongside the top of the range gives a more honest picture than a single blended figure, based on the same August 1, 2026 appraisal data used throughout this page.
Does a 54% case rate mean my property has a case?
No. It means that of the 389 evaluable parcels in The Fields, 54% returned a usable case when checked against the rest of the neighborhood as of the August 1, 2026 appraisal data. Any specific property has to be checked on its own against current comparables — this page describes the neighborhood as a whole, not one address.