Texas · Parker County · Local exemptions · Updated Oct 2026

Parker County, TX property tax exemptions (2026)

The property tax breaks that are set or run locally in Parker County, on top of Texas’s statewide rules: what each is worth here, who qualifies, where to apply and the deadline.

What is different in Parker County

In Parker County your exemptions depend on each taxing unit on your bill: of the 35 units the Parker County Appraisal District lists for 2025, 2 give a percentage homestead exemption, 11 non-school units add an over-65 amount, and 10 non-school units have adopted a tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners. Parker County (general fund) itself: $10,000 off for owners 65 or older; $10,000 off for disabled owners; a tax ceiling (freeze) on its taxes for owners 65 or older or disabled. It has no percentage homestead exemption. Weatherford ISD: A school tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners, as state law requires. It has no percentage homestead exemption and no local over-65 amount beyond the state $60,000.

Apply at
Parker County Appraisal District
Phone
817-596-0077
Local breaks
Parker County (general fund) local option homestead exemptions, Weatherford ISD local option homestead exemptions, City Weatherford local option homestead exemptions
Tax year
2025

Where to apply in Parker County

Parker County Appraisal District

Phone
817-596-0077
Address
1108 Santa Fe Dr., Weatherford, TX 76086-5818
Official exemptions page

Other offices

Local exemptions in Parker County

Seniors

Parker County (general fund) local option homestead exemptions

$10,000 off for owners 65 or older; $10,000 off for disabled owners; a tax ceiling (freeze) on its taxes for owners 65 or older or disabled. It has no percentage homestead exemption.

Set by
county
Tax year
2025
Who qualifies
You own the home and live in it as your principal residence (residence homestead) in Parker County (general fund). Over-65 amount: you are 65 or older; a surviving spouse 55 or older can keep it. Disabled amount: you meet the Social Security definition of disability. You can get the over-65 or the disabled amount from a unit, not both. Tax ceiling: you have the over-65 or disabled exemption on the home.
How to apply
No separate application to Parker County (general fund): file Form 50-114 once with the Parker County Appraisal District, checking the age 65 or disabled box if it applies, with a copy of your Texas driver's license or ID showing the home's address. The appraisal district applies every taxing unit's exemptions to your home.
Deadline
Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431).
Renewal
One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.

Source: official page

Senior freeze or deferral

Weatherford ISD local option homestead exemptions

A school tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners, as state law requires. It has no percentage homestead exemption and no local over-65 amount beyond the state $60,000.

Set by
school district
Tax year
2025
Who qualifies
You own the home and live in it as your principal residence (residence homestead) in Weatherford ISD.
How to apply
No separate application to Weatherford ISD: file Form 50-114 once with the Parker County Appraisal District, checking the age 65 or disabled box if it applies, with a copy of your Texas driver's license or ID showing the home's address. The appraisal district applies every taxing unit's exemptions to your home.
Deadline
Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431).
Renewal
One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.

Source: official page

Seniors

City Weatherford local option homestead exemptions

$25,000 off for owners 65 or older; $25,000 off for disabled owners; a tax ceiling (freeze) on its taxes for owners 65 or older or disabled. It has no percentage homestead exemption.

Set by
city
Tax year
2025
Who qualifies
You own the home and live in it as your principal residence (residence homestead) in City Weatherford. Over-65 amount: you are 65 or older; a surviving spouse 55 or older can keep it. Disabled amount: you meet the Social Security definition of disability. You can get the over-65 or the disabled amount from a unit, not both. Tax ceiling: you have the over-65 or disabled exemption on the home.
How to apply
No separate application to City Weatherford: file Form 50-114 once with the Parker County Appraisal District, checking the age 65 or disabled box if it applies, with a copy of your Texas driver's license or ID showing the home's address. The appraisal district applies every taxing unit's exemptions to your home.
Deadline
Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431).
Renewal
One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.

Source: official page

Amounts by taxing unit in Parker County

Each school district, city or other taxing unit can set its own amount. Find the ones on your tax bill.

Sort:
Taxing unitTypeDisabilityFreezeHomestead pctOver65Source
Aledo ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Azle ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Brock ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
City Aledocitynone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)$10,000 (2025)official
City Azlecitynone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)$15,000 (2025)official
City Ft Worthcity$80,000 (2025)yes (2025)20% of home value (at least $5,000) (2025)$80,000 (2025)official
City Millsapcitynone (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
City Mineral Wellscity$10,000 (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)$10,000 (2025)official
City Renocity$10,000 (2025)yes (2025)15% of home value (at least $5,000) (2025)$10,000 (2025)official
City Sanctuarycitynone (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
City Springtowncity$15,000 (2025)yes (2025)$5,000 listed as a local homestead amount (2025)$15,000 (2025)official
City Weatherfordcity$25,000 (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)$25,000 (2025)official
City Willow Parkcitynone (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)$10,000 (2025)official
ESD #1specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
ESD #3specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
ESD #6specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
ESD #7specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
ESD #8specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
ESD #9specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
Garner ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Granbury ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Lipan ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Millsap ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Mineral Wells ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)$5,455 local, on top of the state $60,000 (2025)official
Morningstar MUD #1specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
Morningstar MUD #2specialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)none (2025)official
Parker County (general fund)county$10,000 (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)$10,000 (2025)official
Parker County Hospital Districtspecialnone (2025)no (2025)none (2025)$10,000 (2025)official
Parker County Lateral Roadcountynone (2025)no (2025)state $3,000 county road (farm-to-market/flood control) homestead exemption (2025)none (2025)official
Peaster ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Perrin-Whitt ISDschool district$5,000 local, on top of the state $60,000 (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)$5,000 local, on top of the state $60,000 (2025)official
Poolville ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Springtown ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official
Weatherford Collegespecialnone (2025)yes (2025)none (2025)$10,000 (2025)official
Weatherford ISDschool districtstate $60,000 only (2025)yes, required by state law for school taxes (2025)none (2025)state $60,000 only (2025)official

State exemptions that also apply here

These breaks come from Texas law. Their full rules, forms and deadlines are on the Texas page.

All Texas property tax exemptions

By group in Texas: Seniors · Veterans · Disability · Surviving spouses

Savings estimate for Parker County

Roughly what an exemption could save you a year: the value it takes off, times your tax rate.

Filled in when the exemption is a fixed dollar amount. You can change it.

Parker County median effective rate: 1.27% (taxes paid as a share of home value). Use your own rate if you know it.

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Median effective rate in Parker County: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates, county figures as published by Tax Foundation. It is a county-wide middle value; rates differ by town and school district.

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Document checklist for Parker County

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Questions about property tax exemptions in Parker County

What property tax exemptions are there in Parker County?

In Parker County your exemptions depend on each taxing unit on your bill: of the 35 units the Parker County Appraisal District lists for 2025, 2 give a percentage homestead exemption, 11 non-school units add an over-65 amount, and 10 non-school units have adopted a tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners. Parker County (general fund) itself: $10,000 off for owners 65 or older; $10,000 off for disabled owners; a tax ceiling (freeze) on its taxes for owners 65 or older or disabled. It has no percentage homestead exemption. Weatherford ISD: A school tax ceiling (freeze) for 65+/disabled owners, as state law requires. It has no percentage homestead exemption and no local over-65 amount beyond the state $60,000. Local breaks here: Parker County (general fund) local option homestead exemptions; Weatherford ISD local option homestead exemptions; City Weatherford local option homestead exemptions.

Where do I apply for a property tax exemption in Parker County?

Parker County Appraisal District Phone: 817-596-0077 Address: 1108 Santa Fe Dr., Weatherford, TX 76086-5818. Also: Texas Comptroller, Property Tax Assistance Division, which state agency: statewide exemption rules and forms.

When is the deadline to apply in Parker County?

Parker County (general fund) local option homestead exemptions: Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431). Weatherford ISD local option homestead exemptions: Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431). City Weatherford local option homestead exemptions: Homestead: generally by April 30 of the tax year; age 65/disabled: within one year after you qualify. Late applications are accepted up to two years after the taxes become delinquent (Tax Code §11.43, §11.431).

Do I have to reapply every year in Parker County?

Parker County (general fund) local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply. Weatherford ISD local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply. City Weatherford local option homestead exemptions: One-time, unless the appraisal district asks you to reapply.

Do Texas’s statewide exemptions apply in Parker County too?

Yes. The statewide breaks on our Texas page apply here as well, for example General Residence Homestead Exemption, Age 65 or Older or Disabled Residence Homestead Exemption and School Tax Ceiling (tax freeze) for Age 65 or Older or Disabled. This page adds what Parker County sets or runs itself.

Good to know in Parker County

  • Statewide, every school district must exempt $140,000 of a homestead's value and another $60,000 for owners 65+ or disabled, and freeze school taxes for them; the amounts in the table are what each local unit adds (Texas Tax Code §11.13, §11.26).
  • Parker CAD notes that school tax ceilings began in 2003 and the county, college and city ceilings in 2004; you can get the over-65 or the disabled exemption from a unit, not both (2025 exemptions list).

Think your assessed value is too high? See how to appeal in Parker County.

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Last checked: Oct 2026.