Freedom Friday Post

Posted by AutoModerator@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 8 comments

Welcome to the Freedom Friday Post!

What is a Freedom Friday post? It's a place to discuss pretty much anything with other r/Dallas users. Things that would usually be considered off-topic are welcome. Rules 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are considered suspended within this thread. Please keep the other sub rules in mind though.

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One-Organization-937@reddit

I built an interactive map that shows every DCAD cluster for appraisal changes in Dallas County and how it changed this year and the year before. The data is surprising. The cluster-level data is in DCAD's public records but I haven't seen it surfaced in this format elsewhere, which is part of why I built it. Full disclosure: the map lives on a property tax tool I'm working on (CheckMyPropertyTax.com), but the map itself is free. You can see your own block and see your cluster's history without giving up any info. I'm a mom in east Dallas and figured out how to code this on my own this fall. Thanks!

Map: checkmypropertytax.com/map

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Accomplished-One2137@reddit

That's pretty cool! Thanks! Unfortunately my address has no data. Less than 100 homes.

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One-Organization-937@reddit

Thanks! I excluded areas from the map that had fewer than 100 matched records from one year to the next. Year-over-year statistics for very small groups are statistically unreliable. A single outlier sale or renovation can swing the mean percentage change dramatically and mislead. If you can tell me the neighborhood code I can look at it and pull the data a different way, or lower the threshold. I appreciate you checking it out!!

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Accomplished-One2137@reddit

It's in Mesquite. St. James Estates, often associated with area code/subdivision code 46 or 51/52. In the 75150 zip code. MLS summertime references it as "Mesquite Area 5" or simply "St James Estates".

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One-Organization-937@reddit

MLS codes and divisions are different from DCAD divisions, so keep that in mind here. I pulled the actual DCAD data for 75150 Mesquite (the six appraisal districts covering that area — 1,755 homes tracked over 3 years).

It doesn't appear that these neighborhoods changed much in terms of appraisal value.

Average assessed value 2026: \~$271,000 (range: low $140s to high $470s depending on the block)

97% of homes in these clusters had zero change from 2025 to 2026

The 3-year average change (2024 to 2026) is -0.13%

For comparison, Dallas County overall went up +2.24% this year and parts of North Dallas saw 10–20%+ increases.

There's one neighboring Mesquite code (3MSJ09) that actually jumped +10% this year with 161 homes — so if you are in that pocket, your situation is different.

I need a specific address or DCAD neighborhood code to give more specific data. You can send me a DM if you want to go down that rabbit hole further. Happy Friday!

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DeepYogurtcloset3235@reddit

Wow, very interesting. My neighborhood is up almost 25%. We’d better get a grocery store or some sidewalks soon if we’re going to be paying those prices…

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One-Organization-937@reddit

Thanks! I feel the same way about sidewalks. I tried to get some momentum behind pushing the city to improve them around where I live. I met with our city councilperson for a walking meeting to point out the issues. I politely said that we pay quite a bit of property tax along this particular stretch. He shrugged and said, you chose to live here. :|